FR2865024B3 - METHOD AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION - Google Patents

METHOD AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION

Info

Publication number
FR2865024B3
FR2865024B3 FR0450067A FR0450067A FR2865024B3 FR 2865024 B3 FR2865024 B3 FR 2865024B3 FR 0450067 A FR0450067 A FR 0450067A FR 0450067 A FR0450067 A FR 0450067A FR 2865024 B3 FR2865024 B3 FR 2865024B3
Authority
FR
France
Prior art keywords
installation
air separation
cryogenic distillation
cryogenic
distillation
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
FR0450067A
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
FR2865024A1 (en
Inventor
Bot Patrick Le
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Air Liquide SA
LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
Original Assignee
Air Liquide SA
LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority to FR0450067A priority Critical patent/FR2865024B3/en
Application filed by Air Liquide SA, LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude filed Critical Air Liquide SA
Priority to ES05717658T priority patent/ES2425944T3/en
Priority to CNB200580002063XA priority patent/CN100432601C/en
Priority to EP05717658.8A priority patent/EP1711765B8/en
Priority to BRPI0506789-8A priority patent/BRPI0506789B1/en
Priority to JP2006548362A priority patent/JP2007518054A/en
Priority to PL05717658T priority patent/PL1711765T3/en
Priority to RU2006129296/06A priority patent/RU2360194C2/en
Priority to PCT/FR2005/050011 priority patent/WO2005073651A1/en
Priority to US10/585,834 priority patent/US20080223076A1/en
Priority to UAA200607616A priority patent/UA89365C2/en
Publication of FR2865024A1 publication Critical patent/FR2865024A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of FR2865024B3 publication Critical patent/FR2865024B3/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • 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
    • F25J3/04248—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion
    • F25J3/04284—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using internal refrigeration by open-loop gas work expansion, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams
    • F25J3/0429—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using internal refrigeration by open-loop gas work expansion, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams of feed air, e.g. used as waste or product air or expanded into an auxiliary column
    • F25J3/04303—Lachmann expansion, i.e. expanded into oxygen producing or low pressure column
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • 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
    • F25J3/04006—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit
    • F25J3/04048—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit by compression of cold gaseous streams, e.g. intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste) streams
    • F25J3/04054—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit by compression of cold gaseous streams, e.g. intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste) streams of air
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • 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
    • F25J3/04006—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit
    • F25J3/04078—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit providing pressurized products by liquid compression and vaporisation with cold recovery, i.e. so-called internal compression
    • F25J3/0409—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit providing pressurized products by liquid compression and vaporisation with cold recovery, i.e. so-called internal compression of oxygen
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • 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
    • F25J3/04151—Purification and (pre-)cooling of the feed air; recuperative heat-exchange with product streams
    • F25J3/04163—Hot end purification of the feed air
    • F25J3/04169—Hot end purification of the feed air by adsorption of the impurities
    • F25J3/04175—Hot end purification of the feed air by adsorption of the impurities at a pressure of substantially more than the highest pressure column
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • 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
    • F25J3/04248—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion
    • F25J3/04284—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using internal refrigeration by open-loop gas work expansion, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams
    • F25J3/0429—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using internal refrigeration by open-loop gas work expansion, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams of feed air, e.g. used as waste or product air or expanded into an auxiliary column
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • 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
    • F25J3/04248—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion
    • F25J3/04284—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using internal refrigeration by open-loop gas work expansion, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams
    • F25J3/0429—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using internal refrigeration by open-loop gas work expansion, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams of feed air, e.g. used as waste or product air or expanded into an auxiliary column
    • F25J3/04296—Claude expansion, i.e. expanded into the main or high pressure column
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • 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
    • F25J3/04248—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion
    • F25J3/04375—Details relating to the work expansion, e.g. process parameter etc.
    • F25J3/04387—Details relating to the work expansion, e.g. process parameter etc. using liquid or hydraulic turbine expansion
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • 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
    • F25J3/04248—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion
    • F25J3/04375—Details relating to the work expansion, e.g. process parameter etc.
    • F25J3/04393—Details relating to the work expansion, e.g. process parameter etc. using multiple or multistage gas work expansion
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • 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
    • F25J3/0446—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 using the heat generated by mixing two different phases
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • 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
    • F25J3/0446—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 using the heat generated by mixing two different phases
    • F25J3/04466—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 using the heat generated by mixing two different phases for producing oxygen as a mixing column overhead gas by mixing gaseous air feed and liquid oxygen
    • 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
    • F25J2200/00—Processes or apparatus using separation by rectification
    • F25J2200/04—Processes or apparatus using separation by rectification in a dual pressure main column system
    • F25J2200/06—Processes or apparatus using separation by rectification in a dual pressure main column system in a classical double column flow-sheet, i.e. with thermal coupling by a main reboiler-condenser in the bottom of low pressure respectively top of high pressure column
    • 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
    • F25J2215/00—Processes characterised by the type or other details of the product stream
    • F25J2215/50—Oxygen or special cases, e.g. isotope-mixtures or low purity O2
    • F25J2215/52—Oxygen production with multiple purity O2
    • 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
    • F25J2215/00—Processes characterised by the type or other details of the product stream
    • F25J2215/50—Oxygen or special cases, e.g. isotope-mixtures or low purity O2
    • F25J2215/54—Oxygen production with multiple pressure O2
    • 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
    • F25J2235/00—Processes or apparatus involving steps for increasing the pressure or for conveying of liquid process streams
    • F25J2235/50—Processes or apparatus involving steps for increasing the pressure or for conveying of liquid process streams the fluid being oxygen
    • 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
    • F25J2240/00—Processes or apparatus involving steps for expanding of process streams
    • F25J2240/02—Expansion of a process fluid in a work-extracting turbine (i.e. isentropic expansion), e.g. of the feed stream
    • F25J2240/04—Multiple expansion turbines in parallel
    • 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
    • F25J2240/00—Processes or apparatus involving steps for expanding of process streams
    • F25J2240/02—Expansion of a process fluid in a work-extracting turbine (i.e. isentropic expansion), e.g. of the feed stream
    • F25J2240/10—Expansion of a process fluid in a work-extracting turbine (i.e. isentropic expansion), e.g. of the feed stream the fluid being air

