LNG Aspen Hysys case study

1. Liquefied Natural Gas Process flow Diagrams.

1.1 Natural Gas Sweetening PFD.

1.2 Natural Gas Dehydration PFD.

1.3 LPG Separation

1.4 LPG Recovery

1.5 C3-MR Liquefaction

2 Data and tables

2.1 Material streams table

2.2 streams Composition table

2.3 Energy streams table

3. Feed

In the Current Process, Feed stream from well is supplied at Kpa and c .

Feed Composition is shown in table.

Feed stream to C3-MR section composition after Purification is shown in table

4. Mixed refrigerant

A mixture of hydrocarbons and N2 is used to achieve the desired refrigerant characteristics in

liquefaction. The refrigerant mixture evaporates over a temperature range similar to that of the process
cooling demand. The desired result is that the temperature enthalpy warming curve of the mixed

refrigerant closely tracks the natural gas cooling curve in the main heat exchangers This reduces the

energy demand of the process. The mole fractions of refrigerants composition were obtained

either by trial and error method based on cooling curves appeared in the main heat exchangers.

The mole fraction of refrigerants' composition were obtained either by trial and error method

based on cooling curves appeared in the main heat exchangers The composition of the refrigerant

mixture selected for the current process is shown below .

Mole Fraction

Methane 0.32

Ethane 0.33

Butane 0.1

Nitrogen 0.25

Mixed refrigerant T-S diagram

Energy analysis

It is known that the main energy demand for liquefaction processes is the energy consumed at the

compressors. In the current process four compressors exist

Energy demands for compression.

Power Demand (Kw)

k-101 9372

k-102 2485

k-103 2672

k-106 3.51

TOTAL 14532.51

Higher Heating Value of LNG (gross calorific value)

LNG(HHV)= 0.97X55.5+0.0009X50.35+0.0248X50.9=55.143 MJ/Kg

Lower Heating Value of LNG (net calorific Value)

LNG (LHV)=0.97X50+0.0009X46.35+0.0248X47.622=49.7227 MJ/Kg

LNG Mass flow rate= 8676 Kg/hr

8676
q = m X Heating value = 3600 49.723 103 = 119859 Kw

1198590
= = 8.248
14532.510