Regasification of LGN

Natural Gas Engineering

23 / Jul / 2021
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Índice

• Regasification
• Cold Utilization
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Objetivos
• Introducing concepts about Natural Gas regasification and “Cold Utilization”
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1 Regasification
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Regasification
• Last step in the operation of LNG
• Addition of heat: ambient air, ambient water , etc.
• Cost: small fraction of the storage plant
• Liquid pumped (storage container  vaporizer
• Heat added: i) vaporize the hihj-pressure LNG, ii) superheat the gas
• Gas must be odorized

Referencia: Natural Gas Processing. Hidnay, et al.

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2 Cold Utilization
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Cold Utilization
Direct Expansion Cycle
• Thermodynamic process
• Power generation
• LNG pressurized (high pressure, 12-15MPa)
• LNG heated  vapor phase through the evaporator
(seawater)
• Gaseous phase propels a turbine generator (7-8MPa)
• “If the energy generated in expansion is greater than
power required for pressurization and LGN transformation
into gas phase the process of direct expansion is effective”
• Suitable for small-scale regasification stations
• Disadvantage: lack of heat sources
• Water  special environmental issues

Referencia: Possibilities of LNG use for power generation. Maciak, et al.

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Cold Utilization
Rankine Cycle
• Thermodynamic process
• Power generation
• LNG for cooling  working fluid is liquefied
• Auxiliary fluid pumped and transformed into gaseous
phase in heater (seawater)
• Vaporized auxiliary fluid expands in turbine (power
generation)
• Auxiliary fluid from turbine to condenser
• If NG temperature after regasification is too low, an
additional heat exchanger should be needed

Referencia: Possibilities of LNG use for power generation. Maciak, et al.

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Cold Utilization
Brayton Cycle
• Thermodynamic process
• Power generation
• Critical temperature of auxiliary fluid should be about 5-
15K higher than LNG temperature
• Nitrogen (Tc = 126K) and Air (Tc = 133K)
• Auxiliary fluid pressurized in compressor connected with
turbine
• Auxiliary fluid directed to heater
• Auxiliary fluid propels turbine-generator
• Auxiliary fluid cooled where LNG is regasified
• “Cold energy” of LNG is partially used

Referencia: Possibilities of LNG use for power generation. Maciak, et al.

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