Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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Natural gas
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062615000 |
Air
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062608000 |
Helium
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062607000 |
Hydrogen | 4 |
20090007594 | CONDUIT COMPONENT FOR A POWER SUPPLY NETWORK, USE THEREOF, METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING CRYOGENIC ENERGY CARRIERS IN CONDUITS AND DEVICES SUITABLE THEREFOR - What is described is a conduit component for a power supply network, comprising at least one first conduit for an at least partially liquid cryogenic energy carrier and at least one second conduit for a heat transfer medium liquid at the temperature of the liquid cryogenic energy carrier, said second conduit running parallel to the first conduit, and also heat exchangers, which are provided at the end of the second conduit and are in thermal contact with the first conduit, for evaporating or condensing the heat transfer medium during the extraction of the cryogenic medium from or during its introduction into the first conduit. | 01-08-2009 |
20100083695 | PROCESS FOR LIQUEFYING HYDROGEN - The invention relates to a process for liquefying hydrogen. To reduce the specific energy consumption, the following process steps are used: a) the precooling of the hydrogen stream by indirect heat exchange against a pressurized LNG stream to a temperature of between 140 and 130 K, b) the precooling of the hydrogen stream by indirect heat exchange against a coolant to a temperature of between 85 and 75 K, c) where the precooling of the coolant takes place against a pressurized LNG stream, and d) the cooling and at least partial liquefaction of the precooled hydrogen stream takes place by indirect heat exchange against another hydrogen stream channeled through a closed cooling circuit, e) where the precooling of the condensed hydrogen stream, which is channeled through a closed cooling circuit, takes place against a pressurized LNG stream. | 04-08-2010 |
20130205828 | INTEGRATION OF A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LIQUEFIER WITH THE PRODUCTION OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS - A method for integrating a liquefied natural gas liquefier system with production of liquefied natural gas from a methane-containing gas stream. The liquefied natural gas is produced by feeding a methane-containing gas stream through a heat exchanger to a distillation column and liquefying the natural gas while capturing the gaseous nitrogen. The liquefied natural gas is captured and the nitrogen gas is recovered, fed through the heat exchanger to recover cold and purified. | 08-15-2013 |
20150068246 | LIQUID HYDROGEN PRODUCTION DEVICE - A device (HS) is provided with a refrigeration cycle unit (R) and a liquid hydrogen generation unit (P) for generating liquid hydrogen by cooling high-pressure raw material hydrogen by means of the refrigeration cycle unit (R) and by adiabatically expanding said raw material hydrogen by means of a Joule-Thomson valve ( | 03-12-2015 |
062510200 |
Utilizing Joule-Thomson effect | 4 |
20110185766 | Refrigerator, and Method for Producing Very Low Temperature Cold - The invention relates to a method for producing very low temperature cold through a dilution cycle wherein a two-phase mixture of the two isotopes | 08-04-2011 |
20090288427 | ISOTHERMAL GAS SUPPLY AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING THE TEMPERATURE EXCURSION OF A GAS MIXTURE RELEASED THEREFROM - Embodiments of a pressurized gas supply are provided. In one embodiment, the pressurized gas supply includes a pressurized gas reservoir and a pressure reducer fluidly coupled to the pressurized gas reservoir. The pressure reducer is configured to reduce the pressure of gas received from the pressurized gas reservoir to a predetermined output pressure (P | 11-26-2009 |
20100293968 | PIEZO-HYDRAULIC COMPRESSOR/PRESSURE OSCILLATOR FOR CRYOGENIC COOLING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - In recent years piezoelectric actuation has been identified as a promising means of driving miniature Stirling devices. It supports miniaturization, has a high power to volume ratio, can operate at almost any frequency, good electrical to mechanical efficiencies, and potentially has a very long operating life. This invention uses a valve-less hydraulic amplification, creating an oscillating pressure wave sufficiently large to drive a high frequency miniature pulse tube cryocooler. The actuator may be separated from the main body of the cryocooler. The system lack of rubbing parts in the power conversion processes. | 11-25-2010 |
