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Method and apparatus for liquefaction of a natural gas

US5651269A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 1995
Grant dateJul 29, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25J2270/88
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The method of the invention for liquefying a natural gas consists in liquefying at least a part of this gas by expanding it with mechanical energy, whereby during this expansion the gas changes from a dense phase to a liquid phase without undergoing a phase transition.

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