Compression train including two centrifugal compressors and lng plant including two centrifugal compressors
AssigneeNuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl
InventorsAntonio PELAGOTTI, Emanuele RIZZO, Davide BECHERUCCI
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Abstract
The compression train includes an engine, a first centrifugal compressor driven by the engine and a second centrifugal compressor driven by the engine; the first centrifugal compressor is housed inside one case; the second centrifugal compressor is housed inside one case; the first centrifugal compressor has a first inlet fluidly connected to a line of high molecular weight gas, in particular higher than 40; the second centrifugal compressor has a second inlet fluidly connected to a line of low molecular weight gas, in particular between 20 and 30; the second centrifugal compressor is arranged to provide a compression ratio higher than 10:1.
Claims18
A compression train comprising an engine, a first centrifugal compressor driven by the engine and a second centrifugal compressor driven by the engine;
- wherein the first centrifugal compressor is housed inside one case;
- wherein the second centrifugal compressor is housed inside one case;
- wherein the first centrifugal compressor has a first inlet fluidly connected to a line of high molecular weight gas;
- wherein the second centrifugal compressor has a second inlet fluidly connected to a line of low molecular weight gas;
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- wherein the second centrifugal compressor is arranged to provide a compression ratio higher than 10:1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.