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US 4,907,405 AGranted
Process to cool gas
AssigneeUnion Carbide Corporation
InventorRobert J. Polizzotto
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Abstract
A process which effectively uses steam produced by a cogeneration facility to cool gas wherein the steam is passed through an absorption chiller to cool water which in turn is used to cool the gas.
Claims18
Process to cool gas comprising:
- (A) combusting fuel and oxidant to produce elevated pressure hot gas;
- (B) expanding elevated pressure hot gas through a gas turbine for the production of external work;
- (C) passing expanded hot gas in heat exchange relation with elevated pressure water to produce high pressure steam and low pressure steam;
- (D) passing low pressure steam through an absorption chiller to cool liquid;
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- (E) passing cooled liquid in indirect heat exchange relation with gas to cool the gas.
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