Systems and methods for flexible propane recovery

    公开(公告)号:US10704831B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-07

    申请号:US15985813

    申请日:2018-05-22

    发明人: John Mak

    摘要: Systems and methods that utilize feed gases that are supplied in a wide range of compositions and pressure to provide highly efficient recovery of NGL products, such as propane, utilizing isenthalpic expansion, propane refrigeration, and shell and tube exchangers are described. Plants utilizing such systems and methods can be readily reconfigured between propane recovery and ethane recovery.

    Ethane recovery and ethane rejection methods and configurations

    公开(公告)号:US10451344B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US15259354

    申请日:2016-09-08

    发明人: John Mak

    IPC分类号: F25J3/00 F25J3/02

    摘要: Contemplated plants for flexible ethane recovery and rejection by allowing to switch the top reflux to the demethanizer from residue gas to the deethanizer overhead product and by controlling the flow ratio of feed gas to two different feed gas exchangers. Moreover, the pressure of the demethanizer is adjusted relative to the deethanizer pressure for control of the ethane recovery and rejection.