FR2895068B1 - AIR SEPARATION METHOD BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION - Google Patents

AIR SEPARATION METHOD BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION

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FR2895068B1
FR2895068B1 FR0553893A FR0553893A FR2895068B1 FR 2895068 B1 FR2895068 B1 FR 2895068B1 FR 0553893 A FR0553893 A FR 0553893A FR 0553893 A FR0553893 A FR 0553893A FR 2895068 B1 FR2895068 B1 FR 2895068B1
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oxygen
gas flow
air
pressure
main compressor
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Cayeux Olivier De
Grenier Richard Dubettier
Alain Guillard
Bot Patrick Le
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Air Liquide SA
LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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Priority to PCT/FR2006/051350 priority patent/WO2007068858A2/en
Priority to CN2006800473992A priority patent/CN101331374B/en
Priority to KR1020087014219A priority patent/KR101341278B1/en
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Abstract

Selon une première marche dans un appareil de séparation d'air, on comprime dans un compresseur principal (1) de l'air destiné à la distillation, on envoie un premier débit d'air comprimé au moins dans le compresseur principal, épuré et refroidi dans une ligne d'échange (6) à la colonne moyenne pression (8) d'une double colonne, on sépare le débit d'air en des flux enrichis en azote et en oxygène dans la colonne moyenne pression, on soutire un débit d'oxygène liquide (16) de la colonne basse pression, on le pressurise jusqu'à une pression élevée et on le vaporise dans la ligne d'échange pour former un premier débit gazeux riche en oxygène et à pression élevée, on liquéfie au moins une partie (24) de l'air comprimé dans le compresseur principal et on envoie la partie liquéfiée à la double colonne et on produit également un deuxième débit gazeux riche en oxygène (115) mais à une pression moins élevée que le premier débit gazeux riche en oxygène et selon une deuxième marche, on augmente la pression de liquéfaction de l'air dans en réglant les aubages du compresseur principal (1) qui fixe cette pression, on réduit la production du deuxième débit gazeux riche en oxygène et on augmente le soutirage du premier débit gazeux riche en oxygène.According to a first step in an air separation device, air intended for distillation is compressed in a main compressor (1), a first flow of compressed air is sent at least into the main compressor, cleaned and cooled. in an exchange line (6) to the medium pressure column (8) of a double column, the air flow is separated into flows enriched in nitrogen and oxygen in the medium pressure column, a flow of d is withdrawn. liquid oxygen (16) from the low pressure column, it is pressurized to a high pressure and it is vaporized in the exchange line to form a first gas flow rich in oxygen and at high pressure, at least one is liquefied. part (24) of the compressed air in the main compressor and the liquefied part is sent to the double column and a second oxygen-rich gas flow (115) is also produced but at a lower pressure than the first gas flow rich in oxygen. oxygen and in a second step, we increase the air liquefaction pressure in by adjusting the blades of the main compressor (1) which sets this pressure, the production of the second oxygen-rich gas flow rate is reduced and the withdrawal of the first oxygen-rich gas flow rate is increased.

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