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Emergency Medicine (AREA)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
FR0450067A 2004-01-12 2004-01-12 METHOD AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION Expired - Lifetime FR2865024B3 (en)

Priority Applications (11)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0450067A FR2865024B3 (en) 2004-01-12 2004-01-12 METHOD AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
PCT/FR2005/050011 WO2005073651A1 (en) 2004-01-12 2005-01-07 Cryogenic distillation method and installation for air separation
EP05717658.8A EP1711765B8 (en) 2004-01-12 2005-01-07 Cryogenic distillation method and installation for air separation
BRPI0506789-8A BRPI0506789B1 (en) 2004-01-12 2005-01-07 PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOR CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION AIR SEPARATION
JP2006548362A JP2007518054A (en) 2004-01-12 2005-01-07 Cryogenic distillation method and apparatus for air separation
PL05717658T PL1711765T3 (en) 2004-01-12 2005-01-07 Cryogenic distillation method and installation for air separation
ES05717658T ES2425944T3 (en) 2004-01-12 2005-01-07 Procedure and installation of air separation by cryogenic distillation
CNB200580002063XA CN100432601C (en) 2004-01-12 2005-01-07 Cryogenic distillation method and installation for air separation
US10/585,834 US20080223076A1 (en) 2004-01-12 2005-01-07 Cryogenic Distillation Method and Installation for Air Separation
RU2006129296/06A RU2360194C2 (en) 2004-01-12 2005-01-07 Method of air separation by low-pressure distillation and related device
UAA200607616A UA89365C2 (en) 2004-01-12 2005-07-01 Method for cryogenic distillation and installation for air separation