20130019612 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING FROM A PRESSURIZED GAS A LIQUID FRACTION, IN PARTICULAR HYDROCARBONS HAVING TWO OR MORE CARBON ATOMS - An expansion device having a passageway formed orderly by a tubular inlet portion, a tubular throat portion and a tubular outlet portion, with a closing element arranged in the throat portion, the closing element adapted to cause a Joule-Thomson expansion and cooling of an at least partially gaseous fluid that is supplied at a predetermined pressure (P | 01-24-2013 |
062616000 |
Heat exchange with liquid cryogen | 1 |
20160003525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING A FLUID AND STORING THE LIQUEFIED FLUID - A Dewar system is configured to liquefy a flow of fluid, and to store the liquefied fluid. The Dewar system is disposed within a single, portable housing. Disposing the components of the Dewar system within the single housing enables liquefied fluid to be transferred between a heat exchange assembly configured to liquefy fluid and a storage assembly configured to store liquefied fluid in an enhanced manner. In one embodiment, the flow of fluid liquefied and stored by the Dewar system is oxygen (e.g., purified oxygen), nitrogen, and/or some other fluid. | 01-07-2016 |
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20080302132 | Method and apparatus for separating aromatic dialdehyde - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for continuously separating aromatic dialdehyde from a reaction mixture obtained by gas-phase oxidation of dimethylbenzene. The method for continuously separating aromatic dialdehyde includes the steps of congealing aromatic dialdehyde by cooling the gas-phase reaction mixture including the aromatic dialdehyde, which is obtained by gas-phase oxidation of dimethylbenzene, to 5-70° C. and separating the congealed aromatic dialdehyde from the remaining reaction mixture. Using the method and apparatus in accordance with the present invention, aromatic dialdehyde can be effectively and selectively separated from a reaction mixture obtained by gas-phase oxidation of dimethylbenzene in high yield. | 12-11-2008 |
20090019886 | Method and Apparatus for liquefaction of a Gas - A method and apparatus for making noncommercial amounts of a gas a liquid using a Joule-Thomson device. The device uses a precooler, a compressor, a Joule-Thomson valve and a thermally insulated housing. | 01-22-2009 |
20090049862 | RELIQUIFIER - A reliquifier using a cryocooler in which an insulated sleeve surrounds a portion of the cold head, a first stage cooling station, and a second stage cooling station, including a condenser. Gas is conveyed from a cryostat to the insulated sleeve, where it is liquefied as it passes over the cold head. An end of the insulated sleeve is connected to a liquid transfer tube for conveying condensed fluid back to the cryostat. | 02-26-2009 |
20090145167 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING FLUID STREAMS HAVING MULTIPLE CONSTITUENTS - Methods, apparatuses and systems for processing fluid streams having multiple constituents are provided including embodiments utilizing ascending temperature separation processes as well as combined ascending and descending temperature separation processes. For example, in one embodiment, a mixed gas stream may be processed by flowing the stream through multiple heat exchangers, expanding the stream, and then separating the stream into a liquid portion and a vapor portion. The vapor portion, having an increased or decreased concentration of an identified constituent may then pass through the heat exchangers again in reverse order and collected. The liquid portion may then be subjected to further, sequential separation acts which each take place at increasing temperatures. In another embodiment, numerous, sequential separation acts take place in, for example, at decreasing temperatures and, subsequently, at increasing temperatures. Such a mixed fluid stream, for example, may include constituents such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane. | 06-11-2009 |
20090320519 | Recovery of Hydrofluoroalkanes - A mixture of air and one or more halogenated alkanes is directed to a gas separation membrane where it is separated into an oxygen, nitrogen, and moisture-enriched and halogenated alkane-depleted permeate and a halogenated alkane-enriched and oxygen, nitrogen, and moisture-depleted retentate. The retentate is directed to a cryogenic condenser where an amount of halogenated alkane is condensed therein. | 12-31-2009 |
20100024473 | Configurations And Methods of RVP Control For C5+ Condensates - Controlled RVP C5+ products are produced from feed gas in configurations and methods in which a heavier portion of the feed gas is fractionated into several streams having distinct RVP and in which a C5+ stream is produced from the lighter portion of the feed gas. The so formed streams are then combined to produce C5+ products with controlled RVP. Thus, RVP control is achieved without the need for external products for blending process streams derived from the feed gas. | 02-04-2010 |
