WO2011117655A3 - Refrigeration process - Google Patents

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WO2011117655A3
WO2011117655A3 PCT/GB2011/050617 GB2011050617W WO2011117655A3 WO 2011117655 A3 WO2011117655 A3 WO 2011117655A3 GB 2011050617 W GB2011050617 W GB 2011050617W WO 2011117655 A3 WO2011117655 A3 WO 2011117655A3
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Jin-Kuk Kim
Xuesong Zheng
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Priority to EA201290951A priority Critical patent/EA026653B1/en
Priority to JP2013500596A priority patent/JP5868938B2/en
Priority to BR112012024317A priority patent/BR112012024317A2/en
Priority to EP11716988.8A priority patent/EP2550496B1/en
Priority to CA2829666A priority patent/CA2829666C/en
Application filed by The University Of Manchester filed Critical The University Of Manchester
Priority to AU2011231314A priority patent/AU2011231314B2/en
Priority to KR1020167010254A priority patent/KR20160049040A/en
Priority to CN2011800254958A priority patent/CN103415752A/en
Priority to KR1020127027954A priority patent/KR20130079365A/en
Priority to US13/636,866 priority patent/US9562717B2/en
Priority to GB1218823.1A priority patent/GB2491796B/en
Publication of WO2011117655A2 publication Critical patent/WO2011117655A2/en
Publication of WO2011117655A3 publication Critical patent/WO2011117655A3/en

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a single cycle mixed refrigerant process for industrial cooling applications, for example, the liquefaction of natural gas. The present invention also relates to a refrigeration assembly configured to implement the processes defined herein and a mixed refrigerant composition usable in such processes.
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GB1218823.1A GB2491796B (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 Refrigeration process
KR1020167010254A KR20160049040A (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 Refrigeration process
BR112012024317A BR112012024317A2 (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 cooling processes to cool a natural gas product and liquefaction feed stream and refrigeration assembly
EP11716988.8A EP2550496B1 (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 Refrigeration process
CA2829666A CA2829666C (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 Refrigeration process
EA201290951A EA026653B1 (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 Refrigeration process
AU2011231314A AU2011231314B2 (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 Refrigeration process
JP2013500596A JP5868938B2 (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 Cooling process
CN2011800254958A CN103415752A (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 Refrigeration process
KR1020127027954A KR20130079365A (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 Refrigeration process
US13/636,866 US9562717B2 (en) 2010-03-25 2011-03-25 Refrigeration process

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