Design and optimization of natural gas liquefaction and recovery processes for offshore floating liquefied natural gas plants

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 10021-10030

  Lee, Sanggyu ^a   Long, Nguyen Van Duc ^b   Lee, Moonyong ^a,b  

^a Korea Gas Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACT STRUCTURES; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DIVIDING WALL COLUMNS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; MAIN CRYOGENIC HEAT EXCHANGERS; MIXED REFRIGERANTS; NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION; NATURAL GAS LIQUID RECOVERIES; NATURAL GAS PROCESSING; OFFSHORE FLOATING; POWER EFFICIENT; RECOVERY PROCESS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS;

BUTANE; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GAS PLANTS; LIQUEFACTION OF GASES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; MOORING; OPTIMIZATION; RECOVERY;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84864462025     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2029283     Document Type: Article

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