20100147023 | Gas liquefaction and separation device - The invention relates to cryogenic engineering. The inventive device for liquefying and separating gas and for releasing one or more gases from a mixture thereof, comprises, in series axially positioned, a prechamber ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100162752 | APPARATUS FOR CONCENTRATING AND DILUTING SPECIFIC GAS AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING AND DILUTING SPECIFIC GAS - One ozone concentrating chamber is provided therein with a part of a cooling temperature range where ozone can be selectively condensed or an oxygen gas can be selectively removed by transmission from an ozonized oxygen gas, and a part of a temperature range where condensed ozone can be vaporized, and condensed ozone is vaporized by moving condensed ozone with flow of a fluid or by gravitation to the part where condensed ozone can be vaporized, whereby the ozonized oxygen gas can be increased in concentration. Such a constitution is provided that a particle material | 07-01-2010 |
20100186445 | Natural Gas Liquefaction Process - The described invention relates to processes and systems for treating a gas stream, particularly one rich in methane for forming liquefied natural gas (LNG), said process including: (a) providing a gas stream; (b) providing a refrigerant; (c) compressing said refrigerant to provide a compressed refrigerant; (d) cooling said compressed refrigerant by indirect heat exchange with a cooling fluid; (e) expanding the refrigerant of (d) to cool said refrigerant, thereby producing an expanded, cooled refrigerant; (f) passing said expanded, cooled refrigerant to a first heat exchange area; (g) compressing the gas stream of (a) to a pressure of from greater than or equal to 1,000 psia to less than or equal to 4,500 psia; (h) cooling said compressed gas stream by indirect heat exchange with an external cooling fluid; and heat exchanging the compressed gas stream with the expanded, cooled refrigerant stream. | 07-29-2010 |
20100192626 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUEFYING A GASEOUS HYDROCARBON STREAM - A method and apparatus for liquefying a gaseous hydrocarbon stream such as natural gas. The method comprises at least the steps of providing a feed stream ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100269540 | Method to Liquefy Ammonia Gas - An ammonia expander in a liquefaction process, the ammonia expander reducing the resulting vapor from the liquid ammonia expansion and increasing the percentage of both the feed gas input and the process output. Embodiments of the ammonia expander comprise a radial inflow reaction turbine with an induction generator mounted on a generator shaft and a turbine mounted on a turbine shaft, the turbine submerged in the liquid ammonia. The turbine extracts torque from the liquid ammonia as it flows through the turbine. The torque from the turbine is transferred from the turbine shaft to the generator shaft, allowing for energy to be extracted from the liquid ammonia stream. | 10-28-2010 |
20100293995 | Cooling System of a Psychrometric Mixture by Coupling a Condensation Unit and an Evaporation Unit - A cooling system of a first psychrometric mixture having a condensation unit capable of condensing fluid contained in this mixture by direct contact with liquid comprising this fluid, the liquid being in the condensation unit at a temperature below that of the first mixture, and an evaporation unit capable of evaporating liquid in a second psychrometric mixture having fluid, the liquid being in the evaporation unit at a temperature greater than that of the second mixture, the condensation and evaporation units being coupled by a circulation circuit of the liquid, and a regulator for regulating the liquid flow. | 11-25-2010 |
20110067439 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF LIQUID NATURAL GAS - A process and system for liquefying a hydrocarbon gas is provided. The hydrocarbon feed gas is pre-treated to remove sour species and water therefrom. The pre-treated feed gas is then passed to a refrigeration zone where it is cooled and expanded to produce a hydrocarbon liquid. A closed loop single mixed refrigerant provides most of the refrigeration to the refrigeration zone together with an auxiliary refrigeration system. The auxiliary refrigeration system and closed loop single mixed refrigerant are coupled in such a manner that waste heat generated by a gas turbine drive of the compressor in the closed loop single mixed refrigerant drives the auxiliary refrigeration system and the auxiliary refrigeration system cools the inlet air of the gas turbine. In this way, substantial improvements are made in the production capacity of the system. | 03-24-2011 |
