BRPI0417962A - air separation apparatus, integrated air separation apparatus and metal production, and method of starting such an air separation apparatus - Google Patents

air separation apparatus, integrated air separation apparatus and metal production, and method of starting such an air separation apparatus

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BRPI0417962A
BRPI0417962A BRPI0417962-5A BRPI0417962A BRPI0417962A BR PI0417962 A BRPI0417962 A BR PI0417962A BR PI0417962 A BRPI0417962 A BR PI0417962A BR PI0417962 A BRPI0417962 A BR PI0417962A
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Alain Guillard
Jean-Jacques Chollat
Xavier Pontone
Alain Libarre
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Abstract

"APARELHO DE SEPARAçãO DE AR, APARELHO INTEGRADO DE SEPARAçãO DE AR E PRODUçãO DE METAL, E MéTODO DE PARTIDA DE UM APARELHO DE SEPARAçãO DE AR COMO ESSE". A invenção se refere a um aparelho de separação de ar que compreende um sistema de colunas (DC, MC), meios para o suprimento do aparelho pelo menos parcialmente com ar comprimido de pelo menos um supercompressor (C2), um meio de depuração e resfriamento (E, PL) ,meios para o transporte do ar para uma coluna (MC) no sistema de colunas, e meios para a retirada de um produto gasoso (0) de uma coluna no referido sistema, o supercompressor mencionado anteriormente sendo acionado por um motor (M) que tem uma velocidade de rotação variável e pelo menos duas velocidades nominais."AIR SEPARATION APPARATUS, INTEGRATED AIR SEPARATION APPARATUS AND METAL PRODUCTION, AND METHOD OF STARTING AN AIR SEPARATION APPARATUS". The invention relates to an air separation apparatus comprising a column system (DC, MC), means for supplying the apparatus at least partially with compressed air from at least one supercompressor (C2), a purification and cooling medium. (E, PL) means for conveying air to a column (MC) in the column system, and means for withdrawing a gaseous product (0) from a column in said system, the aforementioned supercompressor being driven by a engine (M) having a variable rotational speed and at least two rated speeds.

BRPI0417962-5A 2003-12-22 2004-12-16 air separation apparatus, integrated air separation apparatus and metal production, and method of starting such an air separation apparatus BRPI0417962A (en)

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