A Reliable Criterion for the Selection of Flashing Liquid Expanders

Roger Dambach, Cryostar SAS, France

Turbines that remove enthalpy from a liquid and convert it into shaft power go back to the ancient Greco-Roman civilization. Today liquid turbines are applied ...

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An Overview of compression options for FLNG

Tom Fuggle, Dresser-Rand, UK

This paper will review the various influences in the development of an FLNG project on determining the ultimate compression solution. The initial influence of the potential ...

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Application of Nitrogen Refrigeration Turboexpander/Compressors to Large Scale LNG Trains

Joseph Kugler, Air Products Air Products and Chemicals, Inc, USA

The desire to increase single train LNG production while staying within the constraints of proven and available equipment has led ...

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Challenges Related to Optimized Membrane Modules for Natural Gas Sweetening

May-Britt Hägg, Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU. Norway

Commercial membrane modules for natural gas sweetening are either made as spiral-wound membranes (Cellulose acetate and derivatives) or hollow fibres (polyimides ...

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Design and Verification of Internals Used for High Pressure Gas Scrubbing

Dag Kvamsdal, Cameron Process Systems, Norway

High pressure gas scrubbing has proven to be challenging. The future high pressure scrubber designs should be compact, robust and use scrubber internals that ...

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Ensuring the Reliability of Aluminium Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers

David Averous, Florian Picard and Gilles Aubert, Fives Cryogenie, France

Aluminium Brazed Plate Fin Heat Exchangers have been frequently used in cryogenics industry, in particular in gas processing applications such ...

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Experimental Efficiency Determination of a Solid Separator Device: Wringing Separator

Liberato Giampaolo Ciccarelli, Eni, Italy 

The paper compares designs of separation devices for removal of iron oxides from gas streams and will provide a comparison between separator with single internal ...

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High-Efficiency CO2 Compressors

Peter Baldwin, Ramgen Power Systems, USA

Ramgen Power Systems is developing a unique shockwave compression technology for use on high molecular weight gases like CO2.  The primary goal is a ...

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Optimisation of Large Gas Compression Systems for Gas & Condensate Fields using “Integrated Asset Models”

Dr Sib Akhtar, MSE (Consultants) Ltd, UK

The design of compressors for large gas fields, normally centrifugal type, proves a challenge. Once reservoir pressures decline, production rates are constrained by ...

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Separex™ Membranes for Natural Gas Treating - A Novel Design to Reduce Footprint and Weight.

Tom Cnop, UOP N.V., Belgium

Membrane technology has been widely used for separating acid gases such as CO2 and H2S from natural gas due to cost effectiveness, reliability, ease ...

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Thermo-Fluid Dynamics and Design of Liquid-Vapour Two-Phase LNG Expanders

Simon Cathery, Costain Oil, Gas & Process Ltd, UK & Dr Hans Kimmel, Ebara International, USA

Modern process plants for the liquefaction of natural gas operate at high pressure to improve the ...

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