20110132031 | GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFACTION OF DILUTE GAS COMPONENTS - The invention provides gas purification methods and systems for the recovery and liquefaction of low boiling point organic and inorganic gases, such as methane, propane, CO | 06-09-2011 |
20110239698 | LIQUID OXYGEN PRODUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A method for controlling an oxygen liquefaction device includes measuring a flow rate from an oxygen concentration subsystem to a liquefaction subsystem, comparing the flow rate to a flow rate setpoint, and adjusting a cycle timing of the oxygen concentration subsystem in accordance with the comparing. A device for producing liquid oxygen, includes an oxygen concentrator, a liquefaction system, that receives oxygen enriched gas from the concentrator, and condenses it to produce a liquid product. The device further includes a liquid product storage tank, a sensor, that measures a flow rate from the oxygen concentrator to the liquefaction system and a controller that adjusts an oxygen concentrating cycle time in response to the measured flow rate. | 10-06-2011 |
20110247360 | Method of Obtaining Carbon Dioxide From Carbon Dioxide-Containing Gas Mixture - Disclosed are methods of obtaining carbon dioxide from a CO | 10-13-2011 |
20110314864 | REFRIGERATOR - An effective component generator ( | 12-29-2011 |
20120067078 | CRYOGENIC COOLING SYSTEM - An apparatus according to various embodiments can be configured to use a cryogen for cooling articles, particularly having applications for chilling extrusions. The apparatus removes thermal energy from an article by conductive and convective heat transfer. The apparatus allows for heat transfer from an outer surface of an article, and from an inner surface of the article. | 03-22-2012 |
20120079847 | PROCESSES FOR PURIFYING SILANE - Processes and systems for purifying silane-containing streams are disclosed with relatively less silane being lost in impurity streams by use of distillation and/or condensation operations. | 04-05-2012 |
20120079848 | SYSTEMS FOR PURIFYING SILANE - Processes and systems for purifying silane-containing streams are disclosed with relatively less silane being lost in impurity streams by use of distillation and/or condensation operations. | 04-05-2012 |
20120118006 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AIR BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION - The invention relates to equipment for separating air by cryogenic distillation, including: a double air separation column; an exchange line ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120167616 | PRESSURE CONTROL OF GAS LIQUEFACTION SYSTEM AFTER SHUTDOWN - A method is provided for operating a system for the liquefaction of gas of the type comprising a main heat exchange vessel, a bundle for the gas to be liquefied extending through said MCHE and a refrigerant compression circuit of which a first end leads evaporated refrigerant from the vessel towards a compressor and a second end supplies the compressed and cooled refrigerant from the compressor towards the MCHE. For avoiding problems during heat up or during start up of the heat exchanger the pressure within the liquefaction system is controlled by regulating the amount of evaporated refrigerant in the liquefaction circuit. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174621 | CARBON DIOXIDE LIQUEFACTION SYSTEM - Systems are disclosed herein for enhancing energy usage while pressurizing a carbonaceous gas. Such systems include a carbon dioxide (CO | 07-12-2012 |
20120180520 | SYTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING AND STORING A FLUID - A fluid is liquefied from a gaseous state to a liquid state, and the liquefied fluid is stored. In one embodiment, the fluid is oxygen. Mechanisms are employed that enhance the durability, longevity, reliability, efficiency, of a system used to liquefy the fluid. | 07-19-2012 |
20120192590 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING AND STORING A FLUID - A fluid is liquefied from a gaseous state to a liquid state, and the liquefied fluid is stored. In one embodiment, the fluid is oxygen. Mechanisms are employed that enhance the durability, longevity, reliability, efficiency, of a system used to liquefy the fluid. | 08-02-2012 |
20120240616 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING A CARBON DIOXIDE-CONTAINING GAS STREAM - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for treating a carbon dioxide-containing gas stream. Precompressed raw gas stream ( | 09-27-2012 |
