DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING A FLUID SUCH AS HYDROGEN AND/OR HELIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20240142170A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18276856

    申请日:2022-01-18

    IPC分类号: F25J1/00 F25J1/02

    摘要: Disclosed is a device for liquefying a fluid, comprising a fluid circuit to be cooled, the device comprising a heat exchanger assembly in heat exchange with the fluid circuit to be cooled, at least one first cooling system in heat exchange with at least a portion of the heat exchanger assembly, the first cooling system being a refrigerator having a cycle for refrigerating a cycle gas mainly comprising helium, said refrigerator comprising in series in a cycle circuit: a mechanism for compressing the cycle gas, at least one member for cooling the cycle gas, a mechanism for expanding the cycle gas, and at least one member for reheating the expanded cycle gas, wherein the compression mechanism includes at least four compression stages in series composed of a centrifugal compressor assembly, the compression stages being mounted on shafts that are rotationally driven by a motor assembly, the expansion mechanism comprising at least three expansion stages in series composed of a set of centripetal turbines, the at least one member for cooling the cycle gas being configured to cool the cycle gas at the outlet of at least one of the turbines, and wherein at least one of the turbines is coupled to the same shaft as at least one compression stage so as to feed mechanical work produced during the expansion to the compression stage.

    Method and apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation 有权
    通过低温蒸馏分离空气的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09091478B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-28

    申请号:US13384432

    申请日:2010-07-16

    IPC分类号: F25J3/00 F25J3/04

    摘要: The invention relates to equipment for separating air by cryogenic distillation, including: a double air separation column; an exchange line (91); a hot air supercharger (CI) and a cold air supercharger (C2); a first turbine (TI) and a second turbine (T2), each of which is coupled to one of the superchargers; means for bringing all the air to a high pressure that is greater than the mean pressure; means for purifying the air at said high pressure; means for dividing the purified air into two fractions and sending one fraction thereof to the hot air supercharger and one fraction to the cold air supercharger after cooling in the exchange line; means for feeding the second air fraction from the cold air supercharger back into the exchange line; means for sending at least one pressurized liquid from one of the columns into the exchange line; a valve (4, 5); means for sending the non-supercharged air, purified at a high pressure, to the exchange line, so as to be cooled therein, and then to the valve; and means for sending the air, expanded in the valve, to be distilled and/or to the atmosphere.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及通过低温蒸馏分离空气的设备,包括:双空气分离塔; 交换线(91); 热空气增压器(CI)和冷气增压器(C2); 第一涡轮机(TI)和第二涡轮机(T2),其中每一个联接到增压器之一; 使所有空气达到高于平均压力的高压的装置; 用于在所述高压下净化空气的装置; 用于将净化空气分成两部分并将其一部分分配到热空气增压器中的装置,以及在交换管线中冷却之后的一部分到冷空气增压器的装置; 用于将来自冷空气增压器的第二空气部分进入交换线的装置; 用于将至少一个加压液体从所述列中的一个送入所述交换管线的装置; 阀(4,5); 用于将在高压下净化的非增压空气送到交换管路的装置,以便在其中冷却,然后到达阀门; 以及用于将在阀中膨胀并被蒸馏和/或向大气传播的空气的装置。

    Compact Configuration for Cryogenic Pumps and Turbines
    9.
    发明申请
    Compact Configuration for Cryogenic Pumps and Turbines 审中-公开
    低温泵和涡轮机的紧凑配置

    公开(公告)号:US20130283824A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-31

    申请号:US13864129

    申请日:2013-04-16

    申请人: Joel V. Madison

    发明人: Joel V. Madison

    IPC分类号: F17C1/00

    摘要: A single cryogenic liquid vessel in which two cryogenic machines are disposed, supported and operable in tandem. In one embodiment the two cryogenic machines are operable in series or individually, and in another embodiment the two cryogenic machines are operable in parallel or individually. Preferably the machines are supported intermediately relative to the vessel, or at a top of the vessel. In various embodiments the machines are pumps or turbines or expanders.

    摘要翻译: 一个低温液体容器,其中两个低温机器串联布置,支撑和可操作。 在一个实施例中,两个低温机器可串联或单独操作,并且在另一实施例中,两个低温机器可并行或单独操作。 优选地,机器相对于容器在中间或在容器的顶部被支撑。 在各种实施例中,机器是泵或涡轮机或膨胀机。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AIR BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
    10.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AIR BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION 有权
    通过低温蒸馏分离空气的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120118006A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-17

    申请号:US13384432

    申请日:2010-07-16

    IPC分类号: F25J1/00

    摘要: The invention relates to equipment for separating air by cryogenic distillation, including: a double air separation column; an exchange line (91); a hot air supercharger (CI) and a cold air supercharger (C2); a first turbine (TI) and a second turbine (T2), each of which is coupled to one of the superchargers; means for bringing all the air to a high pressure that is greater than the mean pressure; means for purifying the air at said high pressure; means for dividing the purified air into two fractions and sending one fraction thereof to the hot air supercharger and one fraction to the cold air supercharger after cooling in the exchange line; means for feeding the second air fraction from the cold air supercharger back into the exchange line; means for sending at least one pressurized liquid from one of the columns into the exchange line; a valve (4, 5); means for sending the non-supercharged air, purified at a high pressure, to the exchange line, so as to be cooled therein, and then to the valve; and means for sending the air, expanded in the valve, to be distilled and/or to the atmosphere.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及通过低温蒸馏分离空气的设备,包括:双空气分离塔; 交换线(91); 热空气增压器(CI)和冷气增压器(C2); 第一涡轮机(TI)和第二涡轮机(T2),其中每一个联接到增压器之一; 使所有空气达到高于平均压力的高压的装置; 用于在所述高压下净化空气的装置; 用于将净化空气分成两部分并将其一部分分配到热空气增压器中的装置,以及在交换管线中冷却之后的一部分到冷空气增压器的装置; 用于将来自冷空气增压器的第二空气部分进入交换线的装置; 用于将至少一个加压液体从所述列中的一个送入所述交换管线的装置; 阀(4,5); 用于将在高压下净化的非增压空气送到交换管路的装置,以便在其中冷却,然后到达阀门; 以及用于将在阀中膨胀并被蒸馏和/或向大气传播的空气的装置。