EP1037004B1 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Zerlegung eines Gasgemischs bei niedriger Temperatur - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a device for decomposing a gas mixture at low Temperature with a separation column, with a heat exchanger block, the one Has main heat exchanger section and a condenser-evaporator section, the condenser-evaporator section evaporation passages and Has condensation passages, with a first feed gas line for supply from feed gas to the main heat exchanger section, with a second Feed gas line for introducing cooled feed gas into the separation column, with a first liquid line leading from the lower area of the separation column to the inlet the evaporation passages leads, with a gas line leading from the top of the Separation column leads to the condensation passages, and with a return line to Introduction of condensate formed in the condensation passages into the upper ones Area of the separation column.
- the most important field of application of the invention is the low temperature decomposition of Air in single or multi-column processes, especially the production of nitrogen from air in a one-pillar process.
- Separatiation column is understood here to mean a conventional mass transfer column which Rectification trays, packing (unordered packing) and / or ordered packing as Contains mass transfer elements, in particular a rectification or distillation column.
- a device of the type mentioned is known from FR-A-2 238 132 and from JP-A-10206012 ( Figure 3).
- the main heat exchanger and condenser evaporator are not as common Usually formed by separate heat exchanger blocks, but are in one Integrated heat exchanger block that a main heat exchanger section for Cooling air against reverse flows as well as a condenser-evaporator section for the recovery of reflux liquid by evaporation of the Has bottom liquid of the separation column.
- This integrated design has a contrast conventional systems have the advantage of lower investment costs.
- the oxygen-enriched Bottom liquid from the separation column in the heat exchanger block according to the above-mentioned documents there is a risk that some of these less volatile components will not completely evaporates, but accumulates in the liquid within the Condenser-evaporator section is present. With such enrichments, For example, from hydrocarbons, would be a major security risk expect.
- the invention has for its object a device of the aforementioned Specify the type and corresponding procedure that are cheaper to operate, especially in a particularly safe and economical way.
- phase separation device is provided on the one hand with the exit of the evaporation passages and on the other hand with a second liquid line is connected, which from the phase separation device to Entry of the evaporation passages leads and also a connection with a Has flush line.
- the device according to the invention enables safe operation of the integrated device Heat exchanger blocks without business interruption.
- the liquid in the Condenser-evaporator section only partially evaporated and the resultant Steam is separated from the liquid portion in the phase separator Cut.
- the latter becomes a first part via the second liquid line Entry of the evaporation passages of the condenser-evaporator section returned and continuously to a second part via a flushing line or discarded discontinuously.
- the proportion of the liquid overturned via the liquid line is seven to 15 times, preferably eight to ten times the amount evaporated in the evaporation passages (the relative amounts given here and below refer to molar amounts).
- 0.05 to 0.5%, preferably 0.1 to 0.2% of the total amount of gas mixture to be separated is discarded as flushing quantity via the flushing line.
- the heat exchanger block is preferably in the invention by a Plate heat exchanger formed, especially by a soldered aluminum plate heat exchanger.
- the main heat exchanger section is located here preferably above the condenser-evaporator section.
- Insert heat exchanger block In general, only one becomes in the device according to the invention Insert heat exchanger block. This can be made in one piece, for example or by joining together (for example by means of flanges) two or several sections can be produced. However, the invention can also be applied to larger ones Systems are applied by placing two or more such heat exchanger blocks can be connected in parallel. Each of these heat exchange blocks then has one Main heat exchanger section and a condenser-evaporator section.
- the main area of application of the invention is in single-column systems in which the Condenser-evaporator section preferably the top condenser of the only one Represents separation column.
- the invention is basically based on other processes applicable with two or more columns, for example the main capacitor a double column system formed by the condenser-evaporator section become.
- the phase separation device can be implemented in different ways. To the it can be caused by a vessel arranged outside the heat exchanger block be formed via a line with the exit of the evaporation passages connected is.
- the phase separation device is replaced by a Collector in the form of a header arranged on the side of the heat exchanger block educated; alternatively, one can be on both sides of the heat exchanger block corresponding header can be arranged.
- Under "Header” is a distribution or To understand collecting device in fluid communication with a certain group of passages of a heat exchanger block and to Serve to supply or to withdraw fluid flowing through this passage. This one mentioned headers can for example be semi-tubular.
- the phase separation device by a within the Heat exchanger blocks in the transition between the condenser-evaporator section and Main heat exchanger section arranged area formed.
- liquid line there are also various alternatives for the construction of the liquid line.
