摘要:
The process and device are used to obtain a compressed product by low temperature separation of air in a rectification system which has a pressure column and a low pressure column. A first flow of compressed and purified feedstock air is cooled in a main heat exchanger system and is fed into the pressure column. At least one fraction from the pressure column is expanded and fed into the low pressure column. An oxygen-rich fraction from the low pressure column is liquid-pressurized and delivered to a mixing column. A heat exchange medium is fed into the lower area of the mixing column and is brought into countercurrent contact with the oxygen-rich fraction. A gaseous top product is removed from the upper area of the mixing column. A product fraction is removed from the rectification system, liquid-pressurized, vaporized in indirect heat exchange with the gaseous top product of the mixing column and is withdrawn as the compressed product. Indirect heat exchange is carried out for vaporization of the liquid-pressurized product fraction in the main heat exchanger system.
摘要:
For the indirect heat-exchange of a plurality of gas streams (14, 15, 16) with a heat-cold carrier (2, 7) in heat-exchange blocks (23a, b, c, d, e) in which the gas streams (14, 15, 16) are passed through a multiplicity of heat-exchange passages, only one of the gas streams (14, 15, 16) is passed in this case through at least one heat-exchange block (23a, b, c, d, e). The heat-exchange passages of the heat-exchange block (23a, b, c, d, e), through which this gas stream (14, 15, 16) flows end at two end surfaces of the heat-exchange block (23a, b, c, d, e). The gas stream (23a, b, c, d, e) is fed to an taken off from these heat-exchange passages via in each case a collector/distributor (41) connected to the heat-exchange block (23a, b, c, d, e), which collector/distributor extends in each case over the entire end surface of the heat-exchange block (23a, b, c, d, e).
摘要:
The process and the apparatus serve to produce pressurized nitrogen by low-temperature fractionation of air in a rectification system which has a pressure column (4) and a low-pressure column (5). Feed air (1, 3) is passed into the pressure column (4). An oxygen-containing liquid fraction (11) is taken off from the pressure column (4) and fed into the low-pressure column (5). Gaseous nitrogen (18) from the low-pressure column (5) is at least partially condensed in a top condenser (17) by indirect heat exchange with an evaporating liquid (13). Nitrogen from the low-pressure column is produced as gaseous pressurized nitrogen product (24, 25, 29) at a pressure which is higher than the operating pressure of the low-pressure column (5). Liquid nitrogen (20) withdrawn from the low-pressure column is brought (21) in the liquid state to a pressure which exceeds the pressure of the low-pressure column (5). The pressurized liquid (22) is evaporated in a product evaporator (23) by indirect heat exchange with a heat-transfer medium (35) and is subsequently produced as gaseous pressurized nitrogen product (24, 25, 29). (FIG. 1)
摘要:
In a process and apparatus for air separation by rectification air 1 is preliminarily separated in a first rectification stage 2 of a two-stage rectification column to obtain a nitrogen-rich fraction 4 and an oxygen-rich fraction 8. These two fractions are fed to the second rectification stage 6 and separated into oxygen and nitrogen fractions. An argon-enriched fraction, containing essentially oxygen and argon, is removed from the second rectification stage at an intermediate point and is separated in a raw argon column 10 by rectification into an argon-rich fraction 18 and a liquid fraction 19 containing essentially oxygen. The liquid fraction 19 is fed back into the second rectification stage. Another fraction 22 is removed from the raw argon column above the bottom thereof and is separated in a high-purity oxygen column 23 to produce a high-purity oxygen fraction 25, 26 and a lighter residual fraction 24. An additional nitrogen-rich fraction is removed from the head of the first rectification stage and separated in a high-purity nitrogen column 31 producing a bottom liquid fraction 29, which is fed back to the head of the first rectification stage, and a residual gas fraction 33. A high-purity nitrogen fraction 34 is removed at a point several plates below the head of the first rectification stage.
摘要:
The invention relates to a bath condenser with a condenser block (1) that has evaporation passages (8) for a liquid and liquefaction passages (2) for a heating medium and at least two circulation sections (7) that are located vertically on top of one another. The evaporation passages (8) each have on the lower end of a circulation section (7) at least one entry opening (9) for the liquid and on the upper end of a circulation section (7) at least one exit opening (10), for each circulation section (7) there being a liquid storage tank (15) that is flow-connected to the entry opening (9) and the exit opening (10) of the circulation section (7) and that has a gas offtake (18). The inlet into the gas offtake (18) is not located in the area in front of the side (12) of the circulation section (7) in which the exit opening (10) of the circulation section (7) is located.
