摘要:
The refrigeration system for an ethylene plant comprises a closed loop tertiary refrigerant system containing methane, ethylene and propylene. The tertiary refrigerant from a compressor final discharge is separated into a methane-rich vapor fraction and two levels of propylene-rich liquids so as to provide various temperatures and levels of refrigeration in various heat exchange stages while maintaining a nearly constant refrigerant composition flowing back to the compressor and with the bulk of the total return refrigerant flow going to the first stage compressor section. This tertiary system can also be applied to an ethylene plant with a high pressure demethanizer.
摘要:
In an air distillation apparatus having a main heat exchanger 7 for cooling down feed air, a rectification column 9S comprising a rectifying portion 13 for separating the thus-cooled feed air to an oxygen-enriched component and a nitrogen component and a condenser 35S for partially condensing the latter, and a liquid nitrogen storage tank 31S for supplying liquid nitrogen by way of a supply valve V3, anda transport route 18 for transporting an oxygen-enriched liquid flowing down from said rectifying portion 13 to the bottom into said condenser 35S, the said oxygen-enriched liquid is not reserved at the bottom of the column. Control means include a liquid level detection means for detecting the height of a liquid level of said oxygen-enriched liquid reserved in said condenser 35S; and a control means LIC for controlling the opening degree of the supply valve V3, on the basis of the output therefrom, so that the liquid level of said oxygen-enriched liquid reserved in said condenser is kept almost at a set level.
摘要:
Feed air is fed to a rectifying system (14, 15) for low-temperature separation, from which a liquid fraction (31, 32) is taken off and introduced into a first reservoir tank (33). The pressure of a variable rate of the liquid fraction (34) is increased (35). The liquid fraction (36) is evaporated under the elevated pressure by indirect heat exchange (12) and obtained as a gaseous pressurized product (37). A heat-transport medium circulates in a refrigeration cycle which has a cycle compressor (41, 42). A first partial stream (45) of the heat-transport medium (44) compressed in the cycle compressor (41, 42) is fed to the indirect heat exchange (12) to evaporate the liquid fraction (36) and is liquefied, at least in part, in the course of this. A second partial stream (59) of the heat-transport medium (44) compressed in the cycle compressor (41, 42) is expanded (43) so as to perform work. Liquefied heat-transport medium (45, 48) is buffered in a second reservoir tank (49).
摘要:
Air is distilled in a distillation apparatus (13) associated with a heat exchange line (11) in which is circulated a heat transfer fluid under high pressure. A storage (20, 23) is supplied, at least intermittently, with gas in liquid phase; and gas in liquid phase withdrawn from the storage is raised to a vaporization pressure, and vaporized under this pressure in the heat exchange line (11). The supply of liquefied gas to the storage can be from the distillation apparatus (13) and/or from an external source such as a tank truck (29, 34). It is useful particularly for the supply of oxygen, nitrogen and argon under pressure to installations for the production of stainless steel such as electric arc furnaces.
摘要:
An air separation process wherein a nitrogen enriched fraction is withdrawn from the distillation column, a portion of which is compressed and recycled through the lowest positioned reboiler in the column and directed to an upper portion of the column as reflux.
摘要:
There is provided an apparatus for manufacturing nitrogen gas and oxygen gas of very high purity by cryogenic liquefaction, and without using an expansion turbine. Supercooled and compressed air is sent to a distilling tower where it is mixed with and cooled by the latent heat of vaporization of liquid nitrogen from any external source. Utilizing the difference between their boiling points, nitrogen is taken out as gas while oxygen remains as liquid. The oxygen is concentrated in an oxygen condenser and then further concentrated in an oxygen distilling tower mixed with liquid oxygen from an external source as the refrigerant.
摘要:
A producing apparatus of highly pure nitrogen gas which is used in electronic industry for manufacturing silicon semi-conductors. Conventional nitrogen gas producing apparatus of low temperature separation method and of PSA method are subjected to troubles frequently, the cost of the obtained product nitrogen gas is high, yet the purity is not very high. By the apparatus of this invention, the liquefied nitrogen storage means (23) is connected to rectifying column (15) through the inlet channel (24), the ultra low temperature compressed air supplied into the rectifying column (15) through the air compression means (9), removing means (12) and heat exchangers (13) (14) is cooled further by the evaporating heat of the liquefied nitrogen, the nitrogen is taken out in gas form by utilizing the difference in boiling point, and oxygen is left as liquid. The obtained nitrogen gas is combined with the gassified liquid nitrogen from the liquefied nitrogen storage means (23) and made into product nitrogen gas. Highly pure nitrogen gas can be produced at a low cost and with almost no trouble of the apparatus.
摘要:
A plant for producing gaseous nitrogen, which plant comprises a heat exchanger (6) for cooling feed air, a distillation column (8) for receiving at least part of said feed air, a vessel (21), a reflux condenser (12) disposed in said vessel (21) and arranged to receive, in use, vapor from said distillation column (8) and return liquid reflux thereto, a line (18,20) connecting the lower portion of said distillation column (8) to said vessel (21) and having an expansion valve (19) mounted therein, a line (14) for withdrawing nitrogen product from said distillation column (8) and bringing said nitrogen product into heat exchange with said feed air, a crude liquid oxygen (LOX) storage tank (27) communicating with said vessel (21), a liquid nitrogen (LIN) storage tank (34) communicating with said distillation column (8), a line (22) for conveying waste gas from said vessel (21), means to warm said waste gas, an expander (24) to expand said waste gas, means to control the flow of waste gas through said expander, and means to effect heat exchange between the expanded waste gas and the feed air.