New mechanical advances enable compression solutions
for evolving gas-to-liquids processes
Compressors can constitute major
capital expenditures (CAPEX) for many hydrocarbon processing
facilities. To meet growing energy demands, gas-to-liquids (GTL)
technology is one possible solution. In the GTL process, syngas is
produced from methane by either partial oxidation with oxygen or by
autothermal reforming with air. The performance and profitability
of GTL facilities is heavily influenced by the economy-of-scale of
the GTL unit and associated infrastructures. To ensure
profitability, large plants are planned. Consequently, higher air
flows are required that exceed maximum flowrates known from other
gas processing/ petrochemical/ refining applications. The same
conditions a
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