2013-06-03Natural gas can be converted from a gas to a liquid form (Le., liquefy) at temperatures rangingfrom -220°F to -260°F (depending on gas composition and pressure). The sensible and latentenergy required to transform methane fi-om, lfor example, a gas at 60°F to a saturated liquid at-23 1 O F (bo..

2013-06-03Four processes for small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) production are eva luated. These include a single-stage mixedrefrigerant (SMR), a two-stage expander nitrogen refrigerant and two open-loop expander processes. Steady-statesimulations were undertaken to ensure that each process was compar..