EP3695180A1 - Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogenique - Google Patents
Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogeniqueInfo
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- the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for air separation by cryogenic distillation.
- ASU cryogenic distillation
- Oil brake The work is extracted by the viscous friction of the axis of rotation on a film of oil under pressure contained in a cavity around the axis. This friction generates a heating of the oil, which is cooled outside the system to evacuate the work.
- This system has the disadvantage of implementation and efficiency. Indeed, the work generated is lost and undermines the effectiveness of the whole.
- the system is limited in power extracted (about 100kW) and is therefore not suitable for ASUs requiring a higher cooling capacity.
- Compressor brake and refrigerant In addition to the assembly of a turbine with a cryogenic outlet temperature coupled to a compressor having a cryogenic booster inlet temperature, another assembly comprising another turbine coupled to a compressor is implemented in the process. The turbine is then coupled to a compressor whose suction temperature is ambient or slightly sub-ambient. The compression of the gas heats the latter, and it is cooled in a heat exchanger (typically against water) to extract heat, and therefore work. This is the most common way in the field of ASUs ⁇ Generator: The expansion turbine can also be coupled to a generator that extracts work by generating electrical energy sent over a network. The rotational speed of this generator is usually much lower than the speed of rotation of the turbine, which requires a reducer between the two elements.
- each compression is done in a single-stage compression stage
- the first compression step starting from the temperature close to ambient, makes it possible to generate work outside the cold box, which generates cooling capacity for the air separation process,
- the second compression step is cryogenic compression, which compresses a gas withdrawn at an intermediate level from the main exchanger to a first temperature which is a cryogenic temperature, and returned to the main exchanger at a temperature above the first temperature.
- the two compression steps will be arranged in series on the same flow.
- this flow will be a part of the total air flow, which will be compressed first from the ambient temperature, then cold.
- This flow after re-introduction into the main exchanger, will go to the cold end of the exchanger where it will be (pseudo) liquefied.
- the wheel of the turbine and those of the boosters rotate at the same speed of rotation. Surprisingly, this makes it possible to maintain acceptable thermodynamic efficiencies in the compression steps and the expansion step, despite a rotational speed common to the three wheels. Compared to the state of the art of using two sets of turbine and booster, it becomes possible, thanks to the invention to reduce investment costs without dramatically reducing the efficiency of the process.
- a method of air separation by cryogenic distillation in which air is compressed in a first compressor, cooled in a heat exchanger and then separated in a system of columns, liquid oxygen is vaporized in the countercurrent heat exchanger of a pressurized gas flow that is (pseudo) condensed, a flow of gas which is air or a gas from the column system is expanded in a single-wheel cryogenic expansion turbine, having an inlet temperature of less than -100 ° C, a gas which is air or gas from the column system, which gas has already been compressed in the first booster, is compressed in a first single-wheel booster with an inlet temperature above -50 ° C, a gas that is air or a gas from the column system is compressed in a second booster a single wheel with a inlet temperature lower than -100 ° C, the supercharged gas in at least the first booster is cooled in the heat exchanger, participates in the vaporization of liquid oxygen by heat exchange in the exchanger,
- the work generated by the expansion turbine is used for the cryogenic compression step in the first booster and for the compression step in the second booster, and
- the operating conditions of the wheel of the expansion turbine, the wheel of the first booster and the wheel of the second booster are defined to allow a rotational speed common to these three wheels, and
- each booster is connected to the turbine wheel by an axis of rotation, these axes rotating at the same speed of rotation or iii) the first booster and the impeller of the expansion turbine are connected to the second booster, each by an axis of rotation, these axes rotating at identical speed of rotation, and
- the first compression step makes it possible to generate work outside the cold box, which generates cooling capacity for the air separation process.
- At least one of the wheels of the expansion wheel, the wheel of the first booster and the wheel of the second booster has a lower yield than it would, under the same operating conditions, with another speed of rotation.
- the compressed gas in the first and second booster is air for distillation.
- the work produced by the turbine is not transferred to a generator, an oil brake or a compressor other than the first and second boosters.
- the inlet temperature of the turbine is lower than the inlet temperature of the second booster and / or the inlet temperature of the first booster.
- the air is overpressed first in the first booster and then in the second booster.
- the air relaxed in the turbine was supercharged in the first booster.
- the air relaxed in the turbine was supercharged in the first booster and possibly in the second booster.
- an apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation comprising a heat exchanger, a pipe for sending compressed air into a first compressor to cool in the heat exchanger, a system of columns, a pipe to send cooled air into the heat exchanger is separated in the column system, a pipe for sending liquid oxygen from the system to vaporize in the heat exchanger, a pipe for sending a flow of pressurized gas into the heat exchanger.
- heat a single-wheel cryogenic expansion turbine, a pipe connected to an intermediate point of the heat exchanger to send a flow of gas which is air or a gas from the column system of the heat exchanger.
- the method uses the second expansion turbine, the two turbines operate in parallel and the flow of gas which is air or gas from the column system is divided into two fractions, each being expanded in one of the two turbines.
