Implementing absorption refrigeration cycle in lieu of DMR and C3MR cycles in the integrated NGL, LNG and NRU unit

Amidpour, 2015, Sensitivity analysis, economic optimization, and configuration design of mixed refrigerant cycles by NLP techniques, J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng, 24, 10.1016/j.jngse.2015.03.008 Brostow, 2006 Couper, 2009 Couper, 2012, 21 – costs of individual equipment, 731 Cuellar, 2002 Davis, 1985 Dispenza, 2013, Absorption equipment for energy savings: a case study in Sicily, Sustain. Energy Technol. Assessments, 3, 17, 10.1016/j.seta.2013.05.002 Ghaebi, 2012, Integration of an absorption chiller in a total CHP site for utilizing its cooling production potential based on R-curve concept, Int. J. Refrigeration, 35, 1384, 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2012.03.021 Ghorbani, 2012, Exergy and exergoeconomic evaluation of gas separation process, J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng, 9, 86, 10.1016/j.jngse.2012.05.001 Ghorbani, 2012, Simulation and optimization of refrigeration cycle in NGL recovery plants with exergy-pinch analysis, J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng, 7, 35, 10.1016/j.jngse.2012.03.003 Ghorbani, 2013, Mathematical method and thermodynamic approaches to design multi-component refrigeration used in cryogenic process Part I: optimal operating conditions, Gas Process. J., 1, 13 Ghorbani, 2014, Optimization of operation parameters of refrigeration cycle using particle swarm and NLP techniques, J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng, 21, 10.1016/j.jngse.2014.10.007 Ghorbani, 2016, Development and optimization of an integrated process configuration for natural gas liquefaction (LNG) and natural gas liquids (NGL) recovery with a nitrogen rejection unit (NRU), J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng, 34, 590, 10.1016/j.jngse.2016.07.037 Ghorbani, 2016, Cascade refrigeration systems in integrated cryogenic natural gas process (natural gas liquids (NGL), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and nitrogen rejection unit (NRU)), Energy, 115, 88, 10.1016/j.energy.2016.09.005 Ghorbani, 2016, A novel multi-hybrid model for estimating optimal viscosity correlations of Iranian crude oil, J. Pet. Sci. Eng, 142, 10.1016/j.petrol.2016.01.041 Ghorbani, 2016, Exergoeconomic analysis and multi-objective Pareto optimization of the C3MR liquefaction process, Sustain. Energy Technol. Assessments, 17 Hahn, 2007 Han, 2013, New hybrid absorption–compression refrigeration system based on cascade use of mid-temperature waste heat, Appl. Energy, 106, 383, 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.067 Kalinowski, 2009, Application of waste heat powered absorption refrigeration system to the LNG recovery process, Int. J. Refrigeration, 32, 687, 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.01.029 Kanoğlu, 2001, Cryogenic turbine efficiencies, Exergy Int. J., 1, 202, 10.1016/S1164-0235(01)00026-7 Khan, 2014, Energy saving opportunities in integrated NGL/LNG schemes exploiting: thermal-coupling common-utilities and process knowledge, Chem. Eng. Process. Process Intensif, 82, 54, 10.1016/j.cep.2014.06.001 Langreck, J., Bassols, J., Kuckelkorn, B., Schneider, R., Veelken, H. Reliability of ammonia absorption refrigeration plants in the chemical and food industry. Lee, 2002 Mak, 2006 Mak, 2012 Marshall, M. Swift equipment cost index. Martinez, 2013 Max, 1991 McNeil, 1997 Mehrpooya, 2015, Advanced exergoeconomic evaluation of single mixed refrigerant natural gas liquefaction processes, J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng, 26, 782, 10.1016/j.jngse.2015.07.019 Mehrpooya, 2006, Simulation and exergy-method analysis of an industrial refrigeration cycle used in NGL recovery units, Int. J. Energy Res, 30, 1336, 10.1002/er.1256 Mehrpooya, 2009, Thermoeconomic analysis of a large industrial propane refrigeration cycle used in NGL recovery plant, Int. J. Energy Res, 33, 960, 10.1002/er.1523 Mehrpooya, 2014, Novel LNG-based integrated process configuration alternatives for coproduction of LNG and NGL, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 53, 17705, 10.1021/ie502370p Mehrpooya, 2016, Novel mixed fluid cascade natural gas liquefaction process configuration using absorption refrigeration system, Appl. Therm. Eng, 98, 591, 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.12.032 Pervier, 1983 Petrakopoulou, 2013, Evaluation of a power plant with chemical looping combustion using an advanced exergoeconomic analysis, Sustain. Energy Technol. Assessments, 3, 9, 10.1016/j.seta.2013.05.001 Qualls, 2006 Raj, 2016, A techno-economic assessment of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities in Western Canada, Sustain. Energy Technol. Assessments, 18, 140, 10.1016/j.seta.2016.10.005 Ransbarger, 2006 Ransbarger, 2009 Roberts, 2005 Sheikhi, 2014, Thermodynamic and economic optimization of a refrigeration cycle for separation units in the petrochemical plants using pinch technology and exergy syntheses analysis, Gas Process. J., 2, 39 Sheikhi, 2015, Advanced exergy evaluation of an integrated separation process with optimized refrigeration system, Gas Process. J., 3, 1 Shirmohammadi, 2015, Optimization of mixed refrigerant systems in low temperature applications by means of group method of data handling (GMDH), J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng, 26, 10.1016/j.jngse.2015.06.028 Somers, 2009, Modeling absorption chillers in ASPEN Swallow, 1983 Vatani, 2013, A novel process configuration for co-production of NGL and LNG with low energy requirement, Chem. Eng. Process. Process Intensif, 63, 16, 10.1016/j.cep.2012.10.010 Vatani, 2014, Energy and exergy analyses of five conventional liquefied natural gas processes, Int. J. Energy Res, 38, 1843, 10.1002/er.3193 Vatani, 2014, Advanced exergetic analysis of five natural gas liquefaction processes, Energy Convers. Manag, 78, 720, 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.11.050 Waldmann, 2008, Evaluation of process systems for floating LNG production units Wang, 2014, Thermodynamic and economic optimization of LNG mixed refrigerant processes, Energy Convers. Manag, 88, 947, 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.09.007 Wilkinson, 2007 Yan, 2013, A novel absorption refrigeration cycle for heat sources with large temperature change, Appl. Therm. Eng, 52, 179, 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.11.041 1998, 98/00597 Improvement of natural gas liquefaction processes by using liquid turbines, Fuel Energ. Abstr, 39, 51, 10.1016/S0140-6701(97)85866-3