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THE ROLE OF LNG IN ENERGY SUPPLY.

Author(s) : GEIST J. M.

Summary

LARGE NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION PLANT USE BIG REFRIGERATION INSTALLATIONS. THE ENERGY REQUIRED FOR LIQUEFYING ABOUT 9 MILLION CUBIC METRES (AT NORMAL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE) GAS PER DAY IS ABOUT 100 MEGAWATTS. THE ENERGY REQUIRED FOR MULTIPLE PLANT REACH 450 MEGAWATTS. THE FIRST PLANT USED CONVENTIONAL CASCADE CYCLES WITH PROPANE, ETHYLENE AND METHANE AS REFRIGERANTS, VAPORISING AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES. THEY WERE FOLLOWED BY PLANT USING A MIXTURE OF NITROGEN, METHANE, ETHANE, PROPANE, BUTANE AND PENTANE AND A SINGLE COMPRESSION UNIT. A BIG ACCIDENT IN THE FIRST PLANT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 40'S REDUCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF LNG INDUSTRY OVER 20 YEARS. SINCE THAT TIME, THE SAFETY AND LIFETIME OF THE EQUIPMENT REACHED EXCEPTIONAL LEVELS. INVESTMENT COST FOR BASE-LOAD PLANT ARE EXTREMELY HIGH.

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  • Original title: THE ROLE OF LNG IN ENERGY SUPPLY.
  • Record ID : 1986-0470
  • Languages: English
  • Source: [Refrigeration serving humanity]. Proceedings of the XVIth international Congress of Refrigeration.
  • Publication date: 1983/08/07
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