摘要:
A process and apparatus for low-temperature fractionation of air in a distillation column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation (5, 6) introduces into first feed air stream (4) into a distillation column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation. An oxygen-rich fraction (22) from the distillation column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation is pressurized (23) in liquid form and is added (25) to a mixing column (26). A heat transfer medium stream is introduced into the lower region of the mixing column (26) and is brought into countercurrent contact with the oxygen-rich fraction (22, 25). Gaseous top product (260) from the upper region of the mixing column (26) is introduced into an additional column (27). A liquid (38, 39, 40, 41) from the lower or middle region of the mixing column is introduced into the distillation column system. A krypton- and xenon-containing oxygen stream (44, 46, 47, 48) from the distillation column system is introduced into a krypton-xenon enriching column (36) from which a krypton- and xenon-enriched fraction (51) is obtained. A krypton- and xenon-depleted top fraction (28) is obtained from the upper region of the additional column (27).
摘要:
In the method and device, nitrogen is obtained by two-stage rectification of air in a double column. Double column contains a high-pressure column and a medium-pressure column that are in a heat-exchange relationship with each other. Entering air is compressed, purified, cooled in a main heat exchanger against separation products, and fed to rectification. At least one nitrogen product fraction is taken from high-pressure column. A nitrogen gas fraction from double column is heated, expanded, and brought into indirect heat exchange with an oxygen-enriched liquid from the lower region of medium-pressure column. In this way, the nitrogen gas fraction is at least partially condensed and the oxygen-enriched liquid is at least partially evaporated. The condensate formed in the indirect heat exchange is at least partially fed to medium-pressure column. The nitrogen gas fraction is heated upstream of expansion to an intermediate temperature that is between the temperatures at the cold end and the warm end of main heat exchanger.
摘要:
The process and the device are used for low-temperature separation of air with a distilling-column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation (20), which has at least one separation column (21, 22). A main air stream (1, 5) is compressed in an air compressor (2) and purified in a purification device (4). A first air stream (7) and a second air stream (8) are diverted from the main air stream (5). The first air stream (7) is further compressed in two secondary compressors (10, 13) that are connected in series. The further compressed first air stream (15) is cooled by indirect heat exchange (16), and at least partially liquefied or pseudo-liquefied, and then introduced into the distilling-column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation (20). The second air stream (8) is cooled by indirect heat exchange (16) and then, divided into two partial streams (24, 27), is actively depressurized in two expanders (25, 28), whereby the two expanders have essentially the same inlet pressure. The actively depressurized partial streams (26, 29) of the second air stream are introduced (30, 129) at least in part into the distilling-column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation (20). The mechanical energy that is produced in the active depressurization (25, 28) of the second air stream is used at least partially in the driving of the two secondary compressors (10, 13) that are connected in series. A liquid product stream (31) is removed from the distilling-column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation (20), brought to an elevated pressure in the liquid state (32), and evaporated or pseudo-evaporated under this elevated pressure by indirect heat exchange (16) with the first air stream (15), and finally removed as a gaseous product stream (34). Both secondary compressors (10, 13) are operated with an inlet temperature that is higher than 250 K, in particular higher than 270 K.
摘要:
A plate heat exchanger for indirect heat exchange of several fluid flows (30, 40, 50) with a heat transfer medium/cooling medium (10, 20) in a heat exchanger core (9) has a plurality of heat exchange passages within the core for the heat transfer medium/cooling medium (10, 20), a first fluid flow (30, 40, 50) and a second fluid flow (30, 40, 50). All heat exchange passages for the first fluid flow (40) are located In a first component area, and all heat exchange passages for the second fluid flow (30) are located in a second component area. The first and the second component areas do not intersect and each extend over the entire height of the heat exchanger core (9). The heat exchanger is particularly suitable for use in air-separation processes.
摘要:
In a single column distillation system for obtaining gaseous and liquid nitrogen with a variable proportions of liquid product by low-temperature separation from air, a first portion (12, 13) of nitrogen-rich fraction (5, 7, 8) is fed downstream of circulation compressor (9) to the liquefaction chamber of a condenser-evaporator (14) associated with the single column and condensed under a pressure higher than the operating pressure of the single column (4). A liquid oxygen-enriched fraction (228, 231) from the distillation column system is at least partially evaporated in the evaporation chamber of condenser-evaporator (14). A portion (18) of nitrogen-rich liquid (15, 16) from condenser-evaporator (14) is drawn off at least at times as liquid product. A second oxygen-enriched gas (221, 521) is removed from one of columns (546) of the distillation system and/or from the evaporation chamber of condenser-evaporator (14), machine expanded(23), and heated in main heat exchanger (2).