Patents by Inventor Jeroen Van De Rijt

Jeroen Van De Rijt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for operating a liquefaction train
    Patent number: 10571189
    Abstract: A method for operating a main cryogenic heat exchanger for use in a natural gas liquefaction process, involves monitoring or predicting variations in the flow rate of a feed gas stream provided to the main cryogenic heat exchanger. When a variation of the flow rate exceeding a predetermined threshold value is monitored or predicted, a control scheme is started to control one or more compressor recycle valves in response to the monitored or predicted variation of the flow rate to recycle part of a compressed mixed refrigerant stream in a refrigerant loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeroen Van De Rijt, Pierre Christian Marie Carrette, Hossein Khajavi
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LIQUEFACTION TRAIN
    Publication number: 20190195555
    Abstract: A method for operating a main cryogenic heat exchanger for use in a natural gas liquefaction process, involves monitoring or predicting variations in the flow rate of a feed gas stream provided to the main cryogenic heat exchanger. When a variation of the flow rate exceeding a predetermined threshold value is monitored or predicted, a control scheme is started to control one or more compressor recycle valves in response to the monitored or predicted variation of the flow rate to recycle part of a compressed mixed refrigerant stream in a refrigerant loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Jeroen VAN DE RIJT, Pierre Christian Marie CARRETTE, Hossein KHAJAVI
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING A PROCESS STREAM
    Publication number: 20100275645
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of cooling a process stream, the method comprising at least the steps of: (a) heat exchanging a first coolant supply stream in a first cooling circuit against a process stream at a first process temperature to produce a first coolant return stream and a cooled process stream; (b) passing the first coolant return stream to a first coolant return tank to provide warmed first coolant; (c) withdrawing a portion of the warmed first coolant from the first coolant return tank as a warmed first coolant stream; (d) heat exchanging a cooled second coolant stream in a second cooling circuit against the warmed first coolant stream to produce a cooled first coolant stream, (e) passing the cooled first coolant stream to a first coolant supply tank to provide cooled first coolant; (f) withdrawing a portion of the cooled first coolant from the first coolant supply tank as the first coolant supply stream; wherein the rate of flow of the warmed first coolant stream in step (c) is controlled in r
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventor: Jeroen Van De Rijt