- she can be arranged outside the heat exchanger block or through passages be formed within the heat exchanger block.
- the second variant is available especially when the phase separation within the heat exchanger block is carried out; for example, the otherwise can be used for this purpose Continuation of the passages for cooling the gas mixture to be broken down be used at the lower end of the main heat exchanger section are interrupted.
- the vapor from the phase separator is preferably the Main heat exchanger section fed at its cold end.
- the heat exchanger block used in the invention can be used in any process and be used in any system in which a first fluid in one Main heat exchanger section cooled and a second fluid in a condenser-evaporator section be evaporated against a condensing third fluid.
- the passages for the gas from the top of the separation column can continue without interruption over the entire length of the Go through heat exchanger blocks.
- the passages for those coming from the lower area of the separation column Fraction can be carried out continuously in a similar manner.
- the phase separation device is arranged within the heat exchanger block the vapor formed in the evaporation passages in the same passages remaining flow through the main heat exchanger section.
- At least one group of passages of the heat exchanger block is preferred between the main heat exchanger section and the condenser-evaporator section interrupted.
- the heat exchanger block as a soldered aluminum plate heat exchanger is realized, the interruption of passages horizontally or diagonally arranged walls (end strips, sidebars) made in the transition area between the main heat exchanger section and Condenser-evaporator section are arranged.
- Such walls can be used for Example the passages for cooling the gas mixture to be broken down on it Complete the bottom and / or the evaporation passages on the top.
- the steam can run out the phase center device to be initiated in Heat the main heat exchanger section against the feed gas to be cooled.
- Claims 4 and 5 relate to configurations of the invention Device with regard to the flow in the evaporation passages are particularly advantageous.
- the gas to be condensed is the upper end of the Capacitor section supplied and flows in cocurrent with the formed Condensate within the condensation passages down.
- the invention also relates to a method according to claims 7 to 9 and an application of the device and / or the method according to claim 10.
- Compressed and cleaned feed air 1 flows in the example of FIG. 1 as a gas mixture to be broken down (feed gas) into the main heat exchanger section 51 of a heat exchanger block 50, which also has a condenser-evaporator section 52.
- feed gas feed gas
- the feed air is cooled to about dew point and then fed into the separation column 3 via line 2.
- Nitrogen 4 (the "first fraction") becomes gaseous above the top of the separation column 3 withdrawn and flows to the heat exchanger block 50 in the transition region between Main heat exchanger section 51 and condenser-evaporator section 52 too.
- a first part of the gaseous nitrogen is passed up into the passages 53 of the main heat exchanger section and finally via a Product line 62 withdrawn.
- Another part of the nitrogen 4 flows into the Condenser-evaporator section condensation passages 54 down and condenses at least partially, preferably essentially completely or completely.
- the condensate is on the return line 5 to the top of the Separation column 3 returned. If necessary, a part can be removed as a liquid product (not shown).
- An oxygen-enriched (“second") fraction 7 becomes liquid from the bottom of the Separation column 3 withdrawn, relaxed (8) and via line 9 to the lower end of Condenser-evaporator section 52 transported. (Lines 7 and 9 form the "First liquid line”.)
- the evaporation passages 55 of the condenser-evaporator section 52 of the heat exchanger block 50 is the partially oxygenated fraction evaporated.
- the evaporation passages 55 are closed at their upper end.
- the header 56 acts as Phase separator.
- the vaporous part is in the heat exchanger block returned (to the lower end of the main heat exchanger section) and drawn off as residual gas 63 at the warm end, the extensions 57 of the evaporation passages 55 used for heating become.
- the liquid portion remains outside via a liquid line 58 the heat exchanger block 50 deducted and at least part of 59 to returned to the lower end of the evaporation passages 55.
- Another part is about the purge line 61 discarded continuously or discontinuously.
- the system can be supplied with cold to compensate for insulation losses by Liquid nitrogen via line 6 and / or a liquefied mixture via line 10 of air gases and / or liquid oxygen in the separation column 3 and / or in the Evaporation passages 55 of the condenser-evaporator section 52 are fed becomes.
- internal cooling is used completely eliminated by means of work-relieving relaxation of a turbine.
- the process cold can be obtained in whole or in part by relieving the pressure of a process gas, as shown in FIG. 2 .
- a part 201 of the residual gas generated in the evaporation 55 is removed at an intermediate temperature from the heating passages 57 of the main heat exchanger section 51 and expanded in a work-performing manner in a turbine 202.
