Process and apparatus for the cryogenic separation of air
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    发明授权
    Process and apparatus for the cryogenic separation of air 失效
    空气低温分离的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06662593B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-16

    申请号:US10317593

    申请日:2002-12-12

    IPC分类号: F25J304

    摘要: Liquid oxygen (“LOX”) product and a krypton- and xenon-enriched liquid product is produced from the cryogenic separation of air using a cryogenic distillation system. The process comprises separating feed air in the main distillation system into nitrogen-rich overhead vapor and said krypton- and xenon-enriched liquid product. At least a portion of said krypton- and xenon-enriched liquid product is removed from the main distillation system for further distillation, to produce at least one krypton- and/or xenon-rich product. Xenon-lean liquid is fed to the first additional distillation column and separated into oxygen-rich overhead vapor and said LOX product having a concentration of xenon less than that in said feed air. The xenon-lean liquid is usually also lean in krypton.

    摘要翻译: 使用低温蒸馏系统从空气的低温分离产生液氧(“LOX”)产物和富含氪和氙的液体产物。 该方法包括将主蒸馏系统中的进料空气分离成富氮塔顶蒸气和所述氪和氙浓缩液体产物。 将所述氪和氙浓缩液体产物的至少一部分从主蒸馏系统中除去以进一步蒸馏,以产生至少一种氪和/或氙浓缩产物。 将贫氙液体进料到第一另外的蒸馏塔并分离成富氧塔顶蒸气,并且所述LOX产物的氙浓度小于所述进料空气中的浓度。 氙气稀薄的液体通常也倚在氪气中。