ES2037318T3 - Metodo de control para aumento de la recuperacion del argon desde unidades de separacion de aire criogenico. - Google Patents

Metodo de control para aumento de la recuperacion del argon desde unidades de separacion de aire criogenico.

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ES2037318T3
ES2037318T3 ES198989107702T ES89107702T ES2037318T3 ES 2037318 T3 ES2037318 T3 ES 2037318T3 ES 198989107702 T ES198989107702 T ES 198989107702T ES 89107702 T ES89107702 T ES 89107702T ES 2037318 T3 ES2037318 T3 ES 2037318T3
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Rodney John Allam
Alan Lindsay Prentice
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Abstract

EL PRESENTE INVENTO RELATA A UNA MEJORA A UN PROCESO DE SEPARACION DE AIRE CRIOGENICO CONVENCIONAL QUE TIENE UNA COLUMNA DE MANGA LATERAL DE ARGON. LA MEJORA AL PROCESO COMPRENDE REDUCIR LA PRESION DEL GAS ALIMENTADO A LA COLUMNA A TRAVES DE UNA VALVULA DE CONTROL (302) Y OPERAR LA COLUMNA (303) A LA PRESION MAS BAJA POSIBLE CONSISTENTE CON UNA DIFERENCIA DE TEMPERATURA MINIMA A TRAVES DEL CONDENSADOR DE ARRIBA (309) Y EL RETORNO NO RESTRINGIDO (POR 319) DE VAPOR DE OXIGENO CRUDO DESDE EL CONDENSADOR DE ARRIBA A LA COLUMNA DE BAJA PRESION.
ES198989107702T 1988-04-29 1989-04-27 Metodo de control para aumento de la recuperacion del argon desde unidades de separacion de aire criogenico. Expired - Lifetime ES2037318T3 (es)

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