(55a) Liquefaction Process and Refrigeration Compressor Driver
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2021
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety
Topical 6: 21st Topical Conference on Gas Utilization
Simulation, Optimization and Controls for Gas Processing & LNG Applications
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 1:30pm to 1:45pm
Natural gas liquefaction requires large refrigeration compressors to achieve volume reduction specifications for transportation of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG). Frequently, gas and steam turbine drivers are chosen to drive the refrigeration compression for LGN plants. This paper will review recent trend on the gas turbine driver technology and will propose a new scheme based on liquefaction process simulation using CHEMCAD process simulator software.