Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG

Objective Compared with traditional submarine pipelines, Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facilities are deemed more suitable for the exploitation of offshore natural gas. However, their current high cost presents challenges in terms of economic efficiency for some gas fields, limiting their wi...

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Main Authors: Zihe LI, Jianlu ZHU, Qing MIAO, Feng YAN, Xin OUYANG, Chaofei NIE, Hui HAN, Yuxing LI
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author Zihe LI
Jianlu ZHU
Qing MIAO
Feng YAN
Xin OUYANG
Chaofei NIE
Hui HAN
Yuxing LI
author_facet Zihe LI
Jianlu ZHU
Qing MIAO
Feng YAN
Xin OUYANG
Chaofei NIE
Hui HAN
Yuxing LI
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description Objective Compared with traditional submarine pipelines, Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facilities are deemed more suitable for the exploitation of offshore natural gas. However, their current high cost presents challenges in terms of economic efficiency for some gas fields, limiting their widespread adoption and application to some extent. Pressurized Liquefied Natural Gas (PLNG) technology has emerged as a solution to this issue associated with FLNG. Under pressurization conditions, the liquefaction temperature of natural gas increases, leading to a rise in the solubility of impurities such as carbon dioxide. This property enables the adoption of a simplified natural gas pretreatment unit, and even the exclusion of this unit in some cases, for gas sources with a low CO2 content. Understanding the liquidsolid phase equilibrium mechanism of CO2 in PLNG is crucial for determining the gas-mass treatment indicators of PLNG. Methods A novel liquid-solid phase equilibrium test setup was designed and built with visualization and continuous sampling functions. This setup was employed to experimentally determine the liquid-solid phase equilibrium of carbon dioxide. Furthermore, a theoretical calculation model of CO2 solid solubility was developed, following the principle of liquid-solid phase equilibrium. The binary interaction coefficient was optimized using the genetic algorithm and test data. Results In the test, the solubility of carbon dioxide solid in LNG exceeded 1.5% at approximately 162 K (equivalent to the saturated vapor pressure of pure methane at around 1.7 MPa). The calculations demonstrated improved accuracy in CO2 solid solubility derived from the established model that was optimized using the genetic algorithm. For instance, considering the solubility of CO2 in pure methane, the average relative percentage error between the results calculated using the optimized model and test data decreased significantly from 10.83% to 2.333 6%. Conclusion This study provides a theoretical calculation model with high accuracy, which can be utilized as the foundation for establishing gas-mass indicators for carbon dioxide pretreatment under pressurized liquefaction conditions. The test setup developed in this research is well-suited for future explorations into the liquid-solid phase equilibrium of heavy hydrocarbon components in LNG within the PLNG temperature range. Additionally, this setup has the potential to contribute to the development of a robust impurity precipitation model.
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spelling doaj-art-1783bbb84bba4782a99604e3d65d6b392025-08-20T03:52:43ZzhoEditorial Office of Oil & Gas Storage and TransportationYou-qi chuyun1000-82412024-09-014391039104710.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2024.09.009yqcy-43-9-1039Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNGZihe LI0Jianlu ZHU1Qing MIAO2Feng YAN3Xin OUYANG4Chaofei NIE5Hui HAN6Yuxing LI7College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China)College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China)PipeChina Institute of Science and TechnologyPipeChina Institute of Science and TechnologyPipeChina Institute of Science and TechnologyPipeChina Institute of Science and TechnologyCollege of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China)College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China)Objective Compared with traditional submarine pipelines, Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facilities are deemed more suitable for the exploitation of offshore natural gas. However, their current high cost presents challenges in terms of economic efficiency for some gas fields, limiting their widespread adoption and application to some extent. Pressurized Liquefied Natural Gas (PLNG) technology has emerged as a solution to this issue associated with FLNG. Under pressurization conditions, the liquefaction temperature of natural gas increases, leading to a rise in the solubility of impurities such as carbon dioxide. This property enables the adoption of a simplified natural gas pretreatment unit, and even the exclusion of this unit in some cases, for gas sources with a low CO2 content. Understanding the liquidsolid phase equilibrium mechanism of CO2 in PLNG is crucial for determining the gas-mass treatment indicators of PLNG. Methods A novel liquid-solid phase equilibrium test setup was designed and built with visualization and continuous sampling functions. This setup was employed to experimentally determine the liquid-solid phase equilibrium of carbon dioxide. Furthermore, a theoretical calculation model of CO2 solid solubility was developed, following the principle of liquid-solid phase equilibrium. The binary interaction coefficient was optimized using the genetic algorithm and test data. Results In the test, the solubility of carbon dioxide solid in LNG exceeded 1.5% at approximately 162 K (equivalent to the saturated vapor pressure of pure methane at around 1.7 MPa). The calculations demonstrated improved accuracy in CO2 solid solubility derived from the established model that was optimized using the genetic algorithm. For instance, considering the solubility of CO2 in pure methane, the average relative percentage error between the results calculated using the optimized model and test data decreased significantly from 10.83% to 2.333 6%. Conclusion This study provides a theoretical calculation model with high accuracy, which can be utilized as the foundation for establishing gas-mass indicators for carbon dioxide pretreatment under pressurized liquefaction conditions. The test setup developed in this research is well-suited for future explorations into the liquid-solid phase equilibrium of heavy hydrocarbon components in LNG within the PLNG temperature range. Additionally, this setup has the potential to contribute to the development of a robust impurity precipitation model.https://yqcy.pipechina.com.cn/cn/article/doi/10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2024.09.009pressurized liquefied natural gasco2liquid-solid phase equilibriumequation of stategenetic algorithm
spellingShingle Zihe LI
Jianlu ZHU
Qing MIAO
Feng YAN
Xin OUYANG
Chaofei NIE
Hui HAN
Yuxing LI
Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG
You-qi chuyun
pressurized liquefied natural gas
co2
liquid-solid phase equilibrium
equation of state
genetic algorithm
title Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG
title_full Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG
title_fullStr Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG
title_full_unstemmed Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG
title_short Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG
title_sort experimental determination and theoretical calculation for co2 liquid solid phase equilibrium in plng
topic pressurized liquefied natural gas
co2
liquid-solid phase equilibrium
equation of state
genetic algorithm
url https://yqcy.pipechina.com.cn/cn/article/doi/10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2024.09.009
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