摘要:
In subambient cascaded fractional distillations such as air separation, ethane-ethylene separation, or nitrogen rejection from natural gas, the improvement provides an advantageous means of generating the optimal amount of intermediate reflux liquid for both rectifications in the cascade. A latent heat exchanger (415) is provided in which a liquid from the HP rectifying section (403) of the cascade exchanges latent heat with a minor fraction of the feed gas. The condensed feed is then split by two valves (409, 410) into respective intermediate reflux streams for both parts of the cascade (402, 403).
摘要:
Air is fractionated in a double distillation column 4 comprising lower pressure and higher pressure columns 8 and 6 respectively. Condenser-reboiler 42 provides reboiled oxygen to the bottom of the column 8. Liquid nitrogen reflux is introduced into the top of the column 8 through an inlet 50. Oxygen, nitrogen and argon-enriched streams are withdrawn from the column 8 through outlets 52, 54 and 58 respectively. The argon-enriched stream is separated in a further distillation column 40 and a product argon stream is withdrawn through outlet 62. A liquid stream is withdrawn through outlet 70 from an intermediate level of the column 8 is at least partially reboiled in heat exchanger 72, and is returned to the column 8 through inlet 74 at a level where the composition of the vapour corresponds approximately to that of the reboiled liquid. Heating for the heat exchanger 72 is provided by a vapour stream withdrawn through outlet 76 from the column 40, which vapour stream condenses and is returned to the column 40 through inlet 75. The aforesaid reboiling of the stream from the intermediate level of the column 8 makes possible more efficient air separation.
摘要:
The retrofittable device for low-temperature separation of air comprises a distillation column system, which has a high-pressure column (3), a low-pressure column (4), and a first raw argon column (6). Said device comprises supply lines (101, 102) for connecting the first raw argon column (6) to a second raw argon column (41), wherein the supply lines pass through the outer wall of the first cold box (1), which encloses the high-pressure column (3), the low-pressure column (4), and the first raw argon column (6). The invention further relates to a retrofitting system, which comprises a second cold box (40), a second raw argon column (41), and corresponding supply lines (201 to 205), and to a method for retrofitting the device mentioned first.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an improvement for the production of argon from cryogenic air separation processes. In particular, the improvement provides a better method of thermally linking the top of the crude argon column (135) with the low pressure column (119). In the improvement, the argon-rich, overhead vapor (245) from the top of the crude argon column (247) is condensed in a boiler/condenser by indirect heat exchange against liquid descending the low pressure column; a portion (250) of the condensed argon-rich, overhead vapor is returned to the top of the crude argon column to provide reflux. The most suitable location for such boiler/condenser is as an intermediate boiler/condenser in the low pressure column, particularly, the section of the low pressure column bounded by the feed point of the crude liquid oxygen from the bottom of the high pressure column and the vapor feed draw line for the crude argon column wherein an adequate temperature difference exists between the descending liquid and the condensing argon.
摘要:
The inefficiency of the nitrogen stripping section of a high purity oxygen-producing air distillation plant is reduced. This allows increased recovery of byproduct argon and in some cases increased recovery of refrigeration work also. The improvement is obtained by evaporating kettle liquid with condensing argon rectifier vapor in two sequential stages, to yield vapor streams respectively having more and less O2 content than the kettle liquid, and separately feeding them to the N2 removal column. The improvement is applicable to both dual and triple pressure processes. Referring to Figure (I), kettle liquid is supplied via valve (11) to the top of contactor (18), and overhead reflux condenser (13) of argon rectifier (14) reboils the bottom of contactor (18). Vapor streams of differing O2 composition are withdrawn from above and below contactor (18).
摘要:
La présente invention décrit un procédé et un appareil servant à séparer l'argon brut et l'oxygène de grande pureté contenus dans l'air par distillation fractionnaire. L'amélioration apportée par la présente invention, qui s'applique à la fois à une configuration de pression double et à une configuration de pression triple, consiste en une maximalisation de l'efficacité de distillation à la fois du rectificateur haute pression (2) et du rectificateur de N2 basse pression (1a et 1b), dont chacun est alimenté avec les quantités exactement correctes de reflux d'air liquide via des soupapes respectives (6 et 8). Afin de produire efficacement la quantité requise d'air liquide, on évapore l'oxygène liquide d'au moins 0,2 atmosphères en valeur absolue au-dessous de la colonne basse pression au moyen de deux condensateurs d'air: un condensateur total (22) et un condensateur partiel (23).
摘要:
Improved means of producing the refrigeration required for any fractional distillation air separation process. The improved refrigeration technique causes the distillation columns to operate more efficiently, and thereby permits increased recovery and/or purity of product at lower energy input. Refrigeration air is partially expanded in expander (313), then condensed by exchanging latent heat with depressurized kettle liquid in (314), and the resulting liquid air is split and used to reflux both columns (307) and (305) via pump (316) and valve (315), respectively.
摘要:
A dry condenser which permits heat exchange even in a small temperature difference is used in each condenser for a crude argon column, a deoxidation column, and a high-purity argon column in an argon separator utilizing air liquefaction and rectification. An oxygen-enriched liquefied air withdrawn from the plate located above the bottom of a lower column in a multi-rectifying column is used as a coolant for each condenser. Thus it is possible to widen the temperature difference between the condensation side and the evaporation side in the condensers for respective columns, to dispense with a blower for pressurizing crude argon even when the total number of theoretical plates of the crude argon column and the deoxidation column exceeds 100 and, consequently, to reduce apparatus and operation costs. Further, it is possible to render the condenser in each column small and compact, thus shortening the time taken for starting. Furthermore, the adoption of the liquefied air withdrawn from plates located above the bottom can eliminate a fear of hydrocarbon precipitation.