ENHANCEMENTS TO A DUAL COLUMN NITROGEN PRODUCING CRYOGENIC AIR SEPARATION UNIT

    公开(公告)号:US20210372698A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17244346

    申请日:2021-04-29

    IPC分类号: F25J3/04 F25J5/00

    摘要: Enhancements to a dual column, nitrogen producing cryogenic air separation unit with waste expansion are provided. Such enhancements include an improved air separation cycle that uses: (i) three condenser-reboilers; (ii) a reverse reflux stream from the condenser-reboiler associated with the lower pressure column to the higher pressure column; and (iii) a recycle stream of a portion of the vapor from one or more of the condenser-reboilers that is recycled back to the incoming feed stream and or the compressed purified air streams to yield improvements in the performance of such dual column, nitrogen producing cryogenic air separation units in terms of overall nitrogen recovery as well as power consumption compared to conventional dual column, nitrogen producing cryogenic air separation units employing waste expansion.

    DISTILLATION METHOD AND STRUCTURED PACKING
    4.
    发明申请
    DISTILLATION METHOD AND STRUCTURED PACKING 审中-公开
    蒸馏方法和结构包装

    公开(公告)号:US20160263548A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-15

    申请号:US15161369

    申请日:2016-05-23

    IPC分类号: B01J19/32

    摘要: A method of conducting a distillation process and a cross-corrugated structured packing for use in such a process in which ascending vapor phases and descending liquid phases are contacted in such packing. The cross-corrugated structured packing contains corrugated sheets fabricated of an open cell foam-like material. The liquid phase produces a liquid film descending along struts forming cells of the material and the vapor phase ascends within the cross-corrugated structured packing and enters the cells and contacts the liquid film. The cross-corrugated structured packing is configured such that a superficial velocity at which ambient air would flow through the cross-corrugated structured packing at a pressure drop of 0.3″ wc/ft is no greater than 20 times a reference superficial velocity at which the ambient air would flow through the foam-like material making up the corrugated sheets at the same pressure drop to ensure that vapor enters the cells of the foam-like material.

    摘要翻译: 一种进行蒸馏工艺和交叉波纹结构填料的方法,用于在这样的方法中,其中上升的气相和下降的液相在这种填料中接触。 交叉波纹结构填料包含由开孔泡沫材料制成的波纹板。 液相产生沿着材料的支柱形成单元下降的液膜,气相在交叉波纹结构填料内上升,并进入电池并接触液膜。 交叉波纹结构填料被构造成使得环境空气以0.3“wc / ft 2的压力下流过交叉波纹结构填料的表观速度不大于参考空塔速度的20倍 空气将流过泡沫状材料,以相同的压降组成波纹片,以确保蒸汽进入泡沫状材料的泡孔。

    OXYGEN BACKUP METHOD AND SYSTEM
    6.
    发明申请
    OXYGEN BACKUP METHOD AND SYSTEM 审中-公开
    氧气备份方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160161180A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-09

    申请号:US14907608

    申请日:2013-10-23

    IPC分类号: F25J3/02 F17C13/00 F25J3/04

    摘要: A method and backup system for backing up a supply oxygen in an air separation plant in which during normal operation, a stream of oxygen-rich liquid is pumped through a main flow path, extending from a surge tank to a heat exchanger, to deliver an oxygen product. The surge tank receives the oxygen-rich liquid from a bottom region of the lower pressure column of the plant. Additionally, during normal operations, a stream of the oxygen-rich liquid is also introduced to a reserve storage tank through a backup flow path. During a transient operation, where the air separation plant has ceased operation, the surge tank is isolated and liquid is pumped from the surge tank through an auxiliary flow path to an auxiliary vaporizer to continue the supply of the oxygen product and the surge tank is replenished with oxygen-rich liquid previously stored in the reserve storage tank.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于备份空气分离设备中的供氧的方法和备用系统,其中在正常操作期间,富氧液体流被泵送通过主流路,从缓冲罐延伸到热交换器,以输送 氧气产品。 缓冲罐从工厂的低压塔的底部区域接收富氧液体。 此外,在正常操作期间,富氧液体流也通过备用流动路径被引入储备储罐。 在空分设备停止运行的瞬时操作过程中,缓冲罐是隔离的,液体从缓冲罐通过辅助流动路径泵送到辅助蒸发器,以继续供应氧气产品,并且缓冲罐被补充 其中富氧液体预先储存在储备储罐中。

    Oxygen backup method and system
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10119756B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-06

    申请号:US14907608

    申请日:2013-10-23

    IPC分类号: F25J3/02 F17C13/00 F25J3/04

    摘要: A method and backup system for backing up a supply oxygen in an air separation plant in which during normal operation, a stream of oxygen-rich liquid is pumped through a main flow path, extending from a surge tank to a heat exchanger, to deliver an oxygen product. The surge tank receives the oxygen-rich liquid from a bottom region of the lower pressure column of the plant. Additionally, during normal operations, a stream of the oxygen-rich liquid is also introduced to a reserve storage tank through a backup flow path. During a transient operation, where the air separation plant has ceased operation, the surge tank is isolated and liquid is pumped from the surge tank through an auxiliary flow path to an auxiliary vaporizer to continue the supply of the oxygen product and the surge tank is replenished with oxygen-rich liquid previously stored in the reserve storage tank.