Energy and exergy analyses of five conventional liquefied natural gas processes

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1843-1863

  Vatani, Ali ^a   Mehrpooya, Mehdi ^a   Palizdar, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

efficiency; exergy; liquefaction; mixed refrigerant; natural gas

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXERGY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; LIQUEFACTION; NATURAL GAS;

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS PROCESS; MIXED REFRIGERANTS; OPERATING VARIABLES; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; THREE-STAGE PROCESS;

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84907890178     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3193     Document Type: Article

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