ZA889359B - Separating argon/oxygen mixtures using a structured packing - Google Patents

Separating argon/oxygen mixtures using a structured packing

Info

Publication number
ZA889359B
ZA889359B ZA889359A ZA889359A ZA889359B ZA 889359 B ZA889359 B ZA 889359B ZA 889359 A ZA889359 A ZA 889359A ZA 889359 A ZA889359 A ZA 889359A ZA 889359 B ZA889359 B ZA 889359B
Authority
ZA
South Africa
Prior art keywords
structured packing
oxygen mixtures
separating argon
argon
separating
Prior art date
Application number
ZA889359A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Douglas Leslie Bennett
Leslie Bennett Douglas
Keith Alan Ludwig
Alan Ludwig Keith
George Shaun Witmer
Shaun Witmer George
Charles Mitchell Woods
Mitchell Woods Charles
Original Assignee
Air Prod & Chem
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
Family has litigation
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=22454484&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=ZA889359(B) "Global patent litigation dataset” by Darts-ip is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Application filed by Air Prod & Chem filed Critical Air Prod & Chem
Publication of ZA889359B publication Critical patent/ZA889359B/xx

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D3/00—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping
    • B01D3/14—Fractional distillation or use of a fractionation or rectification column
    • B01D3/32—Other features of fractionating columns ; Constructional details of fractionating columns not provided for in groups B01D3/16 - B01D3/30
    • 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
    • F25J3/04763—Start-up or control of the process; Details of the apparatus used
    • F25J3/04866—Construction and layout of air fractionation equipments, e.g. valves, machines
    • F25J3/04896—Details of columns, e.g. internals, inlet/outlet devices
    • F25J3/04915—Combinations of different material exchange elements, e.g. within different columns
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols
    • B01D53/14—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by absorption
    • 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
    • F25J3/04406—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 a dual pressure main column system
    • F25J3/04412—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 a dual pressure main column system in a classical double column flowsheet, 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
    • 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
    • F25J3/04642—Recovering noble gases from air
    • F25J3/04648—Recovering noble gases from air argon
    • F25J3/04654—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column
    • F25J3/04666—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column as a parallel working rectification column of the low pressure column in a dual pressure main column system
    • F25J3/04672—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column as a parallel working rectification column of the low pressure column in a dual pressure main column system having a top condenser
    • F25J3/04678—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column as a parallel working rectification column of the low pressure column in a dual pressure main column system having a top condenser cooled by oxygen enriched liquid from high pressure column bottoms
    • 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
    • F25J3/04763—Start-up or control of the process; Details of the apparatus used
    • F25J3/04866—Construction and layout of air fractionation equipments, e.g. valves, machines
    • F25J3/04896—Details of columns, e.g. internals, inlet/outlet devices
    • F25J3/04909—Structured packings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2219/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J2219/32—Details relating to packing elements in the form of grids or built-up elements for forming a unit of module inside the apparatus for mass or heat transfer
    • B01J2219/326—Mathematical modelling
    • 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
    • F25J2290/00—Other details not covered by groups F25J2200/00 - F25J2280/00
    • F25J2290/10—Mathematical formulae, modeling, plot or curves; Design methods
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S62/00—Refrigeration
    • Y10S62/902—Apparatus
    • Y10S62/905—Column
    • Y10S62/906—Packing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S62/00—Refrigeration
    • Y10S62/923—Inert gas
    • Y10S62/924—Argon

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
  • Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)
ZA889359A 1987-12-14 1988-12-14 Separating argon/oxygen mixtures using a structured packing ZA889359B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/132,535 US4836836A (en) 1987-12-14 1987-12-14 Separating argon/oxygen mixtures using a structured packing

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
ZA889359B true ZA889359B (en) 1990-08-29

Family

ID=22454484

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
ZA889359A ZA889359B (en) 1987-12-14 1988-12-14 Separating argon/oxygen mixtures using a structured packing

Country Status (12)

Country Link
US (1) US4836836A (no)
EP (1) EP0321163B1 (no)
JP (1) JPH07113514B2 (no)
KR (1) KR910002167B1 (no)
CA (1) CA1280964C (no)
DE (1) DE3855487T2 (no)
DK (1) DK166105C (no)
ES (1) ES2092985T3 (no)
FI (1) FI89410B (no)
MX (1) MX165562B (no)
NO (1) NO169197C (no)
ZA (1) ZA889359B (no)

