EP1223395B2 - Procédé intégré de séparation d'air et de génération d'énergie - Google Patents

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EP1223395B2
EP1223395B2 EP01403286.6A EP01403286A EP1223395B2 EP 1223395 B2 EP1223395 B2 EP 1223395B2 EP 01403286 A EP01403286 A EP 01403286A EP 1223395 B2 EP1223395 B2 EP 1223395B2
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
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    • F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
    • F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air
    • F25J3/04763—Start-up or control of the process; Details of the apparatus used
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    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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    • F25J3/04163—Hot end purification of the feed air
    • F25J3/04169—Hot end purification of the feed air by adsorption of the impurities
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
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    • F25J3/04527—Integration with an oxygen consuming unit, e.g. glass facility, waste incineration or oxygen based processes in general
    • F25J3/04539—Integration with an oxygen consuming unit, e.g. glass facility, waste incineration or oxygen based processes in general for the H2/CO synthesis by partial oxidation or oxygen consuming reforming processes of fuels
    • F25J3/04545—Integration with an oxygen consuming unit, e.g. glass facility, waste incineration or oxygen based processes in general for the H2/CO synthesis by partial oxidation or oxygen consuming reforming processes of fuels for the gasification of solid or heavy liquid fuels, e.g. integrated gasification combined cycle [IGCC]
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
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    • F25J3/04575—Integration with a nitrogen consuming unit, e.g. for purging, inerting, cooling or heating for a gas expansion plant, e.g. dilution of the combustion gas in a gas turbine
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
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    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
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  • the present invention relates to an integrated method of air separation and energy generation.
  • EP-A-568431 describes the use of an integrated system. The difficulties of regulation of this kind of system are explained in EP-A-0622595 .
  • each separation device is fed from a gas turbine compressor and sends nitrogen only to the same gas turbine.
  • An object of the invention is to overcome the defects of known systems.
  • an object of the invention is to allow more flexibility in the choice of products from an integrated air separation system and a gas turbine. According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a method according to claim 1.
  • the percentage of the total air treated in the second apparatus which comes from the compressor supplying a combustion chamber, represents at most 80%, or even at most 50%, even at most 30% of the percentage of air, treated. in the first apparatus, from the first air compressor (or from the first air compressor and a second air compressor also supplying a second combustion chamber).
  • an oxygen-enriched gas is supplied from the first apparatus and / or the second apparatus to a gasifier or a plurality of gasifiers.
  • This or these gasifier (s) provide fuel to the combustion chamber (combustion chambers).
  • the first air separation apparatus receives proportionately more air from a gas turbine than the second air separation apparatus.
  • This second device can produce a nitrogen-enriched flow that is sent to the gas turbine.
  • the first air separation apparatus receives more air from a gas turbine than the second air separation apparatus.
  • the degree of integration determines which products can be removed from each device, typically the purest oxygen and / or argon products from the second device which will be more stable in operation due to the low degree of integration.
  • a compressor 13 is supplied with air and sends a first air flow to a combustion chamber 17 with fuel, a second air flow to a first air separation apparatus 1 and possibly a third air flow to a second air separation apparatus 101, the third flow being generally lower than the second flow rate.
  • the means for cooling the air of the outlet temperature of the compressor 13 to a temperature close to ambient upstream of the air separation apparatus 1 and upstream of the air separation apparatus 101 are not not illustrated.
  • the first air separation device 1 is also supplied with air by a compressor 21 which only feeds it and the second air separation device 101 is also supplied with air by a compressor 121 which supplies only this one.
