Efficient configuration of a natural gas liquefaction process for energy recovery

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1973-1985

  Lim, Wonsub ^a   Lee, Inkyu ^a   Tak, Kyungjae ^a   Cho, Jae Hyun ^a   Ko, Daeho ^b   Moon, Il ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b GS Yeokjeon Tower   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION REDUCTIONS; LIQUEFACTION PROCESS; LIQUEFACTION RATIO; LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS PLANTS; MIXED REFRIGERANTS; MODEL AND SIMULATION; NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION; PROCESS CONFIGURATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; NATURAL GAS; RECOVERY; REFRIGERANTS; SEAWATER;

LIQUEFACTION OF GASES;

EID: 84893699974     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie4003427     Document Type: Article

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