Patent ID: 11884621
Assignee: ENERFLEX US HOLDINGS INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B  F | IPC B  C  F

Claim 9:
10. The process of claim 1, further comprising, prior to directing the first vapor effluent stream into the second fractionator:
directing a portion of the inlet fluid stream through a heat exchanger,
combining the first vapor effluent stream with the portion of the inlet fluid stream comprising the natural gas exiting the heat exchanger to form a first combined stream;
directing the first combined stream into the second fractionator;
fractionating the first combined stream within the second fractionator to form the first liquid stream and the second vapor effluent stream;
directing the second vapor effluent stream through the heat exchanger, wherein the second vapor effluent stream and the portion of the inlet fluid stream are in thermal communication within the heat exchanger; and
directing the second vapor effluent stream from the heat exchanger into the second fractionator.