ATE298070T1 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE SEPARATION OF AIR - Google Patents

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE SEPARATION OF AIR

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ATE298070T1
ATE298070T1 AT00119941T AT00119941T ATE298070T1 AT E298070 T1 ATE298070 T1 AT E298070T1 AT 00119941 T AT00119941 T AT 00119941T AT 00119941 T AT00119941 T AT 00119941T AT E298070 T1 ATE298070 T1 AT E298070T1
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pressure column
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Gerhard Dipl-Ing Pompl
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Linde Ag
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    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
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    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
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    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
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    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Emergency Medicine (AREA)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)

Abstract

The cyrogenic separation of air with a rectifier system for separating nitrogen and oxygen incorporates a pressure column (2), a low pressure column (3) and a condenser-evaporator system (101,102,103) for heating the low pressure column. The condenser-evaporator system has a first and second section. The first section has a pipe for introducing compacted and pre-cleaned circulating air (1) into the pressure column; A first oxygen-rich liquid (6) is conveyed to, and returned from, the evaporation passages. The second section conveys a second oxygen-rich liquid (12,13) from the evaporation passages
AT00119941T 1999-10-20 2000-09-13 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE SEPARATION OF AIR ATE298070T1 (en)

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DE19950570A DE19950570A1 (en) 1999-10-20 1999-10-20 Low temperature decomposition of air comprises using rectification system consisting of condenser-vaporizer system, pressure column and low pressure column
EP00102564 2000-02-07

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