Families Citing this family (30)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3840506A1 (de) * 1988-12-01 1990-06-07 Linde Ag Verfahren und vorrichtung zur luftzerlegung
US5019144A (en) * 1990-01-23 1991-05-28 Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation Cryogenic air separation system with hybrid argon column
JPH076736B2 (ja) * 1990-01-23 1995-01-30 ユニオン・カーバイド・インダストリアル・ガセズ・テクノロジー・コーポレイション ハイブリッド型アルゴン塔による極低温精留方法及び装置
US5076823A (en) * 1990-03-20 1991-12-31 Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Process for cryogenic air separation
GB9008752D0 (en) * 1990-04-18 1990-06-13 Boc Group Plc Air separation
US5077978A (en) * 1990-06-12 1992-01-07 Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Cryogenic process for the separation of air to produce moderate pressure nitrogen
US5129932A (en) * 1990-06-12 1992-07-14 Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Cryogenic process for the separation of air to produce moderate pressure nitrogen
US5108476A (en) * 1990-06-27 1992-04-28 Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation Cryogenic air separation system with dual temperature feed turboexpansion
US5148680A (en) * 1990-06-27 1992-09-22 Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation Cryogenic air separation system with dual product side condenser
US5098456A (en) * 1990-06-27 1992-03-24 Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation Cryogenic air separation system with dual feed air side condensers
US5114452A (en) * 1990-06-27 1992-05-19 Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation Cryogenic air separation system for producing elevated pressure product gas
US5100448A (en) * 1990-07-20 1992-03-31 Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation Variable density structured packing cryogenic distillation system
US5159816A (en) * 1991-05-14 1992-11-03 Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Method of purifying argon through cryogenic adsorption
US5133790A (en) * 1991-06-24 1992-07-28 Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation Cryogenic rectification method for producing refined argon
US5161380A (en) * 1991-08-12 1992-11-10 Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation Cryogenic rectification system for enhanced argon production
FR2689223B1 (fr) † 1992-03-24 1994-05-06 Air Liquide Procede et installation de transfert de fluide en provenance d'une colonne de distillation, notamment d'air.
JPH06307762A (ja) * 1993-04-22 1994-11-01 Kobe Steel Ltd アルゴンの製造装置
DE4317916A1 (de) * 1993-05-28 1994-12-01 Linde Ag Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Gewinnung von Argon
DE4406051A1 (de) * 1994-02-24 1995-08-31 Linde Ag Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Gewinnung von reinem Argon
US5396772A (en) * 1994-03-11 1995-03-14 The Boc Group, Inc. Atmospheric gas separation method
US5522224A (en) * 1994-08-15 1996-06-04 Praxair Technology, Inc. Model predictive control method for an air-separation system
JP3319174B2 (ja) * 1994-09-19 2002-08-26 株式会社日立製作所 充填物及び空気分離装置
US5557951A (en) * 1995-03-24 1996-09-24 Praxair Technology, Inc. Process and apparatus for recovery and purification of argon from a cryogenic air separation unit
JP3935503B2 (ja) * 1995-06-20 2007-06-27 大陽日酸株式会社 アルゴンの分離方法およびその装置
US5644932A (en) * 1996-05-21 1997-07-08 Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Use of structured packing in a multi-sectioned air seperation unit
US5857357A (en) * 1997-07-18 1999-01-12 Praxair Technology, Inc. Column configuration and method for argon production
US5921109A (en) * 1998-10-21 1999-07-13 Praxair Technology, Inc. Method for operating a cryogenic rectification column
US6357728B1 (en) 1999-03-15 2002-03-19 Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Optimal corrugated structured packing
US6128922A (en) * 1999-05-21 2000-10-10 The Boc Group, Inc. Distillation method and column
CA3063409A1 (en) 2017-05-16 2018-11-22 Terrence J. Ebert Apparatus and process for liquefying gases

