Methods and systems for integration of industrial site efficiency losses to produce LNG and/or LIN
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving one or more inputs corresponding to a proposed configuration of a liquefaction facility, wherein the proposed configuration identifies a plurality of components utilized to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and/or liquid nitrogen (LIN) at the liquefaction facility when configured according to the proposed configuration;
determining an alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility, wherein the alternative configuration is different from the proposed configuration, and wherein determining the alternative configuration includes;
identifying one or more candidate locations for the liquefaction facility;
identifying resources accessible to each of the one or more candidate locations, wherein the identified resources are accessible from at least one source external to the liquefaction facility, and wherein the identified resources are utilized by the liquefaction facility to produce the LNG and/or the LIN;
determining whether at least one identified resource of the resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations corresponds to a resource used during production of the LNG and/or the LIN at the liquefaction facility using the proposed configuration; and
determining, based at least in part on the identified resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations, whether to omit or reduce a size of at least one component of the plurality of components identified by the proposed configuration; and
omitting or reducing the size of the at least one component of the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility in response to a determination that the at least one identified resource corresponds to the resource generated by the at least one component;
generating a report based on the proposed configuration and the alternative configuration, wherein the report includes information indicating a difference between the proposed configuration and the alternative configuration; and
constructing the liquefaction facility according to the alternative configuration included in the report, wherein the liquefaction facility constructed according to the alternative configuration is configured to provide refrigeration capacity for producing the LNG and/or the LIN via letdown of one or more resources accessible to a location of the liquefaction facility, and wherein at least a portion of the resources letdown by the liquefaction facility is provided to a facility external to the liquefaction facility at a pressure that is lower than a pressure for which the resources are available to the external facility via other sources.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving input corresponding to a proposed configuration of a liquefaction facility and identifying a plurality of components utilized to produce LNG and/or LIN at the facility. The method includes determining an alternative configuration that is different from the proposed configuration. Determining the alternative configuration may include identifying resources accessible to a proposed location for the liquefaction facility and whether at least one of the resources accessible to the proposed location corresponds to a resource generated by a component identified by the proposed configuration, and determining whether to omit at least one component of the plurality of components identified by the proposed configuration. The method includes omitting the at least one component from the alternative configuration, and generating a report based on the proposed configuration and the alternative configuration. The report includes information indicating a difference between the proposed configuration and the alternative configuration.
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32 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving one or more inputs corresponding to a proposed configuration of a liquefaction facility, wherein the proposed configuration identifies a plurality of components utilized to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and/or liquid nitrogen (LIN) at the liquefaction facility when configured according to the proposed configuration; determining an alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility, wherein the alternative configuration is different from the proposed configuration, and wherein determining the alternative configuration includes; identifying one or more candidate locations for the liquefaction facility; identifying resources accessible to each of the one or more candidate locations, wherein the identified resources are accessible from at least one source external to the liquefaction facility, and wherein the identified resources are utilized by the liquefaction facility to produce the LNG and/or the LIN; determining whether at least one identified resource of the resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations corresponds to a resource used during production of the LNG and/or the LIN at the liquefaction facility using the proposed configuration; and determining, based at least in part on the identified resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations, whether to omit or reduce a size of at least one component of the plurality of components identified by the proposed configuration; and omitting or reducing the size of the at least one component of the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility in response to a determination that the at least one identified resource corresponds to the resource generated by the at least one component; generating a report based on the proposed configuration and the alternative configuration, wherein the report includes information indicating a difference between the proposed configuration and the alternative configuration; and constructing the liquefaction facility according to the alternative configuration included in the report, wherein the liquefaction facility constructed according to the alternative configuration is configured to provide refrigeration capacity for producing the LNG and/or the LIN via letdown of one or more resources accessible to a location of the liquefaction facility, and wherein at least a portion of the resources letdown by the liquefaction facility is provided to a facility external to the liquefaction facility at a pressure that is lower than a pressure for which the resources are available to the external facility via other sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 29, 30, 31)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving one or more inputs corresponding to a proposed configuration of a liquefaction facility, wherein the proposed configuration identifies a plurality of components utilized to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and/or liquid nitrogen (LIN) at the liquefaction facility when configured according to the proposed configuration; determining an alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility, wherein the alternative configuration is different from the proposed configuration, and wherein determining the alternative configuration includes; identifying one or more candidate locations for the liquefaction facility; identifying resources accessible to each of the one or more candidate locations, wherein the identified resources are accessible from at least one source external to the liquefaction facility, and wherein the identified resources are utilized by the liquefaction facility to produce the LNG and/or the LIN; determining whether at least one identified resource of the resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations corresponds to a resource used by the at least one component during production of the LNG and/or the LIN at the liquefaction facility using the proposed configuration; and determining, based at least in part on the identified resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations, whether to omit or reduce a size of at least one component of the plurality of components identified by the proposed configuration; and omitting or reducing the size of the at least one component of the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility in response to a determination that the at least one identified resource corresponds to the resource generated by the at least one component; generating a schematic drawing for the proposed configuration of the liquefaction facility and a schematic drawing for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility, wherein the schematic drawing for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility comprises one or more components configured to provide refrigeration capacity for producing the LNG and/or the LIN via letdown of resources accessible to a particular candidate location for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility and one or more components configured to provide at least a portion of the letdown resources to an a facility external to the liquefaction facility of the alternative configuration; and generating a report based on the proposed configuration and the alternative configuration, wherein the report includes the schematic drawing for the proposed configuration and the schematic drawing for the alternative configuration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving one or more inputs corresponding to a proposed configuration of a liquefaction facility, wherein the proposed configuration identifies a plurality of components utilized to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and/or liquid nitrogen (LIN) at the liquefaction facility when configured according to the proposed configuration; determining an alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility, wherein the alternative configuration is different from the proposed configuration, and wherein determining the alternative configuration includes; identifying one or more candidate locations for the liquefaction facility; identifying resources accessible to each of the one or more candidate locations, wherein the identified resources are accessible from at least one source external to the liquefaction facility, and wherein the identified resources are utilized by the liquefaction facility to produce the LNG and/or the LIN; determining whether at least one identified resource of the resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations corresponds to a resource used during production of the LNG and/or the LIN at the liquefaction facility using the proposed configuration; and determining, based at least in part on the identified resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations, whether to omit or reduce a size of at least one component of the plurality of components identified by the proposed configuration; and omitting or reducing the size of the at least one component of the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility in response to a determination that the at least one identified resource corresponds to the resource generated by the at least one component; generating a schematic drawing for the proposed configuration of the liquefaction facility and a schematic drawing for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility, wherein the schematic drawing for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility comprises one or more components configured to provide refrigeration capacity for producing the LNG and/or the LIN via letdown of resources accessible to a particular candidate location for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility and one or more components configured to provide at least a portion of the letdown resources to an a facility external to the liquefaction facility of the alternative configuration; and generating a report based on the proposed configuration and the alternative configuration, wherein the report includes the schematic drawing for the proposed configuration and the schematic drawing for the alternative configuration. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32)
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