Improving the energy-efficiency of small-scale methanol production through the use of microturboexpander units

The issue of improving the energy-efficiency of container-based gas chemical plants for methanol production in field conditions is considered. The relevance of the direction is determined by the necessity for development of remote Arctic hydrocarbon fields. The object of research is energy-efficient...

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Published in:Journal of Mining Institute
Main Authors: Aleksey М. Kuzmin, George V. Buslaev, Valentin A. Morenov, Sofiya N. Tseneva, Nikita A. Gavrilov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Saint-Petersburg Mining University 2022
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.31897/PMI.2022.104
https://doaj.org/article/abc3500cf41c4302b3a2c3c412681881
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Summary:The issue of improving the energy-efficiency of container-based gas chemical plants for methanol production in field conditions is considered. The relevance of the direction is determined by the necessity for development of remote Arctic hydrocarbon fields. The object of research is energy-efficient conversion of waste gases energy and surplus thermal energy in small-scale system of methanol production using technology of synthesis gas generation by non-catalytic partial oxidation of natural gas. Approaches to the design and analysis of structural solutions for microturboexpander units are considered. A technique combining traditional approaches to the calculation of equipment and modeling by the finite element method in ANSYS is proposed. The developed methodology facilitates calculation of design parameters for microturboexpanders and allows taking into account peculiarities of working medium, thermobaric conditions and gas flow characteristics.