METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRESSURIZING GAS FLOWING IN A PIPELINE

WIPO Patent Application WO2005024188

A3

The present invention is directed to auxiliary apparatus for augmenting the pressure head of a gas flowing in a pipeline (14) that may be provided by at least one gas turbine (16) running a first pressure augmenting means (12), said auxiliary apparatus comprising: a vapor turbine (28) operatively connected to a second pressure augmenting means (24); first connection means (31) for providing fluid communication between said pipeline and said second pressure augmenting means; second connection means (2) for providing fluid communication between said first pressure augmenting means and said second pressure augmenting means; and heating means (32) for vaporizing a working fluid of said vapor turbine. In one embodiment, a bypass means for said pipeline having a bypass conduit (48B) and shut-off valve system (44B) are provided for connecting said first pressure augmenting means to the downstream portion of said pipeline via a bypass conduit. In a further embodiment, the vaporizer of the working fluid utilizes the heat of an intermediate fluid. Furthermore, in accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for augmenting the pressure head of a gas flowing in a pipeline for transporting natural gas in a natural gas pipeline transmission system.

BRONICKI LUCIEN Y (IL)
SINAI JOSEPH (IL)

PCT/IL2004/000823

April 21, 2005

September 09, 2004

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ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC (US)
BRONICKI LUCIEN Y (IL)
SINAI JOSEPH (IL)

F01K23/10; F04D25/00; F04D25/04; (IPC1-7): F01K23/10; F04D25/04

WO2004074641A1

2004-09-02

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