WO1999042403A1 - Method and apparatus for condensing oxygen gas - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for concentrating oxygen gas using a pressure swing adsorption method (PSA method).
- PSA method pressure swing adsorption method
- This oxygen gas can be used as an industrial oxygen source used for ozone gas production, etc., as a medical oxygen source used for patients with low lung function, etc., for extreme sports, long hours of work or study, excessive drinking and smoking, etc. It is used for assisting respiration in the event of temporary blood oxygen deprivation. Therefore, the demand for oxygen supply equipment is high.
- a PSA method As a device for supplying such an oxygen gas, a PSA method has been conventionally known as a method for increasing the oxygen concentration in the air, that is, for concentrating the oxygen gas.
- a conventional example of the oxygen gas concentrator using the PSA method has a configuration as shown in FIG.
- 21 is an air filter
- 22 is a compressor
- 23 is a raw material supply path
- 25 is a first adsorption tower
- 26 is a second adsorption tower.
- Each of the first and second adsorption towers is filled with an adsorbent such as activated carbon and zeolite.
- 27, 28 are the flow paths of the concentrated oxygen gas
- 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 are all solenoid valves
- 36, 37 are check valves
- 38 are valves.
- Buffer vessel, 39 is a pressure control valve, 41 is a bypass circuit for dilution air, 42 is a flow rate control valve, 43 is a check valve, 43 is discharge / desorption gas, and 45 is adsorbed nitrogen gas This is an orifice for supplying a certain amount of oxygen gas concentrated in the adsorption tower during adsorption operation at high pressure to one adsorption tower during desorption operation at low pressure in order to perform desorption.
- the raw material air is sent through an air filter 21 and compressed to a desired pressure by an air compressor 22. It is supplied to the first adsorption tower 25 or the second adsorption tower 26 through the supply path 23.
- the solenoid valves 31, 32, 33, and 34 the first adsorption tower and the second adsorption tower are alternately supplied to perform alternate adsorption or desorption, and exhaust gas after desorption Perform That is, first, the solenoid valves 31 and 34 are opened and the solenoid valves 32 and 33 are closed. As a result, high-pressure raw material air is sent to the first adsorption tower 25.
- the second adsorption tower 26 is in a discharge state.
- adsorption tower 25 In the adsorption tower 25 to which high-pressure air is supplied, mainly nitrogen gas in the air is selectively adsorbed by the adsorbent, thereby increasing the concentration of oxygen gas in the air.
- the high-concentration oxygen gas is fed into the buffer container 38 through the.
- the solenoid valves 31 and 34 are closed and the solenoid valves 32 and 33 are opened by automatic switching of the solenoid valves.
- the compressed high-pressure air from the air compressor 22 is supplied to the second adsorption tower 26, and similarly, the nitrogen gas is adsorbed by the adsorbent, and the concentration of the oxygen gas becomes high.
- Oxygen gas is sent from the adsorption tower through the passage 28 to the buffer container 38.
- the concentrated oxygen gas is supplied from 26, whereby the nitrogen gas adsorbed by the adsorbent is desorbed, and the desorbed gas containing the released nitrogen gas is released by the opened solenoid valve.
- the solenoid valves 31 and 34 are opened, and the solenoid valves 32 and 33 are closed, so that pressurized air is supplied to the first adsorption tower 35 to adsorb nitrogen gas, and In the adsorption tower 26, desorption is performed.
- the solenoid valves 31 and 34 and the solenoid valves 32 and 33 are alternately opened and closed, so that the adsorption and desorption are alternately repeated in the first and second absorption towers. Also, alternately, a high concentration of oxygen gas is fed into one buffer.
- the high-concentration oxygen gas sent in this way has a high concentration of about 95% and is diluted to a concentration suitable for the intended use.
- open the flow control valve 42 The raw material air is supplied to the buffer container through the air bypass circuit 41 for dilution, thereby adjusting to a desired concentration.
- Oxygen gas having a desired concentration is supplied to the outside through a valve 39 and used.
- the oxygen gas obtained from the adsorption tower has a high concentration of about 95%, which is higher than the concentration of oxygen gas used for respiratory assistance.
- a high-t, high-concentration oxygen is supplied by supplying air to the knocker vessel using a nozzle circuit for dilution air and a heat source circuit. Is diluted before supplying oxygen gas to use. Therefore, the conventional oxygen gas concentrator required the bypass circuit.
- the adsorption towers such as the first and second adsorption towers are generally cylindrical (straight pipe type), and the desorbed gas during the desorption operation is adsorbed. It is rapidly discharged out of the adsorption tower from the bottom (bottom) of the tower. Due to the rapid decompression and gravity caused by the rapid discharge, the adsorbent, which is gradually pulverized during use, accumulates in the lower part of the adsorption tower, and a part of the filter located in the lower part The pressure loss due to clogging gradually increases, and although the adsorbent in the adsorption tower still has sufficient nitrogen gas adsorption capacity, it is necessary to replace the adsorption tower for maintenance.
- the oxygen gas enrichment method of the present invention is a PSA-type oxygen gas enrichment method, in which the supply time of the compressed air of the raw material to each absorption tower is lengthened to supply the raw air even after the adsorption breakthrough. It is characterized in that oxygen gas of a desired concentration can be obtained without directly adding air to the concentrated gas from a raw material supply source using an air bypass circuit.
- the nitrogen gas is adsorbed by the adsorbent to obtain a high concentration of oxygen gas and the adsorption breakage.
- the raw air is added through the same circuit as the high-concentration oxygen gas supply path without nitrogen adsorption, and the concentration of the high-concentration oxygen gas can be reduced to a desired concentration. Further, the concentration of oxygen gas obtained by setting the supply time of the raw material air in one cycle to each adsorption tower can be determined relatively accurately.
- the oxygen gas concentrating apparatus of the present invention is an apparatus adopting a PSA system
- the adsorbent which is gradually pulverized during use, collects at the bottom of the U-tube due to gravity, so that the filter located at the top does not clog at an early stage.
- the service life is much longer than when using an adsorption tower.
- the oxygen gas concentrating device of the present invention is characterized in that the air compressor, which is a device for compressing and supplying a raw material, is accommodated in a closed box and supported on the seedling by an elastic member. This will reduce vibration and noise during compressor operation.
- the exhaust desorbed gas is blown into the sealed box that houses the air-compressor, thereby cooling the sealed box and preventing an extreme rise in temperature.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of the method of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a time cycle in the method of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a relationship between feed air supply time and oxygen concentration
- FIG. Is a diagram showing the configuration of the apparatus of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a comparison between a straight pipe adsorption tower and a U-shaped adsorption tower
- FIG. 6 is an example of a U-shaped adsorption tower having a semicircular cross section.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which a compressor used in the present invention is housed in a closed chamber
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional PSA type oxygen gas concentration method.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an apparatus for realizing the oxygen gas enrichment method of the present invention, wherein 15 is a raw material supply source (compressed air), 4 and 5 are first and second adsorption towers, respectively. The inside is filled with adsorbent.
- Reference numeral 7 denotes a buffer container for storing the concentrated oxygen gas.
- VI, V2, V3, V4, V5 are valves respectively, V6, V7 are backflow It is a check valve.
- Reference numeral 9 denotes an orifice for limiting the amount of concentrated oxygen gas supplied to desorb the adsorbed nitrogen gas to a certain amount.
- FIG. 2 shows a time cycle sequence of the oxygen gas concentrating method of the present invention.
- A, B, and C are the previous cycle
- Bl and B2 are the adsorption in the first adsorption tower 4 and the 1 in the first cycle, respectively.
- the adsorption in the second adsorption tower 5 in the cycle, C 1 and C 2 indicate the adsorption in the first adsorption tower 2 and the adsorption in the second adsorption tower 3 in the second cycle, respectively
- T a represents each adsorption tower. Is the operation time of the unit operation in.
- valve V1 is closed, vanoleb V2 is opened, valve V3 is closed and then opened for t seconds, valve V4 is closed, and valve V5 is closed for t seconds. Close after opening. That is, in the previous cycle (A), the valve V1 is closed and the valve V2 is open, whereby compressed air is supplied to the second adsorption tower 5 through the valve V2, and the valves V3 and V3 are held for t seconds. Since V4 is closed and the valve V5 is open, the concentrated oxygen gas accumulated in the first adsorption tower 4 passes from the first adsorption tower 4 to the second adsorption tower 5 through the valve V5.
- valve V 3 is opened from the closed state, and the valve V 5 is closed from the opened state, so that the desorption inside the first adsorption tower 4 is performed. Is exhausted through valve V3.
- valve V1 is opened from the closed state, and the valve V2 is opened and closed.
- V3 is closed from the open state
- valve V4 remains closed and is opened after t seconds
- valve V5 is closed again after t seconds from the open state.
- the compressed air is sent into the first adsorption tower 4 through the valve V1 by first opening the valve V1 and closing the valve V2.
- valve V3 is closed, and after t seconds, valve V4 is opened from the closed state, and valve V5 is opened.
- the concentrated oxygen gas stored in the second adsorption tower 5 enters the first adsorption tower 4 through the valve V5, and the recovery of the concentrated oxygen gas is effective. It is performed.
- the valve V4 is opened from the closed state and the valve V5 is closed from the opened state, so that the first adsorption tower 4 performs the adsorption operation and the second Of the adsorption tower 5 starts the desorption operation.
- the compressed air of the raw material is fed into the first adsorption tower 4, the nitrogen is adsorbed by the adsorbent, and the concentrated oxygen gas is sent to the buffer container 7 through the flow path 4 a.
- the first cycle (B) At Ta seconds after the start, at B 2 shown in FIG. 2, the valve VI is closed from the open state and the valve V 2 is opened from the closed state, and the supply of the compressed air is the first. From the first adsorption tower 4 to the second adsorption tower 5. Also at that time the valve
- V3 remains closed.
- the open valve V 4 is closed and the valve
- valve V5 opens and closes after t seconds.
- the concentrated oxygen gas stored in the first adsorption tower 4 enters the second adsorption tower 5 through the valve 5 for t seconds, and the concentrated oxygen gas is effectively collected. It is.
- valve V3 is opened and the valve V5 is closed, the compressed air of the raw material is continuously sent to the second adsorption tower 5, and the first adsorption tower 4 enters a desorption operation.
- the first cycle (B) ends after 2 X Ta seconds.
- the second cycle (C) is the same operation as the first cycle (B) as shown in FIG.
- the concentrated oxygen gas is sent to the buffer container 3.
- the oxygen gas enrichment method of the present invention uses an apparatus having the configuration shown in FIG. 1 and a force based on the time cycle shown in FIG. Is also characterized by taking a long time.
- the time for sending compressed air to one of the adsorption towers, for example, the first adsorption tower is lengthened, and the compressed air is sent even when the adsorbent in the adsorption tower reaches a state where the nitrogen adsorption power of the adsorbent reaches a saturated state. Therefore, the nitrogen gas is sent from the first adsorption tower to the buffer vessel 7 with almost no nitrogen adsorbed, thereby diluting the high-t, high-concentration oxygen gas already sent. And This eliminates the need for a bypass circuit for the dilution air for sending compressed air directly to the buffer container as shown in Fig. 1, and eliminates the need for valves and switching operations in the circuit.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a change in the product oxygen gas concentration with respect to the adsorption operation time T a (second).
- T b is an adsorbent regeneration insufficient region
- T c is an adsorption breakthrough region.
- the concentration of oxygen gas obtained by the selection of the adsorption operation time Ta is determined.
- the source air without adsorption in the adsorption breakthrough region Tc is mixed directly with oxygen gas and diluted, and the amount of air that does not adsorb nitrogen is determined by the value of Tc. The correct concentration of oxygen gas is obtained.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the oxygen concentrator according to the present invention.
- 1 is a small filter for removing contaminant fine particles in raw air
- 2 is a sealed box in which an air compressor is sealed
- 3 is a box.
- 4 A is the first U-shaped adsorption tower
- 5 A is the second U-shaped adsorption tower
- V 6 and V 7 are check valves
- 7 is a buffer vessel
- 8 is pressure Pressure control valve with meter
- 9 is an air flow meter with a flow control valve
- 10 is a flow restriction orifice for supplying oxygen gas as desorption / regeneration gas
- 11 is a silencer for releasing desorption gas
- V 1 to V 5 Are solenoid valves, respectively.
- the oxygen concentrating apparatus of the present invention having the above-described configuration is characterized in that the raw air is subjected to removal of contaminant fine particles by a small filter 1, then to high-pressure air by an air compressor 2, and further cooled through a cooling pipe 3, and then to the first adsorption tower.
- the gas is supplied to 4 A or the second adsorption tower 5 A, and the nitrogen gas is adsorbed by the adsorbent to form a high-concentration oxygen gas, and then sent to the buffer container 7 through the flow paths 4 a and 5 a, respectively.
- the basic configuration of the oxygen gas concentrating device of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 described above is the same as the configuration of FIG. 1 shown for explaining the oxygen gas concentrating method of the present invention. Therefore
- oxygen gas enriched by operation by opening and closing valves V1 to V5 based on the evening cycle shown in FIG. obtain. Then, by selecting the time Ta, it is possible to obtain oxygen gas diluted to a desired concentration by utilizing the supply of air at the time of adsorption breakthrough described with reference to FIG. .
- the oxygen gas enrichment apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 is not merely for realizing the oxygen gas enrichment method of the present invention described in FIG. 1, but is different from the conventional apparatus described below. It has different features.
- first and second adsorption towers are U-shaped.
- generation of noise due to vibrations and the like is prevented by a configuration unique to the present invention for accommodating the air compressor in a closed box and supporting it in the air.
- the temperature rise in the closed box is suppressed as much as possible by supplying the desorbed / desorbed gas into the closed box, thereby reducing the cost of the air compressor.
- the U-shaped adsorption tower which is one of the features of the present invention, will be described based on a comparison with a cylindrical straight-tube adsorption tower.
- Fig. 5 shows the shape of the adsorption tower.
- ( ⁇ ) is a conventional example, and ( ⁇ ) and (C) are of the present invention.
- F 1 is the filter on the suction side
- F 2 is the filter on the discharge side
- LL 2 is the length of the packed bed
- L 1 L 9
- ⁇ ⁇ D 9 is the inner diameter of the adsorption column and D 2 .
- Table (C) the relationship between H and W and the amount of discharged oxygen gas when the height H and the length W are changed in the adsorption tower of the present invention is shown in Table 1 below.
- the value of W is equal to or less than a predetermined value.
- Table 3 shows the results of a comparative experiment of the apparatus of the present invention given in Table 2 below and the conventional apparatus of the straight pipe absorption tower.
- the oxygen gas concentrating device of the present invention it is possible to supply oxygen stably for about 20 times as long as the conventional device.
- the U-shaped adsorption tower used in the apparatus of the present invention is desirably arranged such that all the ports on the supply side of the raw material air are located above.
- the U-shaped adsorption tower is arranged at an inclination, but it is necessary to prevent the above-mentioned disadvantages from occurring.
- the knife container 7 may be a straight pipe type.
- the absorption tower used in the oxygen gas concentrator of the present invention described above has a circular cross section L, an elliptical shape, and a semicircular cross sectional shape as shown in FIG. 6, and a semielliptical shape.
- a U-shaped absorption tower may be used.
- Such a semi-circular or semi-elliptical absorption tower forms a U-shaped part U by pressing a metal plate P1 etc. as shown in Fig. 6 (A). Then, a U-shaped adsorption tower having a cross-sectional shape as shown in (C) can be manufactured by hermetically joining another plate P2 as shown in (B). Therefore, a U-shaped adsorption tower can be produced relatively easily.
- the wall surface of the housing for accommodating the oxygen gas concentrator is directly fixed to the inner surface of the wall that composes the enclosure, keeping the airtightness.
- an adsorption tower can be formed.
- the plate P1 having the u-shaped portion U is directly fixed to the housing, there is no need for a means for supporting the adsorption tower, and the manufacture is further facilitated.
- the structure of the adsorption tower is simple, the number of parts is reduced, and the assembling of the apparatus is facilitated, so that the cost can be greatly reduced.
- the plate corresponding to the plate P2 is set in the enclosure.
- An adsorption tower can be easily formed by fixing the plate P1 on which the concave portion U is formed while maintaining airtightness.
- the U-shaped adsorption tower having a semicircular cross section has an advantage that the arrangement and support of the adsorption tower are simpler than that of a U-shaped adsorption tower having a circular cross section. Also, a semi-elliptical U-shaped adsorption tower can be made in a similar manner and has similar advantages.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of an air compressor enclosed in a closed box of the oxygen concentrator according to the present invention.
- 51 is a laminated wooden board with a thickness of 15 mm, and a 2 mm-thick lead sheet is adhered to the entire inner wall surface thereof with a 1 mm-thick heat-resistant adhesive sheet having elasticity.
- a sealed box consisting of a sealing plate attached, 52 is a compressor part of a piston compression type, 53 is an electric motor, 54 is a suction nozzle part of a compressor, 55 is an intake inlet pipe, 56 is a compressor inlet, 57 Is a discharge nozzle, 58 is a compressed air outlet tube made of a heat-resistant nylon tube, 59 is a compressed air discharge port, 60 is an inlet for desorbed gas from the adsorption tower for cooling the inside of the closed box, 6 1 is a cooling gas discharge pipe, 6 2 is a cooling gas outlet to be discharged from the closed box, 6 3 is a base for fixing the air compressor 52 by the fixing part 6 4, 6 5 is a spring for supporting the base 63, Reference numeral 6 denotes a terminal for a conduction motor.
- the air compressor 52 used in the oxygen gas concentrator of the present invention and the motor 53 for driving the air compressor 52 are mounted on the fixed base 6 supported by the spring 65 in the closed box 51.
- the vibration during compressor operation is almost completely absorbed by the spring 65, and noise is hardly transmitted to the outside of the closed box.
- the closed box 51 itself is suspended from the ceiling of the case of the oxygen gas concentrating apparatus in which the adsorption tower, the buffer vessel, etc. are arranged by a cord-like member made of an elastic body, the effect of vibration absorption can be further obtained. Noise can be almost completely prevented.
- a cooling gas discharge pipe 61 is provided in the closed box 51 for accommodating the air compressor used in the apparatus of the present invention, and the gas discharged from the discharge pipe 61 causes the inside of the closed box 51 to be cooled. Extreme temperature rise is prevented.
- the gas released into the closed box 51 is a discharged / desorbed gas.
- the gas discharged as it is is discharged into the closed box 51 once and used for cooling, and then closed. It is designed to be discharged outside the box 51 and discarded, and the inside of the closed box, that is, the air compressor and its surroundings is cooled without installing a new cooling device.
- an auxiliary circuit for dilution is not required and the configuration is simple.
- the concentration of oxygen gas obtained by a simple operation of only opening and closing the valve can be adjusted to a desired and accurate concentration.
- the use of the U-shaped adsorption tower eliminates the need for short-time maintenance, allows the apparatus to be used for a long time, and further facilitates maintenance management. .
- the generation of noise due to vibration is suppressed by storing the compressor in a closed box, etc.Also, by considering the cooling in the closed box to some extent, the extreme temperature rise in the closed box is prevented. It is possible to use a generally available heat-resistant compressor.
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