ES2081062T3 - Procedimiento y aparato para la destilacion criogenica de aire. - Google Patents

Procedimiento y aparato para la destilacion criogenica de aire.

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ES2081062T3
ES2081062T3 ES92311268T ES92311268T ES2081062T3 ES 2081062 T3 ES2081062 T3 ES 2081062T3 ES 92311268 T ES92311268 T ES 92311268T ES 92311268 T ES92311268 T ES 92311268T ES 2081062 T3 ES2081062 T3 ES 2081062T3
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Jianguo Xu
Rakesh Agrawal
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Abstract

LA PRESENTE INVENCION SE REFIERE A UNA MEJORA DE MEDIO DE REFLUJO DE NITROGENO LIQUIDO CAPAZ DE PERMITIR LA OPERACION DE CICLOS DOBLES Y TRIPLES DE SEPARACION DE AIRE DE VESICULADOR DE CALENTAMIENTO A PRESIONES ELEVADAS. LA MEJORAR CONSISTE EN: (A) COMPRIMIR Y REFRIGERAR UNA PARTE (126) DEL AIRE DE ALIMENTACION, ESENCIALMENTE LIBRE DE IMPUREZAS (100) A UNA PRIMERA COLUMNA (110), PRODUCIENDO ASI UNA SEGUNDA PARTE COMPRIMIDA (170); (B) ELIMINAR Y AUMENTAR LA PRESION DE LA PARTE DE LOS FONDOS DE OXIGENO LIQUIDO (160) DE LA SEGUNDA COLUMNA (116) E INTERCAMBIAR EL CALOR (148) DE LOS FONDOS DE OXIGENO LIQUIDO DE PRESION INCREMENTADA CONTRA AL MENOS UNA PARTE DE DICHA SEGUNDA PARTE COMPRIMIDA (170) DE MANERA QUE SOBRE EL INTERCAMBIO DE CALOR (170) SE CONDENSA AL MENOS PARCIALMENTE Y LA PARTE DE FONDOS DE OXIGENO LIQUIDO DE PRESION INCREMENTADA SE VAPORIZA AL MENOS PARCIALMENTE; (C) ALIMENTAR AL PARTE AL MENOS PARCIALMENTE CONDENSADA (172) DEL PASO (B) A AL MENOS UNA DE LAS DOS COLUMNAS DE DESTILACION (110, 115); CALENTAR (104) EL OXIGENO AL MENOS PARCIALMENTE VAPORIZADO (164) DE LA ETAPA (B) PARA RECUPERAR LA REFRIGERACION; (E) COMPRIMIR (212) UNA PARTE DEL PRODUCTO DE NITROGENO GASEOSO (152) Y REFRIGERARLO A UNA TEMPERATURA CERCANA A SU TEMPERATURA DE CONDENSACION POR INTERCAMBIO DE CALOR (104) CONTRA LAS CORRIENTES DE PROCESO DE CALENTAMIENTO; Y (F) CONDENSAR (136) LA PARTE DE PRODUCTO DE NITROGENO GASEOSO COMPRIMIDO (214) DE LA ETAPA (E) Y ALIMENTAR LA PARTE DE NITROGENO CONDENSADO (138, 1409 COMO UN REFLUJO A AL MENOS UNA DE LAS COLUMNAS DE DESTILACION (110, 116).
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