Thermodynamic-analysis-based energy consumption minimization for natural gas liquefaction

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 12630-12640

  Wang, Meiqian ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Xu, Qiang ^a   Li, Kuyen ^a  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSUMPTION MINIMIZATION; LIQUEFACTION PROCESS; NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING STATE; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; RIGOROUS SIMULATION; ROADMAP; SIMULATION RESULT; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; VALUE CHAINS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIQUEFACTION OF GASES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

GASES;

EID: 80855133153     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2006388     Document Type: Review

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