SOLVENT INJECTION FOR SOLIDS PREVENTION IN AN LNG PLANT

    公开(公告)号:WO2023288137A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:PCT/US2022/037498

    申请日:2022-07-18

    Abstract: A solvent is dispersed into a natural gas feed at a solvent injection point to produce a mixed feed. The mixed feed contains heavy components with a potentially fouling portion that can cause obstructions in a heat exchanger. A fluid injection system can inject the solvent intermittently, for instance, based on an amount of accumulation or expected accumulation of heavy component solids in the heat exchanger. The solvent prevents the potentially fouling portion of the heavy components from freezing, melts or dissolves the accumulation, and reduces the obstructions in the heat exchanger. The fluid injection system includes a solvent supply, an optional atomizer, an injection controller, optionally one or more sensors, and/or optionally a heater. The solvent injection system can disperse the solvent onto a flow surface for the natural gas feed and/or mixed feed to form a solvent film which further reduces heavy component solids.

    LNG PROCESS FOR VARIABLE PIPELINE GAS COMPOSITION

    公开(公告)号:WO2018195013A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-25

    申请号:PCT/US2018/027868

    申请日:2018-04-17

    Abstract: The invention relates to a system, method and apparatus for processing natural gas in an LNG facility. A natural gas feed is introduced into a heavies removal unit. The heavies removal system includes a heavies removal column and a distillation column. The heavies removal column and the distillation column are connected via a purge/recovery line. One or more components of the natural gas feed is purged from the heavies removal column to the distillation column via the purge/recovery line to obtain a specified concentration or concentration range of heavy components feeding into the distillation column.

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