Family Cites Families (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3173778A (en) * 1961-01-05 1965-03-16 Air Prod & Chem Separation of gaseous mixtures including argon
US3254497A (en) * 1962-08-24 1966-06-07 Reed Roller Bit Co Prevention of solid hydrates in the liquefaction of natural gases
FR2041701B1 (no) * 1969-05-05 1974-02-01 Air Liquide
US4128684A (en) * 1974-07-09 1978-12-05 Sulzer Brothers Limited Method of producing a packing and a packing layer made thereby
IT1034544B (it) * 1975-03-26 1979-10-10 Siad Procedimento ed impianto per il frazionamento dell aria con colon na a semplice rettifica
CH618006A5 (no) * 1977-05-12 1980-06-30 Sulzer Ag
CH617357A5 (no) * 1977-05-12 1980-05-30 Sulzer Ag
CH653565A5 (de) * 1981-07-30 1986-01-15 Sulzer Ag Vorrichtung zum stoff- und/oder direkten waermeaustausch oder mischen.
CH653566A5 (de) * 1981-07-30 1986-01-15 Sulzer Ag Kolonne fuer stoff- und direkten waermeaustausch.
CH656321A5 (de) * 1981-07-30 1986-06-30 Sulzer Ag Einbauelement fuer eine vorrichtung fuer stoff- und/oder direkten waermeaustausch oder mischen.
EP0070915A1 (de) * 1981-07-30 1983-02-09 GebràœDer Sulzer Aktiengesellschaft Einbauelement für eine Vorrichtung für Stoff- und direkten Wärmeaustausch und Mischen
US4604116A (en) * 1982-09-13 1986-08-05 Erickson Donald C High pressure oxygen pumped LOX rectifier
US4605427A (en) * 1983-03-31 1986-08-12 Erickson Donald C Cryogenic triple-pressure air separation with LP-to-MP latent-heat-exchange
US4533375A (en) * 1983-08-12 1985-08-06 Erickson Donald C Cryogenic air separation with cold argon recycle
US4578095A (en) * 1984-08-20 1986-03-25 Erickson Donald C Low energy high purity oxygen plus argon
US4670031A (en) * 1985-04-29 1987-06-02 Erickson Donald C Increased argon recovery from air distillation
US4737177A (en) * 1986-08-01 1988-04-12 Erickson Donald C Air distillation improvements for high purity oxygen

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FI885761A (fi) 1989-06-15
NO169197B (no) 1992-02-10
EP0321163A3 (en) 1989-08-30
DK166105C (da) 2004-06-28
FI885761A0 (fi) 1988-12-13
JPH01244269A (ja) 1989-09-28
FI89410B (fi) 1993-06-15
DK693788D0 (da) 1988-12-13
EP0321163A2 (en) 1989-06-21
CA1280964C (en) 1991-03-05
AU2682688A (en) 1989-07-06
DE3855487T2 (de) 1997-01-23
NO169197C (no) 1999-07-19
NO885528D0 (no) 1988-12-13
MX165562B (es) 1992-11-23
AU602620B2 (en) 1990-10-18
EP0321163B1 (en) 1996-08-21
DK166105B (da) 1993-03-08
US4836836A (en) 1989-06-06
JPH07113514B2 (ja) 1995-12-06
ES2092985T3 (es) 1996-12-16
DE3855487D1 (de) 1996-09-26
KR890009440A (ko) 1989-08-02
DK693788A (da) 1989-06-15
NO885528L (no) 1989-06-15
KR910002167B1 (ko) 1991-04-06

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
ZA889359B (en) Separating argon/oxygen mixtures using a structured packing
HK1006697A1 (en) Membrane packing
GB2228427B (en) Gas separation
HUT56318A (en) Packing machine
GB2206669B (en) A seal
AU602620C (en) Separating argon/oxygen mixtures using a structured packing
AU101376S (en) A blister pack
GB8902416D0 (en) Process for separating methanol-methylmethacrylate mixtures
GB2229790B (en) A seal
GB2222146B (en) A pack
AU105285S (en) A scooter
AU108263S (en) A tricycle
AU108262S (en) A tricycle
AU100381S (en) A toothpick
AU97256S (en) A packing support
GB2226540B (en) A packing system
AU105132S (en) A cigarette pack
KR900001458Y1 (en) A top
AU99487S (en) A package
AU99505S (en) A package
AU99488S (en) A package
GB8800204D0 (en) Improved packing
AU107840S (en) A column
AU105040S (en) A craypot upper
AU101367S (en) A bag