- the compressed gas in the first and second booster is air for distillation.
- the apparatus comprises means for sending at least a portion of the air, or all the air or at least a portion of the gas, or even all the gas, compressed in the first booster supercharger in the second booster.
- the turbine is not coupled to a generator, an oil brake or a compressor other than the first and second boosters.
- the apparatus comprises only one turbine.
- the apparatus comprises means for sending air from the first booster and possibly the second booster to the turbine.
- Figure 1 shows a method of separating air by cryogenic distillation in a double column having an optional minaret.
- a flow of compressed air at the pressure of the first column, designated by the reference MP, of the double column is divided into two.
- a flow 3 cools in a main heat exchanger E1 and is sent to the first column MP.
- the rest of the air is overpressed in an auxiliary booster S and cooled in a cooler R before being divided into two.
- Part 7 of the air is sent to the main heat exchanger E1 where it cools to an intermediate temperature of this exchanger which is less than -100 ° C. At this temperature the flow 7 is sent to a turbine T where it is expanded at the pressure of the first column before being mixed with the flow 3 and sent to the first column.
- Another part 9 of the air of the booster S is sent to a first booster B1 without having been cooled in the heat exchanger E1.
- the air 9 is then cooled in a cooler before being sent to the hot end of the heat exchanger where it cools to an intermediate temperature of the exchanger but greater than the inlet temperature of the turbine T.
- air 9 leaves the exchanger E1 at this intermediate temperature and is supercharged in a second booster B2.
- the supercharged air is returned to the exchanger E1 at a temperature higher than the intermediate temperature and the inlet temperature of the turbine T.
- the supercharged air in B2 continues cooling in the heat exchanger E1 to cold end and is expanded in a valve V to enter the MP column in liquid or pseudo condensed form. Part of this expanded liquid can also be returned to the LP low pressure column.
- the first and second boosters are both single-stage boosters with only one compression wheel.
- the wheel of the first booster B1, the wheel of the second booster B2 and the wheel of the turbine T are mounted on the same axis of rotation or on pins integrally connected.
- the turbine T is not coupled to a generator or an oil brake. It only drives the first and second boosters B1, B2.
- the first booster B1 has an inlet temperature greater than -50 ° C, optionally greater than 0 ° C, preferably greater than 10 ° C.
- the second booster B2 has an inlet temperature lower than -100 ° C.
- An oxygen enriched liquid and a nitrogen enriched liquid are fed from the first MP column to the second column, designated BP, as reflux liquids.
- a top gas from the first column condenses in a bottom condenser of the second column and is condensed and returned to the first column.
- the air flow 1 compressed at a pressure at least 5 bars higher than the pressure of the first column is divided into two parts 7, 9.
- Part 7 is sent to the main heat exchanger E1 where it cools down. at an intermediate temperature of this exchanger which is below -100 ° C. At this temperature the flow 7 is sent to a turbine T where it is expanded at the pressure of the first column.
- Part 9 of the air is supercharged in a second booster B2. The supercharged air is sent, after cooling in a water cooler, to the hot end of the heat exchanger E1 where it cools to an intermediate temperature of the exchanger but greater than or equal to the inlet temperature of the turbine T.
- the air 9 leaves the exchanger E1 at this intermediate temperature and is supercharged in a second booster B2.
- the supercharged air is returned to the exchanger E1 at a temperature higher than the inlet temperature of the turbine T.
- the supercharged air in B2 continues cooling in the heat exchanger E1 until the cold end and is relaxed in a valve to enter the MP column in liquid or pseudo condensed form. Part of this expanded liquid can also be returned to the LP low pressure column.
- the first and second boosters are both single-stage boosters with only one compression wheel.
- the wheel of the first booster B1, the wheel of the second booster B2 and the wheel of the turbine T are mounted on the same axis of rotation or on pins integrally connected.
- the turbine T is not coupled to a generator or an oil brake. It only drives the first and second boosters B1, B2.
- the first booster B1 has an inlet temperature greater than 0 ° C.
- the second booster B2 has an inlet temperature lower than -100 ° C.
- the work generated by the expansion turbine is used for the cryogenic compression step in the first booster and for the compression step in the second booster.
- the operating conditions of the wheel of the expansion turbine T, the wheel of the first booster B1 and the wheel of the second booster B2 are defined to allow a rotation speed common to these three wheels.
- the wheel of the first booster B1, the wheel of the second booster B2 and the wheel of the turbine T are mounted on the same axis of rotation in the figures /
- each booster can be connected to the wheel of the turbine by an axis of rotation, these axes rotating at identical speed.
- At least one of the wheels of the expansion wheel, the wheel of the first booster and the wheel of the second booster has a lower yield than it would, under the same operating conditions, with another rotation speed.
- the invention is also applicable in the case where a nitrogen flow or other gas from the distillation is supercharged in a first booster having an inlet temperature greater than -50 ° C and a second booster having an inlet temperature lower than -100 ° C.
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