EP3059536A1 - Procédé et dispositif destinés à la production d'un produit d'azote pressurisé - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif destinés à la production d'un produit d'azote pressurisé Download PDF

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EP3059536A1
EP3059536A1 EP15000484.4A EP15000484A EP3059536A1 EP 3059536 A1 EP3059536 A1 EP 3059536A1 EP 15000484 A EP15000484 A EP 15000484A EP 3059536 A1 EP3059536 A1 EP 3059536A1
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  • the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • the main condenser and the low-pressure column top condenser are formed in the invention as a condenser-evaporator.
  • the term "condenser-evaporator” refers to a heat exchanger in which a first condensing fluid stream undergoes indirect heat exchange with a second evaporating fluid stream.
  • Each condenser-evaporator has a liquefaction space and an evaporation space, which consist of liquefaction passages or evaporation passages. In the liquefaction space, the condensation (liquefaction) of the first fluid flow is performed, in the evaporation space the evaporation of the second fluid flow. Evaporation and liquefaction space are formed by groups of passages that are in heat exchange relationship with each other.
  • both capacitors can each be formed by a single heat exchanger block or by a plurality of heat exchanger blocks, which are arranged in a common pressure vessel. Both can be designed as single or multi-storey bath evaporator, forced flow evaporator or as falling film evaporator.
  • a “main heat exchanger” serves to cool feed air in indirect heat exchange with recycle streams from the distillation column system. It may be formed from a single or multiple parallel and / or serially connected heat exchanger sections, for example one or more plate heat exchanger blocks.
  • EP 2463232 A1 A method of the type mentioned is out EP 2463232 A1 known.
  • the mechanical energy generated in the residual gas turbine is transferred to a cold compressor, which drives a boosting circuit that essentially corresponds to the Spectra process developed by the BOC Group ( EP 412793 A1 and EP 773417 A2 ).
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method and a corresponding device, which have a lower energy consumption.
  • the cold compressor is used here directly to compress nitrogen product, namely that of the low pressure column, which is brought to about high-pressure column pressure, for example. He is thus no longer available for the amplification cycle, the at EP 2463232 A1 contributes to increasing the yield and thus to reducing energy consumption.
  • an additional third pressure nitrogen stream may be formed by another portion of the nitrogen product of the low pressure column by passing it directly into the main heat exchanger and delivering it as product under the low pressure column pressure (minus pressure drops).
  • the first residual gas turbine and cold compressor are mechanically coupled. This can be accomplished via a common shaft or gear.
  • the residual gas turbine may be mechanically coupled to a generator or an oil brake.
  • the first residual gas turbine is mechanically coupled to an electric generator and the cold compressor is driven by an electric motor; the energy generated in the generator is then electrically transmitted to the engine, thereby driving the cold compressor.
  • a second part of the warmed to the intermediate temperature residual gas in a second residual gas turbine is working expanded, which is connected in parallel to the first residual gas turbine, which is coupled to the cold compressor.
  • the first residual gas turbine can then be coupled alone with the cold compressor, the second residual gas turbine with a generator or a dissipative brake.
  • the first, second or both pressure nitrogen streams downstream of the main heat exchanger may be further compressed in a nitrogen compressor.
  • both pressure nitrogen streams are brought together in the nitrogen compressor to a higher pressure.
  • the nitrogen compressor is formed by the ni last stages of the combined n-stage compressor.
  • an eight-stage compressor is used, whose three to four last stages are used as nitrogen compressor.
  • the invention also relates to a device for recovering a compressed nitrogen product by cryogenic separation of air according to claim 10.
  • Atmospheric air is sucked through a filter 1 from a main air compressor 2 and compressed to a pressure of about 15 bar.
  • the compressed feed air 3 is cooled in a pre-cooler 4. This may include an aftercooler for indirect cooling or a direct contact radiator or both.
  • the pre-cooled feed air 5 is cleaned in a cleaning device 6, which is usually formed by a pair of switchable adsorber.
  • the compressed, precooled and purified feed air 7 is cooled in a main heat exchanger 8 to about dew point and introduced via line 9 into the high-pressure column 10.
  • the high-pressure column 10 is part of the distillation column system, which also has a low-pressure column 11, a main condenser 12 and a low-pressure column top condenser 13.
