A novel process for small-scale pipeline natural gas liquefaction

Applied Energy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-24

  He, T B ^a   Ju, Y L ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Exergy utilization; Liquefaction process; Pipeline natural gas; Process optimization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXERGY; INVESTMENTS; LIQUEFACTION OF GASES; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; PIPELINES; THERMOANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY UTILIZATION; LIQUEFACTION PROCESS; NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PAYBACK PERIODS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXERGY; GAS; LIQUEFACTION; OPTIMIZATION; PIPELINE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84888087640     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.11.016     Document Type: Article

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