Economic evaluation of a new small-scale LNG supply chain using liquid nitrogen for natural-gas liquefaction

Applied Energy

Volumn 182, Issue , 2016, Pages 154-163

  Kim, Juwon ^a   Seo, Youngkyun ^a   Chang, Daejun ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Life cycle cost; Life cycle profit; Liquid nitrogen; LNG; Natural gas recovery; Stranded gas

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GASES; LATENT HEAT; LIFE CYCLE; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; LIQUID NITROGEN; LIQUIDS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; PROFITABILITY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; LIFE CYCLE COSTS (LCC); LIFECYCLE COSTS; NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION; NATURAL GAS RECOVERIES; STRANDED GAS; TRANSPORTATION DISTANCE;

NITROGEN;

CRYOGENIC FLUID; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS SUPPLY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; MACHINERY; NITROGEN; PROFITABILITY; RECOVERY METHOD;

EID: 84983559719     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.08.130     Document Type: Article

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