GB1450164A - Separation of air and liquefaction of its components - Google Patents

Separation of air and liquefaction of its components

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GB1450164A
GB1450164A GB4154573A GB4154573A GB1450164A GB 1450164 A GB1450164 A GB 1450164A GB 4154573 A GB4154573 A GB 4154573A GB 4154573 A GB4154573 A GB 4154573A GB 1450164 A GB1450164 A GB 1450164A
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Abstract

1450164 Air liquefaction CHEMIEANLAGENBAU ERFURT - RUDISLEBEN VEB 4 Sept 1973 [4 Sept 1972] 41545/73 Heading F4P A method for the fractionation of air and liquefaction of its components comprises the steps of compressing the feed air in a multistage compressor 1, the process gas being fed via line 3 to an adsorption device 4, 5 for drying and cleaning prior to being fed via line 6 back to the final stage of compressor 1, cooling the process gas after the final compression stage in heat exchangers 8, 11, 9, expanding one part of the cooled stream in a multi-stage expansion machine 10 and recombining it with the other part of the stream which is expanded in a throttle 14, passing the combined stream into rectification apparatus 15, 23, and then taking off liquid O 2 through line 24, liquid N 2 through line 17 and nitrogen-rich remainder gas through line 25, the remainder gas being compressed in a compressor 28 driven by the expansion machine 10 after being warmed in the cooler 2 of the compressor 1 before passing to the adsorption apparatus 4, 5 to regenerate the same. Heat exchanger 11 is cooled by coolant from a cooler 12, and the second part of the stream which has passed through exchangers 8, 11, 9 is cooled in exchanger 13 before passing to throttle 14. The combined stream passes into a first column 15 where liquid N 2 is drawn off through line 17 and the remainder through line 20, heat exchanger 22 and throttle 21 to a second column 23. A branch conduit 18 takes some of the liquid N 2 via exchanger 22 and throttle 19 into column 23, where O 2 liquid is drawn off as well as the remainder gas which passes via exchanger 22 to expansion turbine 26 before counterflow in exchangers 8, 9, 13 with the compressed feed air. Heaters 29 assist in ensuring that the remainder gas is at the temperature necessary for it to perform a regenerating function.
GB4154573A 1972-09-04 1973-09-04 Separation of air and liquefaction of its components Expired GB1450164A (en)

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JPS5384876A (en) * 1977-01-05 1978-07-26 Hitachi Ltd Regenerating method for adsorpting tower
JPS5483697A (en) * 1977-12-16 1979-07-03 Hitachi Ltd Air separating equipment for collecting liquid nitrogen
US5137548A (en) * 1990-05-09 1992-08-11 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Process and apparatus for purifying air to be distilled by adsorption
EP0518491A1 (en) * 1991-05-14 1992-12-16 Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Elevated pressure air separation cycles with liquid production
WO1999041557A1 (en) * 1998-02-12 1999-08-19 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Air prepurification for a large scale cryogenic air separation plant
FR2956478A1 (en) * 2010-02-18 2011-08-19 Air Liquide Method for separating air by cryogenic distillation, involves compressing part of released nitrogen flow from pressure until another pressure and sending part of flow to purification unit at former pressure to regenerate purification unit

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5384876A (en) * 1977-01-05 1978-07-26 Hitachi Ltd Regenerating method for adsorpting tower
JPS5632544B2 (en) * 1977-01-05 1981-07-28
JPS5483697A (en) * 1977-12-16 1979-07-03 Hitachi Ltd Air separating equipment for collecting liquid nitrogen
JPS5634787B2 (en) * 1977-12-16 1981-08-12
US5137548A (en) * 1990-05-09 1992-08-11 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude Process and apparatus for purifying air to be distilled by adsorption
EP0518491A1 (en) * 1991-05-14 1992-12-16 Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Elevated pressure air separation cycles with liquid production
WO1999041557A1 (en) * 1998-02-12 1999-08-19 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Air prepurification for a large scale cryogenic air separation plant
FR2956478A1 (en) * 2010-02-18 2011-08-19 Air Liquide Method for separating air by cryogenic distillation, involves compressing part of released nitrogen flow from pressure until another pressure and sending part of flow to purification unit at former pressure to regenerate purification unit

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