WO2016132087A3 - Method and apparatus for separation at sub-ambient temperature - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for separation at sub-ambient temperature Download PDF

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WO2016132087A3
WO2016132087A3 PCT/FR2016/050394 FR2016050394W WO2016132087A3 WO 2016132087 A3 WO2016132087 A3 WO 2016132087A3 FR 2016050394 W FR2016050394 W FR 2016050394W WO 2016132087 A3 WO2016132087 A3 WO 2016132087A3
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • 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
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Abstract

The invention relates to a method for separating a mixture via separation at sub-ambient temperature. According to the method, a first heat pump (31), using the magnetocaloric effect, exchanges heat between a cold source at sub-ambient temperature and a hot source at sub-ambient temperature, thus at least partially providing the separation energy, and a second heat pump (21), using the magnetocaloric effect, exchanges heat between a cold source at sub-ambient temperature and a hot source at ambient temperature, thus at least partially providing the cold needed to maintain the refrigeration balance of the method. The separation is carried out in a single column (19), and the heat-transfer fluid (37, 39), which passes through the first heat pump (31) in contact with at least one magnetocaloric material, comes from the first cold source or the first hot source.
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