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0450067A FR2865024B3 (en) 2004-01-12 2004-01-12 METHOD AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
FR2865024A1 FR2865024A1 (en) 2005-07-15
FR2865024B3 true FR2865024B3 (en) 2006-05-05

Family

ID=34685057

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
FR0450067A Expired - Lifetime FR2865024B3 (en) 2004-01-12 2004-01-12 METHOD AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION

Country Status (11)

Country Link
US (1) US20080223076A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1711765B8 (en)
JP (1) JP2007518054A (en)
CN (1) CN100432601C (en)
BR (1) BRPI0506789B1 (en)
ES (1) ES2425944T3 (en)
FR (1) FR2865024B3 (en)
PL (1) PL1711765T3 (en)
RU (1) RU2360194C2 (en)
UA (1) UA89365C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2005073651A1 (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN1904531B (en) * 2005-07-21 2010-06-23 乔治洛德方法研究和开发液化空气有限公司 Process and apparatus for the separation of air by cryogenic distillation

Families Citing this family (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2895068B1 (en) * 2005-12-15 2014-01-31 Air Liquide AIR SEPARATION METHOD BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2913759B1 (en) * 2007-03-13 2013-08-16 Air Liquide METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING GAS AIR FROM THE AIR IN A GAS FORM AND LIQUID WITH HIGH FLEXIBILITY BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
DE102012017484A1 (en) * 2012-09-04 2014-03-06 Linde Aktiengesellschaft Process and plant for the production of liquid and gaseous oxygen products by cryogenic separation of air
RU2641766C2 (en) * 2012-11-02 2018-01-22 Линде Акциенгезелльшафт Method of low-temperature separation of air in plant for air separation and plant for air separation
IT201700042150A1 (en) * 2017-04-14 2018-10-14 Cristiano Galbiati SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
EP3438584B1 (en) 2017-08-03 2020-03-11 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Method and device for air separation by cryogenic distilling
WO2019104524A1 (en) * 2017-11-29 2019-06-06 乔治洛德方法研究和开发液化空气有限公司 Cryogenic distillation method and apparatus for producing pressurized air by means of expander booster in linkage with nitrogen expander for braking
EP3899388A4 (en) * 2018-12-19 2022-07-13 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Method for starting up a cryogenic air separation unit and associated air separation unit
FR3090831B1 (en) * 2018-12-21 2022-06-03 L´Air Liquide Sa Pour L’Etude Et L’Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Cryogenic distillation air separation apparatus and method
EP4004468A4 (en) * 2019-07-26 2023-04-26 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Process and apparatus for the separation of air by cryogenic distillation

