ES2104283T3 - Esquemas de separacion de aire para la co-produccion de oxigeno y nitrogeno como productos gaseosos y/o liquidos. - Google Patents

Esquemas de separacion de aire para la co-produccion de oxigeno y nitrogeno como productos gaseosos y/o liquidos.

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ES2104283T3
ES2104283T3 ES94306751T ES94306751T ES2104283T3 ES 2104283 T3 ES2104283 T3 ES 2104283T3 ES 94306751 T ES94306751 T ES 94306751T ES 94306751 T ES94306751 T ES 94306751T ES 2104283 T3 ES2104283 T3 ES 2104283T3
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Jianguo Xu
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AIRE ES SEPARADO POR UN PROCESO DE DESTILACION MEDIANTE UN PROCESO DE DESTILACION CRIOGENICO USANDO UN SISTEMA DE COLUMNA DE DESTILACION QUE COMPRENDE AL MENOS DOS COLUMNAS (920, 921) DE DESTILACION EN DONDE EL TECHO DE LA COLUMNA (920) DE MAYOR PRESION ESTA EN COMUNICACION TERMICA (915) CON LA COLUMNA (921) DE MENOR PRESION. UNA PORCION (120) DEL AIRE ALIMENTADO (100) COMPRIMIDO, SIN CONTAMINANTE, ES CONDENSADO POR MEDIOS APROPIADOS, TAL COMO VAPORIZACION OPUESTA DE OXIGENO LIQUIDO (22) U OTRA FUENTE DE REFRIGERACION (910, 911) Y AL MENOS UNA PORCION (132, 144) DE ESTE AIRE LIQUIDO ES USADO COMO REFLUJO IMPURO EN UNA DE LAS COLUMNAS (921) DE DESTILACION. UNA CORRIENTE (40) DE VAPOR RESIDUAL ES ELIMINADO DE UNA LOCALIZACION SITUADA NO MAS DE CUATRO ETAPAS TEORICAS SOBRE LA LOCALIZACION DONDE EL AIRE LIQUIDO ES ALIMENTADO A LA COLUMNA, TAL QUE ESTA CORRIENTE DE VAPOR RESIDUAL TIENE UNA FRACCION MOLAR DE NITROGENO DE MENOS DE 0,95.
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