Stage and system for compressing cracked gas

US11560523B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11560523-B2
Application numberUS-201716339608-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 5, 2017
Priority dateOct 7, 2016
Publication dateJan 24, 2023
Grant dateJan 24, 2023

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A compression stage for the compression of cracked gas, the compression stage comprising a liquid separating means for separating liquid components from gaseous components of a cracked gas, a compressor connected to the liquid separating means, a gas cooling means connected to the compressor for cooling the compressed gas from the compressor, wherein the gas cooling means are cooled by a first cooling fluid from the cooling fluid source. The stage further comprises gas precooling means connected to the liquid separating means cracked gas, having an inlet for receiving the cracked gas.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A compression stage for the compression of cracked gas, the compression stage comprising: a liquid separating means for separating liquid components from gaseous components of a cracked gas; a compressor connected to the liquid separating means for compressing the gaseous components from the liquid separating means; a gas cooling means connected to the compressor for cooling a compressed gas from the compressor, wherein the gas cooling means are cooled by a first cooling fluid from a cooling fluid source; the stage further comprising gas precooling means connected to the liquid separating means for cooling the cracked gas before separation, the gas precooling means having an inlet for receiving the cracked gas, wherein the gas precooling means comprises a heat exchanging means and an absorption cooling means; wherein the heat exchanging means is cooled by a second cooling fluid from the absorption cooling means, wherein the absorption cooling means is arranged for generating the second cooling fluid using first cooling fluid from the cooling fluid source and heating fluid from a heating fluid source; wherein the first cooling fluid for the absorption cooling means is arranged to be supplied from a primary gas cooler of the gas cooling means of the stage, and wherein the first cooling fluid from the absorption cooling means is arranged to be supplied to a secondary gas cooler of the gas cooling means. 2. The stage according to claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanging means of the gas precooling means comprises a chiller. 3. The stage according to claim 1 , wherein the heating fluid from the heating fluid source for the absorption cooling means, has a temperature in a range of 70-110° C. 4. A system for cracked gas compression, comprising a plurality of cascaded compression stages in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a first compression stage has its gas precooling means connected to a cracked gas source, and wherein a subsequent compression stage has its gas precooling means connected to the gas cooling means of its preceding compression stage. 5. A system according to claim 4 , wherein the compressor in each stage is driven by a common compressor drive.

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What does patent US11560523B2 cover?
A compression stage for the compression of cracked gas, the compression stage comprising a liquid separating means for separating liquid components from gaseous components of a cracked gas, a compressor connected to the liquid separating means, a gas cooling means connected to the compressor for cooling the compressed gas from the compressor, wherein the gas cooling means are cooled by a first …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sabic Global Technologies Bv
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C10G70/043. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 24 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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