20130014541 | DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS PYROLYSISAANM Shvabsky; OlegAACI Hallandale BeachAAST FLAACO USAAGP Shvabsky; Oleg Hallandale Beach FL USAANM Gitman; JacobAACI Bay Harbor IslandAAST FLAACO USAAGP Gitman; Jacob Bay Harbor Island FL US - A device for pyrolysis of a material has a horizontal receiving chamber, a horizontally moving compressing element compressing the material in the receiving chamber to form a compact body, a horizontal pyrolysis chamber communicating with the receiving chamber and subjecting the compact body to a heat treatment, a separating partition separating the chambers, and a cylinder-piston unit with a compressing plate which, with the closed partition, first compresses the material in the receiving chamber, then after vertically withdrawing the partition, moves the compressed material from the receiving chamber into pyrolysis chamber and is heated there to produce pyrolysis gas. | 01-17-2013 |
20130019632 | CONTROLLING A OXYGEN LIQUEFACTION SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO A DISTURBANCE IN SUPPLIED POWER - Normal operation of an oxygen liquefaction system ( | 01-24-2013 |
20130067953 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING A PORTABLE LIQUID GAS STIAGE/DELIVERY SYSTEM - A liquefied gas storage/delivery system and method that includes a liquefied gas storage system. The liquefied gas storage system includes a housing containing a storage vessel suited to contain a supply of liquefied gas, such as liquid oxygen (LOX). A rotatable turntable is provided on an exterior surface of the housing. An interface shaped to match the shape of at least a portion of a portable liquid storage/delivery device is provide in or on the turntable. A connector is disposed in the interface that couples to a corresponding connector on the portable liquid storage/delivery device. The two connectors are coupled by placing the portable liquid storage/delivery device in the interface and rotating the turntable. | 03-21-2013 |
20130091893 | GAS LIQUEFACTION APPARATUS - A gas liquefaction apparatus includes a spraying tank, a pump, a heater, a separating member, a heat-releasing member, a flow control assembly and a liquid tank. The spraying tank includes a chamber, a gas inlet and a mixture outlet. The gas inlet and the mixture outlet are in communication with the chamber. A plurality of nozzles is installed in the chamber. The pump is connected to the mixture outlet. The heater is connected to the pump. The separating member includes a container and a heating device. The container comprises a mixture inlet and a gas outlet. The mixture inlet is connected to the heater. The container is equipped with the heating device. The heat-releasing member is connected to the gas outlet of the container. The flow control assembly is connected to the heat-releasing member. The liquid tank is connected to the flow control assembly. | 04-18-2013 |
20130104596 | SELF-PRIMING PUMP | 05-02-2013 |
20130139542 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE - The invention relates to an apparatus for producing carbon dioxide-rich liquid, which includes a separation unit including a column for physically washing with a solvent and means for cooling a fluid of the separation unit, and a unit for compressing and liquefying a carbon dioxide-rich gas derived from the separation unit, including means for cooling the gas upstream and/or downstream from the compression operation, a single refrigerating cycle using carbon dioxide as the refrigerant, which is suitable for providing frigories to the means for cooling the fluid of the separation unit and to the means for cooling the gas upstream and/or downstream from the compression operation, and means for sending a portion of the liquid from the liquefaction unit to the refrigerating cycle. | 06-06-2013 |
20130205827 | METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR LIQUEFYING FLUE GAS FROM COMBUSTION INSTALLATIONS - A plant for CO | 08-15-2013 |
20130283851 | Purification of Carbon Dioxide - Impurities that are less volatile than carbon dioxide, e.g. hydrogen sulphide, are removed from crude carbon dioxide by processes involving sub-ambient distillation of said crude carbon dioxide in a distillation column system operating at super-atmospheric pressure(s) to produce carbon dioxide-enriched overhead vapour and bottoms liquid enriched with said impurities. Where such processes involve at least one heat pump cycle, significant savings in power consumption are realised when the process uses more than one recycle pressure in the heat pump cycle(s). | 10-31-2013 |
20130298598 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONDENSING A FIRST FLUID RICH IN CARBON DIOXIDE USING A SECOND FLUID - The present invention relates to a process and device for condensing a first fluid rich in carbon dioxide using a second fluid. | 11-14-2013 |
20130319040 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR OXYFUEL COMBUSTION DEVICE - Provided are a front impurity-removing device with a compressor for compression of the exhaust gas from an oxyfuel combustion device to make impurities in the exhaust gas water-soluble and with a cooler for cooling of the exhaust gas compressed by the compressor to condense moisture in the exhaust gas to discharge drainage with the impurities dissolved, and at least a single rear impurity-removing device with a rear compressor for compression of the exhaust gas to a pressure higher than that of the compressor and a rear cooler to discharge drainage. | 12-05-2013 |
