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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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출원번호 | US-0188550 (2014-02-24) |
등록번호 | US-9784182 (2017-10-10) |
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The present techniques are directed to a system and method for generating power and recovering methane from methane hydrates. The system includes a low emissions power plant configured to generate power, wherein an exhaust gas from the low emissions power plant provides a gas mixture including nitro
The present techniques are directed to a system and method for generating power and recovering methane from methane hydrates. The system includes a low emissions power plant configured to generate power, wherein an exhaust gas from the low emissions power plant provides a gas mixture including nitrogen and carbon dioxide. The system also includes a methane recovery system configured to recover methane from methane hydrates by injecting the nitrogen and the carbon dioxide from the gas mixture into the methane hydrates.
1. A system for generating power and recovering methane from a methane hydrates formation, comprising: a combined cycle power plant configured to generate power, comprising a combustor for combusting a fuel and an oxidant in the presence of a diluent thereby generating an exhaust gas comprising a ga
1. A system for generating power and recovering methane from a methane hydrates formation, comprising: a combined cycle power plant configured to generate power, comprising a combustor for combusting a fuel and an oxidant in the presence of a diluent thereby generating an exhaust gas comprising a gas mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide, wherein the diluent, the fuel and the oxidant are each separately injected into the combustor and wherein the diluent comprises a recirculated part of the exhaust gas;an expander turbine configured to provide mechanical energy by extracting energy from the exhaust gas; anda methane recovery system in fluid communication with the methane hydrates formation configured to recover methane from methane hydrates in the methane hydrates formation by injecting the nitrogen and the carbon dioxide from the gas mixture into the methane hydrates. 2. The system of claim 1, comprising a carbon dioxide separation system configured to separate the carbon dioxide from the nitrogen within the gas mixture. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the methane recovery system is configured to recover the methane from the methane hydrates by separately injecting the carbon dioxide and the nitrogen into the methane hydrates. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the methane recovery system is configured to recover the methane from the methane hydrates by injecting the gas mixture comprising the carbon dioxide and the nitrogen into the methane hydrates without separating the nitrogen from the carbon dioxide within the gas mixture. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the methane recovery system is configured to adjust a ratio of the nitrogen to the carbon dioxide within the gas mixture prior to injection of the gas mixture into the methane hydrates. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the combined cycle power plant comprises: a generator configured to generate electricity from the mechanical energy provided by the expander turbine. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein at least a portion of the methane recovered from the methane hydrates is flowed into the combustor as fuel. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the combined cycle power plant comprises: a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam by heating a boiler with an exhaust stream from the expander turbine;a steam turbine configured to provide mechanical energy by extracting energy from the steam generated by the HRSG; anda generator configured to generate electricity from the mechanical energy provided by the expander turbine and the steam turbine. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the methane recovered from the methane hydrates is flowed into the combustor as fuel. 10. The system of claim 1, comprising a cooler for cooling the gas mixture prior to injection of the carbon dioxide and the nitrogen from the gas mixture into the methane hydrates. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the combined cycle power plant is configured to operate at a substantially stoichiometrically balanced condition. 12. A method for generating power and recovering methane from a methane hydrates formation, comprising: producing power via a combined cycle power plant comprising a combustor;separately injecting a diluent, a fuel and an oxidant into the combustor;combusting a fuel and an oxidant in the presence of a diluent thereby generating an exhaust gas comprising a gas mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide, wherein the diluent comprises a recirculated part of the exhaust gas, and wherein the exhaust gas provides a gas mixture comprising nitrogen and carbon dioxide; andextracting energy from the exhaust gas by an expander turbine configured to provide mechanical energy; andrecovering methane from methane hydrates by injecting the nitrogen and the carbon dioxide from the gas mixture into the methane hydrates formation. 13. The method of claim 12, comprising: separating the gas mixture into the carbon dioxide and the nitrogen; andseparately injecting the carbon dioxide and the nitrogen into the methane hydrates. 14. The method of claim 12, comprising injecting the gas mixture into the methane hydrates without separating the nitrogen from the carbon dioxide within the gas mixture. 15. The method of claim 14, comprising adjusting a ratio of the nitrogen to the carbon dioxide within the gas mixture prior to injecting the gas mixture into the methane hydrates. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein producing the power via the combined cycle power plant comprises: providing mechanical energy via an expander turbine using energy extracted from the gas mixture after combustion of the gas mixture in a combustor; andgenerating electricity via a generator using the mechanical energy provided by the expander turbine. 17. The method of claim 16, comprising flowing at least a portion of the methane recovered from the methane hydrates into the combustor as fuel. 18. The method of claim 12, wherein producing the power via the combined cycle power plant comprises: providing mechanical energy via an expander turbine using energy extracted from the gas mixture after combustion of the gas mixture in a combustor;generating steam via a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) by heating a boiler with an exhaust stream from the expander turbine;providing mechanical energy via a steam turbine using energy extracted from the steam generated by the HRSG; andgenerating electricity via a generator using the mechanical energy provided by the expander turbine and the steam turbine. 19. The method of claim 18, comprising flowing at least a portion of the methane recovered from the methane hydrates into the combustor as fuel. 20. The method of claim 12, wherein recovering the methane from the methane hydrates by injecting the nitrogen and the carbon dioxide from the gas mixture into the methane hydrates comprises: increasing a temperature of the methane hydrates by contacting the methane hydrates with the nitrogen; anddissociating the methane from the methane hydrates by contacting the methane hydrates with the carbon dioxide, wherein the carbon dioxide replaces the methane within the methane hydrates. 21. The method of claim 12, comprising removing impurities from the methane recovered from the methane hydrates. 22. A system for recovering methane from methane hydrates using a gas mixture from a combined cycle power plant, comprising: a combustor for combusting a fuel and an oxidant in the presence of a diluent thereby generating an exhaust gas comprising a gas mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide, wherein the diluent, the fuel and the oxidant are each separately injected into the combustor and wherein the diluent comprises a recirculated part of the exhaust gas;an expander turbine configured to provide mechanical energy by extracting energy from the gas mixture exiting the combustor;a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam by heating a boiler with the gas mixture from the expander turbine;a steam turbine configured to provide mechanical energy by extracting energy from the steam generated by the HRSG;a generator configured to generate electricity from the mechanical energy provided by the expander turbine and the steam turbine;a separation system configured to separate the carbon dioxide from the methane within the gas mixture; anda methane recovery system in fluid communication with a methane hydrates formation containing methane hydrates, wherein the methane recovery system is configured to recover methane from methane hydrates by injecting the nitrogen and the carbon dioxide from the gas mixture into the methane hydrates, wherein at least a portion of the methane recovered from the methane hydrates is flowed into the combustor as at least a portion of the fuel. 23. The system of claim 22, wherein the expander turbine is configured to operate at a substantially stoichiometrically balanced condition, and wherein at least a portion of the gas mixture is recirculated to the combustor.
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