FR3108970B1 - Procédé de démarrage d’une colonne de séparation d’argon d’un appareil de séparation d’air par distillation cryogénique et unité pour mise en œuvre du procédé - Google Patents

Procédé de démarrage d’une colonne de séparation d’argon d’un appareil de séparation d’air par distillation cryogénique et unité pour mise en œuvre du procédé Download PDF

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FR3108970B1
FR3108970B1 FR2003289A FR2003289A FR3108970B1 FR 3108970 B1 FR3108970 B1 FR 3108970B1 FR 2003289 A FR2003289 A FR 2003289A FR 2003289 A FR2003289 A FR 2003289A FR 3108970 B1 FR3108970 B1 FR 3108970B1
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Bernard Saulnier
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LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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Titre : Procédé de démarrage d’une colonne de séparation d’argon d’un appareil de séparation d’air par distillation cryogénique et unité pour mise en œuvre du procédé Une unité de production d'argon par distillation cryogénique, adaptée à être reliée à une double colonne de séparation d'air constituée par une première et une deuxième colonne (K1,K2) reliées thermiquement entre elles, comprend une colonne de séparation d’argon (K3) surmontée d’un condenseur de tête et une colonne de déazotation (K4), des moyens pour soutirer un produit riche en argon et appauvri en azote (LAR) en cuve de la colonne de déazotation, des moyens pour relier la tête de la colonne de séparation d’argon à la colonne de déazotation, des moyens pour envoyer un gaz de tête (13,15) de la colonne de séparation d’argon à l’atmosphère, des moyens pour soutirer un fluide riche en azote de la tête de la colonne de déazotation, un analyseur (AIC1, AIC2) pour mesurer la teneur en azote en tête de la colonne de séparation d’argon et des moyens pour ouvrir et fermer les moyens pour relier la tête de la colonne de séparation d’argon à la colonne de déazotation en fonction de la teneur en azote détectée par l’analyseur. Figure de l’abrégé : Fig. 1
FR2003289A 2020-04-02 2020-04-02 Procédé de démarrage d’une colonne de séparation d’argon d’un appareil de séparation d’air par distillation cryogénique et unité pour mise en œuvre du procédé Active FR3108970B1 (fr)

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