  • a first part 15 of the top gas 14 of the high-pressure column 10 is introduced into the liquefaction space of the main condenser 12 and condensed there at least partially.
  • Liquid nitrogen 16 formed in the liquefaction space of the main condenser 12 is introduced into the high-pressure column 10 and serves there as a return to a first part.
  • a second part 19 of the top gas 14 of the high-pressure column 10 is passed as the first pressurized nitrogen product stream 19 via line 20 to the main heat exchanger 8 and heated there to about ambient temperature.
  • the warm pressure nitrogen 21 can - as in FIG. 1 shown in a nitrogen compressor 22 with aftercooler 23 are further increased in pressure, in principle to any desired discharge pressure. It is finally withdrawn as a pressurized nitrogen product (PGAN).
  • the nitrogen compressor 22 and the aftercooler 23 may be omitted.
  • the top gas 26 of the low-pressure column 11 is introduced into the liquefaction space of the low-pressure column top condenser 13.
  • the liquid nitrogen 27 formed there is introduced into the low-pressure column 11.
  • the bottom liquid 28 of the low-pressure column 11 is cooled in the UKG 18 and introduced via line 29 into the evaporation space of the low-pressure column top condenser 13, which is flushed via a purge line 39 continuously or intermittently.
  • There formed gas is warmed up as residual gas 30 in the UKG 18.
  • the residual gas 31 downstream of the UKGs 18 is fed to the main heat exchanger 8 at the cold end and there to a Intermediate temperature warmed up.
  • the residual gas 32 under the intermediate temperature is supplied to a first residual gas turbine 33 and there relaxes work.
  • the expanded residual gas 34 is reintroduced into the main heat exchanger 8 and warmed to the warm end.
  • the warmed residual gas 35 leaves the system at about ambient temperature.
  • the residual gas turbine 33 is mechanically coupled to a cold compressor 36 via a common shaft or gear.
  • a nitrogen stream 37 is withdrawn in gaseous form from the top of the low pressure column 11, compressed in the cold compressor 36 to about high pressure column pressure and then mixed as the second pressure nitrogen product stream 38 with the first pressurized nitrogen product stream 19 and heated together with this in the main heat exchanger 8 and finally withdrawn as compressed nitrogen product (PGAN).
  • GPN compressed nitrogen product
  • the residual gas turbine 33 does not deliver its entire mechanical energy to the cold compressor 36, but also drives a generator 40, which sits on the same shaft or is connected to the same gear.
  • a dissipative brake may also be used, for example an oil brake.
  • FIG. 2 For example, two residual gas turbines 33, 233 connected in parallel are used, one of which is coupled to the cold compressor 36 and the other to a generator 240 (or a dissipative brake).
  • a combined compressor 302 is used, which fulfills both tasks.
  • the remaining ni 3 stages form the nitrogen product compressor. This allows a PGAN final pressure of about 70 to 100 bar can be achieved.
  • the two pressurized nitrogen product streams 19, 38 are warmed in separate passage groups of the main heat exchanger 8.
  • the warmed nitrogen streams 419 and 438 are combined at 420.
  • the second pressurized nitrogen product stream 38 from the Cold compressor 36 can thus be introduced at a higher temperature into the main heat exchanger 8 than the first pressurized nitrogen product stream 19.
  • the process can be made energetically somewhat cheaper.
  • FIG. 5 the energy transfer between the first residual gas turbine 33 and cold compressor 36 in contrast to FIG. 1 not mechanically, but electrically made.
  • the first residual gas turbine 33 is mechanically coupled to an electric generator 40.
  • the electrical energy obtained there is at least partially transmitted via an electrical line network to a motor 540, which in turn is mechanically coupled to the cold compressor 36 and drives it.
  • FIGS. 2 to 5 can also be combined with each other as desired, for example, to a system with two residual gas turbines and combined compressor and two passage groups in the main heat exchanger for the two pressure nitrogen streams.
  • high-pressure column with sieve trays
  • low-pressure column with packs or sieve trays
  • the invention is also suitable for offshore concepts, such as floating oil recovery plants for oil or gas fields (enhanced oil recovery - EOR).

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