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Invited Review | Open Access

Review on recent liquefied natural gas cold energy utilization in power generation cycles

Guojun Yu1,2( ), Sheng Jia1, Bing Dai3
Merchant Marine College, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, P.R.China
School of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R.China
China Petroleum Technology & Development Corporation, Beijing 100009, P.R.China
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Abstract

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) needs to be gasified before supplied to the users, and considerable amount of cold energy, about 830 kJ/kg, will be released during this process. Recovery of LNG cold energy bears significance of energy-saving and environmental protection. Among the many ways of using LNG cold energy, power generation is the most effective and suitable one for large-scale applications. Many novel power generation cycles have been designed for utilizing LNG cold energy so far. This paper reviews the recent researches on LNG cold energy utilization in power generation, and discusses 15 novel power generation cycles utilizing LNG cold energy.

Keywords

power generationLiquefied natural gascold energy

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Advances in Geo-Energy Research
Volume 2 Issue 1,
March 2018
Pages 86-102
DOI: 10.26804/ager.2018.01.08
Cite this article:
Yu G, Jia S, Dai B. Review on recent liquefied natural gas cold energy utilization in power generation cycles. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 2018, 2(1): 86-102. https://doi.org/10.26804/ager.2018.01.08

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Received: 02 February 2018
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Published: 26 February 2018
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