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Engineering review / R02 · Pre-release technical information. Not for procurement, fabrication, installation, operation, or safety decisions.
CRYOGENIC EXPANDERS

CEX-500 / ENGINEERING REVIEW / R02

CEX-500 Cryogenic Expander

High-flow cold-end platform for integrated LNG and gas-separation trains.

A larger reference platform for high-flow cryogenic expansion, with the expander, bearings, seals, controls, and cold-box interfaces specified as a complete project package.

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Illustrative engineering visualization of the CEX-500 reference configuration
Illustrative engineering visualization · final production geometry may differ

REFERENCE CONFIGURATION

Published selection basis

DESIGN BASISHigh-flow cryogenic process service
PACKAGEExpander, controls, auxiliaries, interfaces
RELIABILITY INPUTSTrip philosophy, start cycles, operating map
TESTINGMechanical run / performance test plan by contract

STANDARDS PATHWAY

Applicability must be confirmed

  • API 617 project basis
  • ASME B31.3 process piping interfaces
  • Customer quality plan

Reference platform data only. Performance is not guaranteed by this web catalogue.

APPLICATION ENVELOPE

Intended study contexts

Base-load LNGLarge air separationHelium recoveryHydrogen systems

CONFIGURATION PRINCIPLES

  • Operating envelope reviewed before geometry is frozen
  • Mechanical and control configuration defined by project duty
  • Inspection, testing, and release records agreed by scope

OPEN ENGINEERING CHECKS

  1. 01Confirm the high-flow operating map and trip philosophy.
  2. 02Release thermal-contraction, nozzle-load, and seal-system reviews.

Document AXO-CEX-500-TDS-R02 · Engineering review · Issued 23 October 2026