EP0383994A3 - Air rectification process and apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
Es werden ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Luftzerlegung durch Rektifikation beschrieben. Aus dem Verfahren abgezogener Stickstoff (16) wird auf eine mittlere Temperatur angewärmt, teilweise aus dem Hauptwärmetauscher (17) herausgeleitet (30) und arbeitsleistend entspannt (31). Das entspannte Gas (32) gibt seine Kälte im Hauptwärmetauscher (17) an Zerlegungsluft (1) ab und wird erneut verdichtet (33, 36). There are a method and an apparatus for air separation described by rectification. Subtracted from the procedure Nitrogen (16) is warmed to a medium temperature, partially led out of the main heat exchanger (17) (30) and relaxed while working (31). The relaxed gas (32) gives its cold in the main heat exchanger (17) from decomposing air (1) and is compressed again (33, 36).
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EP19890113815 EP0383994A3 (en) | 1989-02-23 | 1989-07-26 | Air rectification process and apparatus |
CN90100335A CN1025068C (en) | 1989-02-23 | 1990-01-23 | Method and apparatus for separating air by means of rectification |
AU49960/90A AU618659B2 (en) | 1989-02-23 | 1990-02-21 | Process and apparatus for air fractionation by rectification |
US07/483,143 US5036672A (en) | 1989-02-23 | 1990-02-22 | Process and apparatus for air fractionation by rectification |
JP2042309A JPH02245201A (en) | 1989-02-23 | 1990-02-22 | Air decomposition by rectification and its apparatus |
EP90103572A EP0384483B1 (en) | 1989-02-23 | 1990-02-23 | Air rectification process and apparatus |
DE9090103572T DE59000211D1 (en) | 1989-02-23 | 1990-02-23 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AIR DISASSEMBLY BY RECTIFICATION. |
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DE19893905521 DE3905521A1 (en) | 1989-02-23 | 1989-02-23 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AIR DISASSEMBLY BY RECTIFICATION |
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