John Leroy Horton
Engineering at Fox Ct, Shreveport, LA
License number
Louisiana PE.0004296
Issued Date
May 11, 1954
Expiration Date
Sep 30, 2017
Category
Civil Engineer
Type
Mechanical Engineer
Address
Address
6005 Fox Ct, Shreveport, LA 71129
Professional information
Method And Apparatus For Separating A Liquid Product From A Hydrocarbon-Containing Gas
US Patent:
4410342, Oct 18, 1983
Filed:
May 24, 1982
Appl. No.:
6/381215
Inventors:
John L. Horton - Shreveport LA
Assignee:
United States Riley Corporation - Shreveport LA
International Classification:
F25J 302
US Classification:
62 23
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is disclosed for separating a liquid product from a hydrocarbon-containing feed gas, such as natural gas, including introducing the feed gas to a heat exchanger; cooling the feed gas in the heat exchanger to condense a portion of the feed gas to form a first vapor fraction and a rich liquid fraction; flowing the first vapor fraction at a predetermined inlet pressure through an expansion valve to reduce the pressure of the first vapor fraction to a pressure at or below 1/3 of the expansion valve inlet pressure; flowing the rich liquid fraction through a second expansion valve to reduce the pressure of the rich liquid fraction to a pressure at or below 1/3 of the second expansion valve inlet pressure; introducing the cooled first vapor fraction and the cooled rich liquid fraction into the heat exchanger for indirect heat-exchange with the feed gas to cool the feed gas; removing the rich gas from the heat exchanger; condensing a portion of the rich gas to form a liquid product and a rich vapor fraction; and adding the rich vapor fraction to the feed gas and recycling the rich vapor fraction, in admixture with the feed gas, to the heat exchanger.