Family Cites Families (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3216510A1 (en) * 1982-05-03 1983-11-03 Linde Ag, 6200 Wiesbaden Process for recovery of gaseous oxygen under elevated pressure
GB9008752D0 (en) * 1990-04-18 1990-06-13 Boc Group Plc Air separation
JP2909678B2 (en) * 1991-03-11 1999-06-23 レール・リキード・ソシエテ・アノニム・プール・レテュード・エ・レクスプロワタシオン・デ・プロセデ・ジョルジュ・クロード Method and apparatus for producing gaseous oxygen under pressure
US5379598A (en) * 1993-08-23 1995-01-10 The Boc Group, Inc. Cryogenic rectification process and apparatus for vaporizing a pumped liquid product
US5475980A (en) * 1993-12-30 1995-12-19 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Process and installation for production of high pressure gaseous fluid
FR2721383B1 (en) * 1994-06-20 1996-07-19 Maurice Grenier Process and installation for producing gaseous oxygen under pressure.
US5454227A (en) * 1994-08-17 1995-10-03 The Boc Group, Inc. Air separation method and apparatus
US5490391A (en) * 1994-08-25 1996-02-13 The Boc Group, Inc. Method and apparatus for producing oxygen
FR2731781B1 (en) * 1995-03-15 1997-05-23 Air Liquide METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VAPORIZING LIQUID FLOW
GB9515907D0 (en) * 1995-08-03 1995-10-04 Boc Group Plc Air separation
FR2744795B1 (en) * 1996-02-12 1998-06-05 Grenier Maurice PROCESS AND PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-PRESSURE GASEOUS OXYGEN
JP3737611B2 (en) * 1997-08-08 2006-01-18 大陽日酸株式会社 Method and apparatus for producing low purity oxygen
FR2787560B1 (en) * 1998-12-22 2001-02-09 Air Liquide PROCESS FOR CRYOGENIC SEPARATION OF AIR GASES
DE19951521A1 (en) * 1999-10-26 2001-05-03 Linde Ag Recovering pressurized product by low temperature decomposition of air in rectification system comprises cold compressing heat carrier stream before introducing into mixing column
FR2851330B1 (en) * 2003-02-13 2006-01-06 Air Liquide PROCESS AND PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A GASEOUS AND HIGH PRESSURE PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST ONE FLUID SELECTED AMONG OXYGEN, ARGON AND NITROGEN BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION OF AIR
FR2854682B1 (en) * 2003-05-05 2005-06-17 Air Liquide METHOD AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2854683B1 (en) * 2003-05-05 2006-09-29 Air Liquide METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR PRODUCING PRESSURIZED AIR GASES BY AIR CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN1904531B (en) * 2005-07-21 2010-06-23 乔治洛德方法研究和开发液化空气有限公司 Process and apparatus for the separation of air by cryogenic distillation

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US20080223076A1 (en) 2008-09-18
CN100432601C (en) 2008-11-12
UA89365C2 (en) 2010-01-25
EP1711765A1 (en) 2006-10-18
WO2005073651A1 (en) 2005-08-11
BRPI0506789A (en) 2007-05-22
RU2360194C2 (en) 2009-06-27
EP1711765B8 (en) 2013-08-28
BRPI0506789B1 (en) 2018-02-06
JP2007518054A (en) 2007-07-05
PL1711765T3 (en) 2013-10-31
RU2006129296A (en) 2008-02-20
ES2425944T3 (en) 2013-10-18
EP1711765B1 (en) 2013-06-19
FR2865024A1 (en) 2005-07-15
CN1910419A (en) 2007-02-07

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
PL1711765T3 (en) Cryogenic distillation method and installation for air separation
FR2961586B1 (en) INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2889077B1 (en) METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION OF FRACTIONS OF A MIXTURE
FR2854683B1 (en) METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR PRODUCING PRESSURIZED AIR GASES BY AIR CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2856607B1 (en) ACCELERATED TSA CYCLE AIR PURIFICATION METHOD
FR2868414B1 (en) PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PARTICULATE ALPHA-ALUMINA AND PARTICULATE APHA-ALUMINA PRODUCED BY THIS PROCESS
FR2888311B1 (en) INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR USE OF CRYOGENIC GAS
FR2930330B1 (en) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2885745B1 (en) RECOVERY BOX AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
FR2888763B1 (en) INSPECTION METHOD AND ASSOCIATED INSTALLATION
FR2919903B1 (en) METHOD FOR MOVING THE AEROMOTIVE ASSEMBLY OF AN AIR GENERATOR
FR2903483B1 (en) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2889674B1 (en) ADAPTATION SLEEVE, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MOUNTING CORRESPONDING
FR2903098B1 (en) NEW FORM OF HYDROQUINONE AND METHOD OF OBTAINING THE SAME
FR2983287B1 (en) METHOD AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2899139B1 (en) PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST TWO BANDED PIECES AND PANOPLIE OF BITCHED PIECES OBTAINED BY THIS PROCESS
FR2948184B1 (en) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2862746B1 (en) METHOD AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2806152B1 (en) PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2853403B1 (en) PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOR PROCESSING-CROSSING / COOLING / FREEZING-PRODUCTS
FR2913758B3 (en) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2930331B1 (en) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2800859B1 (en) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2819046B1 (en) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2861841B1 (en) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION