EP1995537A2 - Procédé et dispositif de séparation cryogénique d'air - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for cryogenic air separation according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
- the invention is therefore based on the object to provide a method of the type mentioned above and a corresponding device in which a relatively large amount of pure oxygen product can be produced.
- This object is achieved in that the pure oxygen product stream is evaporated in the main heat exchanger against feed air and warmed and finally recovered as a gaseous product.
- the aim of the invention is different:
- the product evaporation serves primarily to recover the liquefaction refrigeration contained in the liquid withdrawn pure oxygen product stream. It has been found that the limiting factor in the amount of oxygen product through the Refrigeration capacity of the system is formed.
- the liquefaction refrigeration which is discharged in the known method with the oxygen product, transferred in the main heat exchanger to the feed air or to a partial flow of the feed air and thus remains the process (except for the usual exchange losses).
- the "main heat exchanger” is preferably formed by a single heat exchanger block. For larger systems, it may be useful to realize the main heat exchanger by a plurality of parallel with respect to the temperature profile strands, which are formed by separate components. In principle, it is possible that the main heat exchanger or each of these strands is formed by two or more blocks connected in series.
- evaporation here includes a pseudo-evaporation under supercritical pressure.
- the pressure at which the pure oxygen product stream is introduced into the main heat exchanger can thus also be above the critical pressure, as can the pressure of the heat carrier, which is (pseudo) condensed against the pure oxygen product stream.
- a warm oxygen compressor can be dispensed with or at least made relatively small.
- cold compressor is meant here a compressor which is operated at an inlet temperature of less than 200 K, preferably less than 150 K, in particular between 90 and 120 K.
- a second residual fraction is taken from the lower region of the single column and expanded work in a relaxation machine, the mechanical energy generated during the work-relaxing relaxation at least partially for recompression of the first Residual fraction is used.
- the transmission of mechanical energy to the recompressor is done directly mechanically, for example via a common wave of expansion machine and recompressor.
- the recompressor is designed as a cold compressor, preferably only a part of the mechanical energy generated by the expansion machine is transferred to the recompressor; the rest goes to a warm braking device, z.
- a brake fan a generator or a dissipative brake.
- the single column has a top condenser, in which vapor from the upper region of the single column is at least partially condensed, wherein in the top condenser, the first residual fraction before its recompression and / or the second residual fraction at least partially evaporated prior to their work expansion become.
- At least a portion of the condensate recovered in the top condenser is fed as reflux to the single column. If the two residual fractions have the same composition, they can be passed together through the top condenser. Preferably, however, they are in separate passages of the top condenser, especially if they have different composition.
- the first residual fraction can in principle be withdrawn together with the second from the single column, for example at the bottom (see EP 412793 B2 ). In many cases, however, it is more favorable if the first residual fraction has a higher nitrogen content than the second residual fraction. Then, the first residual fraction is withdrawn from an intermediate point of the single column, which is arranged above the sump, in particular above the point at which the second residual fraction is removed. The two residual fractions are then evaporated separately in the top condenser and fed to the recompression or work-performing expansion.
- the invention relates to a device for cryogenic air separation according to claim 8.
- Atmospheric air 1 is drawn in via a filter 2 from an air compressor and there compressed to an absolute pressure of 6 to 20 bar, preferably about 9 bar.
- the compressed air 6 is cleaned in a cleaning device 7, which has a pair of containers filled with adsorption material, preferably molecular sieve.
- the purified air 8 is cooled in a main heat exchanger 9 to about dew point and partially liquefied.
- a first part 11 of the cooled air 10 is introduced via a throttle valve 51 into a single column 12.
- the feed is preferably some practical or theoretical soils above the sump.
- the operating pressure of the single column 12 (at the top) is 6 to 20 bar, preferably about 9 bar.
- Your top condenser is cooled with a first residual fraction 18 and a second residual fraction 14.
- the second residual fraction 14 is withdrawn from the sump of the single column 12, the first residual fraction 14 from an intermediate point some practical or theoretical soils above the air supply or at the same level as this.
- gaseous nitrogen 15, 16 is withdrawn at the top, warmed in the main heat exchanger 9 to about ambient temperature and finally withdrawn via line 17 as gaseous pressure product (PGAN).
- a portion 53 of the condensate 52 from the top condenser 13 may be recovered as liquid nitrogen product (PLIN); the remainder 54 is given up as reflux to the head of the single column.
- the first residual fraction 18 is vaporized in the top condenser 13 under a pressure of 2 to 9 bar, preferably about 4 bar and flows in gaseous form via line 29 to a cold compressor 30 in which it is recompressed to about the operating pressure of the single column.
- the recompressed residual fraction 31 is in the main heat exchanger. 9 cooled again to column temperature and finally fed via line 32 of the single column 12 at the bottom again.
- the second residual fraction 14 is vaporized in the top condenser 13 under a pressure of 2 to 9 bar, preferably about 4 bar and flows in gaseous form via line 19 to the cold end of the main heat exchanger 9. From this it is removed again at an intermediate temperature (line 20) and in a relaxation machine 21, which is designed in the example as turboexpander, work-performing relaxed to about 300 mbar above atmospheric pressure.
- the expansion machine is mechanically coupled to the cold compressor 30 and a braking device 22, which is formed in the embodiment by an oil brake.
- the relaxed second residual fraction 23 is heated in the main heat exchanger 9 to about ambient temperature.
- the warm second residual fraction 24 is blown off into the atmosphere (line 25) and / or used as regeneration gas 26, 27 in the cleaning device 7, optionally after heating in the heating device 28.
- An oxygen-containing stream 36 that is substantially free of less volatile impurities is withdrawn from an intermediate location of the single column 12 in the liquid state, which is located 5 to 25 theoretical or practical trays above the air feed.
- the oxygen-containing stream 36 is optionally undercooled in a sump evaporator 37 of a pure oxygen column 38 and fed via line 39 and throttle valve 40 to the top of the pure oxygen column 38.
- the operating pressure of the pure oxygen column 38 (at the top) is 1.3 to 4 bar, preferably about 2.5 bar.
- the sump evaporator 37 of the pure oxygen column 38 is also cooled by means of a second part 42 of the cooled feed air 10.
- the feed air stream 42 is at least partially, for example, completely condensed and flows via line 43 to the single column 12, where it is introduced approximately at the level of the feed of the remaining feed air 11.
- a pure oxygen product stream 41 is removed in the liquid state, brought by a pump 55 to an elevated pressure of 2 to 100 bar, preferably about 12 bar, via line 56 to the cold end the main heat exchanger 9 out there, evaporated there under the increased pressure and warmed to about ambient temperature and finally recovered via line 57 as a gaseous product (GOX-IC).
- a pump 55 to an elevated pressure of 2 to 100 bar, preferably about 12 bar, via line 56 to the cold end the main heat exchanger 9 out there, evaporated there under the increased pressure and warmed to about ambient temperature and finally recovered via line 57 as a gaseous product (GOX-IC).
- the head gas 58 of the pure oxygen column 38 is added to the expanded second residual fraction 23. If necessary, a portion of the feed air for pumping prevention of the cold compressor 30 is led to its inlet via a bypass line 59 (anti-surge control).
- a liquid oxygen can be removed as a liquid product (not shown in the drawing).
- an external liquid for example, liquid argon, liquid nitrogen or liquid oxygen from a liquid tank, may be vaporized in the main heat exchanger 9 in indirect heat exchange with the feed air (not shown in the drawing).
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