  • each of the compressors 21, 121 may supply the first and second air separation apparatus or only one of the compressors 21 or 121 may supply the first and second air separation apparatus (not shown).
  • the first air separation unit typically of the double or triple column type, produces at least one nitrogen enriched gas 3 and an oxygen enriched high pressure gas containing at most 98 mol. % oxygen, optionally at most 95 mol. % oxygen or even at most 93 mol. % oxygen which is sent to a gasifier 31.
  • the nitrogen-enriched gas is sent to the combustion chamber 17 or to another point upstream of the turbine 19.
  • the first device may possibly produce a small amount of liquid.
  • Part of the air sent to the air separation unit 1 can be sent through an insufflation turbine (feeding the low pressure column of the double or triple column).
  • the second air separation apparatus produces oxygen 105 containing at least 98 mol. % oxygen, argon gas and / or liquid and possibly liquids rich in nitrogen or oxygen and a flow of impure nitrogen 103 is sent to the combustion chamber 17.
  • a portion of the oxygen 105 may be sent to the gasifier 31.
  • the second apparatus 101 is preferably of the pressurized type, and therefore with a low pressure column from which the oxygen enriched fluid is withdrawn operating at above 1.5 bara, preferably above 3 bara.
  • the second apparatus may comprise an argon-enriched flow purification column.
  • a part of the air sent to the second apparatus 101 is expanded in a Claude turbine before being sent to the air distillation column operating at the highest pressure.
  • the ratio between the air flow rate from the compressor 121 to the apparatus 101 and the air flow (if any) from the compressor 13 to the apparatus 101 is greater than the ratio of the flow rate air sent from the compressor 21 to the apparatus 1 and the air flow sent from the compressor 13 to this apparatus 1.
  • the two compressors 21,121 can be replaced by a single compressor supplying the apparatus 1,101.
  • a first air compressor 13 supplies air to the first air separation apparatus 1 and a first combustion chamber 17, the combustion gases of which supply a first expansion turbine 19 which allows the generation of electricity.
  • a second air compressor 15 provides air to the air separation apparatus 1 and a second combustion chamber 23, the combustion gases of which supply a second expansion turbine 25 which allows the generation of electricity .
  • a third air compressor 21 supplies air exclusively to the air separation apparatus.
  • the means for cooling the air at the outlet temperature of the compressors 13, 15 at a temperature close to ambient upstream of the first air separation apparatus 1 and upstream of the second air separation apparatus 101 are not not illustrated.
  • the waste gas 3 of the separation apparatus 1 is sent upstream of the first and optionally the second turbine, for example to the first and optionally to the second combustion chamber and / or to the inlet of the first and optionally the second turbine.
  • the oxygen-enriched pressurized gas is preferably fed to one or more gasifiers 31, 131 where it serves to produce fuel for at least one of the combustion chambers 17, 23.
  • the compressors 13, 15, 21 may supply air at different pressures, for example different by at least 0.5 bar from each other.
  • the higher pressure flow rates can be expanded to the lower pressure to purify all air flows together.
  • the flows can be sent to columns of the ASU operating at different pressures with a suitable purge.
  • the apparatus 1 produces the same products as those described above: the apparatus 101 produces at least residual nitrogen 103 and oxygen enriched gas optionally under several pressures or at least under high pressure.
  • the waste nitrogen 103 is sent to the first and possibly the second combustion chamber.
  • the oxygen 105 may be sent to another gasifier 131, gasify 31 or another use, particularly if its purity is different from that of the oxygen 5.
  • the apparatus 101 may provide mainly or solely pure oxygen at above 98 mol% oxygen while the first apparatus can produce solely or mainly impure oxygen at below 95 mol. % oxygen.
  • the apparatus 101 is supplied with air from a dedicated compressor 121 and possibly very partially from the first compressor 13 and / or the second compressor 15 and / or the dedicated compressor 21 and / or a dedicated compressor which sends the compressor. air to the two air separation units.

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EP01403286.6A 2001-01-12 2001-12-18 Procédé intégré de séparation d'air et de génération d'énergie Expired - Lifetime EP1223395B2 (fr)

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DE60112396T DE60112396T3 (de) 2001-01-12 2001-12-18 Integriertes Verfahren zur Luftzerlegung und Energieerzeugung
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