GB1425450A - Air separation - Google Patents

Air separation

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GB1425450A
GB1425450A GB311572A GB311572A GB1425450A GB 1425450 A GB1425450 A GB 1425450A GB 311572 A GB311572 A GB 311572A GB 311572 A GB311572 A GB 311572A GB 1425450 A GB1425450 A GB 1425450A
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    • 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
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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

1425450 Air separation AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS Inc 19 Jan 1973 [21 Jan 1972] 3115/72 Heading F4P In an air separation process having a twostage fractionation column C101, C102, liquid oxygen withdrawn from the sump of the lowpressure stage C102 via line 32 passes downwards a substantial distance (45-50 ft.), to a vaporizer C107, so that the oxygen is vaporized at a pressure substantially above the pressure of the l.p. stage, the oxygen being vaporized by condensing column feed air. Feed air is compressed at K101, cooled at E112, condensed water vapour extracted at C108 and the air fed to reversible heat exchangers E101, E102, the air being fed alternately with waste nitrogen so that remaining water vapour and carbon dioxide are frozen out and then purged. The cooled air is fed to a phase separator C106 where it contacts the air condensed in the oxygen vaporizer C107. The liquid air from C106 is expanded at 4 and fed to the h.p. stage C. 101. The overhead vapour from C106 is split into three portions, one is fed to the vaporizer C107, one is cooled in exchanger E105 and returned, and the third is partly warmed in exchanger E102, and then work expanded at K102 and fed to the h.p. stage C101. Product N 2 gas is withdrawn via line 31, some being fed to the condenser/reboiler E106 and then in liquid form to the l.p. stage C102 via expander valve 2 or to a storage vessel T101. Crude liquid O 2 is withdrawn from the base of h.p. stage C101, cooled at E103, passed through a pair of hydrocarbon adsorbers C103 (only one shown) and expanded through valve 1 into the l.p. stage C102. A further hydrocarbon adsorber C104 is located in line 32. The vaporized O 2 from C107 is warmed in exchangers E105, E102 and E101 and issues as product in line 18 at about 40 p.s.i.a., a small quantity of liquid O 2 being withdrawn from C107, vaporized at E111 and added to the product stream.
GB311572A 1972-01-21 1972-01-21 Air separation Expired GB1425450A (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0169679A2 (en) * 1984-07-06 1986-01-29 Union Carbide Corporation Air separation process
FR2972794A1 (en) * 2011-03-18 2012-09-21 Air Liquide APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
EP3696486A1 (en) * 2019-02-13 2020-08-19 Linde GmbH Method and apparatus for providing one or more gaseous oxygen rich air products

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0169679A2 (en) * 1984-07-06 1986-01-29 Union Carbide Corporation Air separation process
EP0169679A3 (en) * 1984-07-06 1986-03-19 Union Carbide Corporation Air separation process
FR2972794A1 (en) * 2011-03-18 2012-09-21 Air Liquide APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
WO2012127148A3 (en) * 2011-03-18 2014-12-04 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Device and method for separating air by cryogenic distillation
EP3696486A1 (en) * 2019-02-13 2020-08-19 Linde GmbH Method and apparatus for providing one or more gaseous oxygen rich air products

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