GB1150952A - The production of Oxygen-Enriched Air - Google Patents

The production of Oxygen-Enriched Air

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GB1150952A
GB1150952A GB30002/66A GB3000266A GB1150952A GB 1150952 A GB1150952 A GB 1150952A GB 30002/66 A GB30002/66 A GB 30002/66A GB 3000266 A GB3000266 A GB 3000266A GB 1150952 A GB1150952 A GB 1150952A
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Roman Stoklosinski
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    • 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
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Abstract

1,150,952. Cold separation of air. R. STOKLOSINSKI. 4 July, 1966, No. 30002/66. Addition to 1,049,257. Heading F4P. In an air rectification process for the production of oxygen-enriched air as claimed in parent Specification 1,049,257, wherein compressed feed air is freed of water vapour and carbon dioxide in a pair of alternating molecular sieve absorbers 5, cooled in a main heat exchanger 6, passed into a column 7 without a reboiler and from the base of which oxygen-rich liquid is withdrawn, throttle expanded and passed into a condenser 12 in the column head so as to provide reflux therefor and finally returned through the exchanger 6, effluent nitrogen withdrawn from the column 7 is warmed in exchanger 6, work expanded in a turbine 13 and the so-cooled nitrogen is passed through the exchanger 6 thereby cooling feed air to about its dew-point. The so-warmed nitrogen is used to regenerate the absorbers 5 and the turbine 13 drives a compressor 14, for forcing product gas from the condenser 12 through exchanger 6.
GB30002/66A 1965-07-09 1966-07-04 The production of Oxygen-Enriched Air Expired GB1150952A (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4043774A (en) * 1976-04-26 1977-08-23 Mcgrath Doyle Wayne Apparatus for air purification
US5248320A (en) * 1991-11-11 1993-09-28 The Boc Group Plc Compressing oxygen
WO2018020091A1 (en) * 2016-07-25 2018-02-01 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Method and apparatus for scrubbing at cryogenic temperature in order to produce a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4043774A (en) * 1976-04-26 1977-08-23 Mcgrath Doyle Wayne Apparatus for air purification
US5248320A (en) * 1991-11-11 1993-09-28 The Boc Group Plc Compressing oxygen
WO2018020091A1 (en) * 2016-07-25 2018-02-01 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Method and apparatus for scrubbing at cryogenic temperature in order to produce a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PLNP Patent lapsed through nonpayment of renewal fees