20130340472 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUEFACTION OF CO2 - In a method for the liquefaction of a gas containing at least 60 mol % of CO2, in order to produce at least one liquid product, a first feed gas is compressed from a first pressure to a second pressure and cooled so as to form a liquid or supercritical flow, at least part of the liquid or supercritical flow is cooled in a heat exchanger in order to form a cyclic liquid at the second pressure, the cyclic liquid is divided into at least two fractions, including an auxiliary fraction, at least one fraction being vaporized in the exchanger by means of heat exchange with the liquid or supercritical flow part, and where there are at least two fractions, each one is vaporized at a different pressure, and the at least one gas formed is then compressed and mixed with the first feed gas, the auxiliary fraction either forming the liquid product or one of the liquid products, or being treated by separation at a sub-ambient temperature in at least one separating means in order to form the liquid product. | 12-26-2013 |
20140026611 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUEFYING A GAS OR COOLING A FEED GAS AT SUPERCRITICAL PRESSURE - The invention relates to a method for liquefying a feed gas or cooling a feed gas at supercritical pressure, in which the feed gas mixed with a cycle gas is condensed or cooled in order to form a supercritical gas or liquid at the first pressure, the liquid at the first pressure is cooled in a first heat exchanger (E | 01-30-2014 |
20140053598 | LIQUEFIER SYSTEM - A liquefier system includes: a feed line configured to feed a raw material gas from a raw material supply source such that a pressure of the raw material gas in a predetermined portion of the feed line is kept higher than or equal to a predetermined pressure; a cooling medium circulation line configured to cause a cooling medium to circulate; a static pressure gas bearing configured to be supplied with the gas that has a pressure higher than or equal to the predetermined pressure and to rotatably support a rotating shaft of an expansion turbine; and a bearing supply line configured to connect the predetermined portion of the feed line and a gas inlet of the static pressure gas bearing, such that the gas is supplied to the static pressure gas bearing. | 02-27-2014 |
20140069141 | COMPRESSING SYSTEM, AND GAS COMPRESSING METHOD - A compressing system includes a compression section that compresses a target gas to an intermediate pressure, which is equal to or higher than a critical pressure and lower than a target pressure to generate an intermediate supercritical fluid, a cooling section that cools the intermediate supercritical fluid generated in the compression section to near a critical temperature to generate an intermediate supercritical pressure liquid, and a pumping section that compresses the intermediate supercritical pressure liquid generated in the cooling section to a pressure that is equal to or higher than the target pressure. At least one of the intermediate supercritical pressure liquid compressed in the pumping section, a low-temperature liquid generated by extracting the intermediate supercritical pressure liquid on the upstream side of the pumping section to reduce pressure to near the critical pressure, and an external cooling medium is used as a cooling medium in the cooling section. | 03-13-2014 |
20140075984 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HIGH-PURITY LIQUEFIED CARBON DIOXIDE - A liquefied carbon dioxide producing apparatus that can generate high-purity liquid CO | 03-20-2014 |
20140137597 | Process And Apparatus For Cooling And Compressing A Wet Gas Rich In Carbon Dioxide - In a cooling and compressing process, a wet feed gas ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140144177 | ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF CO2 USING SINGLE STAGE EXPANSION AND PUMPS FOR ELEVATED EVAPORATION - A method and a plant for producing liquid CO2 out of combustion flue gases wherein the flue gas is partially condensed in a single stage phase separation, the single stage phase separation comprising at least one heat exchanger ( | 05-29-2014 |
20140157822 | THERMAL PERFORMING REFRIGERATION CYCLE - An improved refrigeration cycle is provided. The cycle provides for improved thermal performance by incorporating a refrigerant makeup tank that introduces liquid refrigerant with expanded refrigerant upstream of the heat exchanger, thereby providing a savings in either electricity costs or refrigerant. | 06-12-2014 |
20140283547 | Low Energy Gasifier-Liquefier - Disclosed are two related devices which can convert gas to and from liquid, or liquid to and from gas, with no expenditure of energy for heat of vaporization or for condensation. One device is designed for discrete units of fluid, the other for continuous flow. Both devices can be made fully enclosable. Both devices can compress an uncompressed vapor an arbitrary amount without additional energy. Applications include chemical separation, vapor compression, water purification, heat engines and power generation. | 09-25-2014 |
20140360226 | MODULE FOR TREATMENT OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND TREATMENT METHOD THEREOF - Liquid carbon dioxide separated from sour gas is expanded by throttling decompression and is gas-liquid separated at a low temperature so as to be supplied for shipping or the improvement of petroleum recovery. Methane generated from a stranded gas well is allowed to pass as a coolant through liquid carbon dioxide separated and discharged from sour gas generated from the stranded gas well so as to cool liquid carbon dioxide. Disclosed is a module for treating carbon dioxide, and a treatment method thereof for supplying liquid carbon dioxide at a proper temperature and state conditions when there is a need for liquid carbon dioxide of very low temperature for the storage or collection of carbon dioxide, the improvement of petroleum recovery, or the like by cooling carbon dioxide using a material separated from sour gas of a stranded gas well as a coolant. | 12-11-2014 |
20150047389 | Method And Device For Condensing A Carbon Dioxide-Rich Gas Stream - The invention relates to a method for condensing a carbon dioxide-rich gas stream, wherein a stream of water heated by an exchange of heat with the carbon dioxide-rich stream, which is at least partially condensed, is sent to at least one compressor ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150114032 | PURIFICATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE - Impurities that are less volatile than carbon dioxide, e.g. hydrogen sulfide, are removed from crude carbon dioxide by processes involving distillation of said crude carbon dioxide in a distillation column system operating at super-atmospheric pressure(s) to produce carbon dioxide-enriched overhead vapor and bottoms liquid enriched with said impurities. Where such processes involve a single heat pump cycle, significant savings in power consumption are realized when the distillation column system is re-boiled by at least partially vaporizing liquid in or taken from an intermediate location in the column system. | 04-30-2015 |
20150307830 | METHOD TO OPTIMIZE THE UTILIZATION OF CAPTURED CARBON DIOXIDE THROUGH THE CULTIVATION AND PROCESSING OF MICROALGAE - A method for cultivating and processing microalgae includes directing a continuous supply of carbon dioxide into an enclosed photobioreactor containing microalgae. The enclosed photobioreactor is exposed to insolation for the cultivation of the microalgae by means of controlled photosynthesis chemical reactions. The microalgae are cultivated and the microalgae are processed to create an algae biomass and a gaseous mixture. The algae biomass is extracted to produce an essentially pure algae oil and oil free algae biomass. The gaseous mixture is separated into unreacted carbon dioxide and oxygen. The separated unreacted carbon dioxide is recycled to the photobioreactor and the oxygen in excess of export quantity is stored. | 10-29-2015 |
20150345859 | CARBON DIOXIDE LIQUEFACTION DEVICE - The present invention is equipped with: a carbon dioxide liquefaction unit, which performs a heat exchange with a refrigerant (which is a portion of a cold heat source in the gaseous state that is used and manufactured in a cold heat source production plant), thereby liquefying carbon dioxide which has been separated and recovered from a gas containing carbon dioxide; and an energy recovery unit, which extracts energy and lowers the temperature of the gaseous refrigerant by expanding the gaseous refrigerant that has exchanged heat with the carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide liquefaction unit. The energy recovery unit returns the gaseous refrigerant, the temperature of which has been lowered, to the cold heat source production plant. | 12-03-2015 |
20160047597 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IN A CRYOGENIC LIQUEFACTION PROCESS - Methods and apparatus for the efficient cooling within air liquefaction processes with integrated use of cold recovery from an adjacent LNG gasification process are disclosed. | 02-18-2016 |
20160131422 | REFRIGERATION COMPRESSION SYSTEM USING TWO COMPRESSORS - Apparatus for compressing gaseous refrigerant for use in a refrigeration circuit of a liquefaction plant comprises a refrigeration circuit ( | 05-12-2016 |