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All shapes and sizes
I
t has been said that turbomachinery is at the heart of every LNG
plant whether small, mid or large scale. When it comes to selecting
the right turbomachinery for an LNG project, there are a number of
factors to consider, such as space, weight, reliability, maintainability, and
safety.
No matter what equipment is chosen, the ultimate goal is to optimise
the economic return. Total expected lifecycle costs, including both OPEX
and CAPEX, play a critical role when choosing turbomachinery for an LNG
facility.
Choosing the design and selecting rotating and electrical equipment
to achieve the highest reliability, efficiency and safety for LNG applications
of any size, while also reducing CAPEX, is not an easy task.
Patrice Bardon, Dresser-Rand
business, part of Siemens Power
& Gas Division, France,
describes
the process for selecting the optimal
equipment configuration for the main
liquefaction service in small, mid and
large scale LNG solutions.
Figure 1.
Two workers looking at the
northernmost LNG plant near Hammerfest (photo:
Florian Sander; source: Siemens).