- the relaxed residual gas 203 is fed back to the main heat exchanger section 51, namely near its cold end.
- the expanded residual gas is finally warmed to ambient temperature and removed (205).
- the representation of Figure 3 is not to scale.
- the amount of The main heat exchanger section 51 is in reality, for example, 2 to 5 m, preferably about 3.5 m; the capacitor section 52 is, for example, 1 to 2 m, preferably about 3.5 m high.
- Double lines in FIG. 3 mean end strips (Sidebars), which close a passage on the side, above or below.
- the preferred direction of the corrugated sheets arranged within the passages (Fins) is indicated by a triplet of short lines.
- the nitrogen header associated with the condensation passages of cross section A. 306 is also shown in the central portion of Figure 3, which is a cross section of Type B shows.
- the header 306 also communicates with those shown there Passages 53.
- the part of the nitrogen supplied via line 4 that does not enter the Condensation passages 54 flows into the passages 53 of the Main heat exchanger section and is heated there.
- the warm nitrogen gas is led to the product line 62 via a header 308.
- the lower continuation 309 the passage 53, which is part of the condenser section, has in that Embodiment no function in the heat exchange process. Header 310 and line 311 are only used to vent the lower portion of the Passages B.
- the cross sections C serve only for the treatment of the oxygen-enriched ("second") Fraction 9, which comes from the bottom of the separation column.
- This is called a two-phase mixture via a connecting piece 312 centrally into a header 313 introduced, which covers the entire bottom of the heat exchanger block 50.
- a perforated plate 314 extends over the entire horizontal cross section of the Headers 313. It serves to distribute those contained in the two-phase mixture Steam bubbles on the entire horizontal cross section.
- Within the Evaporation passages 55 increases the liquid-vapor mixture through the Thermosiphon effect upwards and to the left below the sidebar 315 respectively on the right into the two headers 56a, 56b, which as Phase separator act.
- the steam portion flows upwards into the Main heat exchanger section 52, more precisely in the continuation 57 of the Evaporation passages 55 above the sidebar 315.
- the warm gas is over pulled a header 318 to the residual gas line 63.
- the remaining liquid flows in the pipes 58a, 58b, which form the "second liquid line", down and mostly back into header 313 via connection piece 316a, 316b.
- a smaller part can flow via the connecting pieces 317a, 317b to the flushing line shown in FIG.
- Each of these measures has a particularly uniform effect Flow through the evaporation passages 55.
- The is particularly advantageous simultaneous application of several or all of these measures.
- the even one Flow improves heat transfer and increases the operational safety of the Condenser section.
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- ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung mit Kältezufuhr durch eine externe Flüssigkeit,
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- ein zweites Ausführungsbeispiel mit Kälteerzeugung durch eine Turbine
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- den Hauptwärmetauscherblock der Figur 1 im Detail.
- Querschnitt A enthält oben eine Passage 303 zur Abkühlung von Einsatzluft 1 und unten eine Kondensationspassage 54.
- B stellt oben eine Passage 53 zur Anwärmung von Stickstoff 4 dar.
- C weist im unteren Bereich eine Verdampfungspassage 55 und oben eine Passage 57 zur Anwärmung von Restgas auf.
- die symmetrische Konstruktion der Einführung der sauerstoffangereicherten Fraktion über Header 313 in die Verdampfungspassagen,
- die symmetrische Entnahme des Flüssigkeits-Dampf-Gemischs unterhalb des Sidebars 315 zu den Headern 56a, 56b,
- der Einsatz der perforierten Platte 314 zur Blasenverteilung und
- die Einführung des Zwei-Phasen-Gemischs 7 oberhalb der Flüssigkeit aus den Flüssigkeitsleitungen 58a, 58b (die Oberkante des zentralen Stutzens 312 liegt oberhalb der Oberkanten der seitlichen Stutzen 316a, 316b).
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- Vorrichtung zur Zerlegung eines Gasgemischs bei niedriger Temperatur miteiner Trennsäule (3),mit einem Wärmetauscherblock (50), der einen Hauptwärmetauscherabschnitt (51) und einen Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) aufweist,wobei der Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) Verdampfungspassagen (55) und Kondensationspassagen (54) aufweist,mit einer ersten Einsatzgasleitung (1) zur Zuführung von Einsatzgas zum Hauptwärmetauscherabschnitt (51),mit einer zweiten Einsatzgasleitung (2), zur Einleitung von abgekühltem Einsatzgas in die Trennsäule (3),mit einer ersten Flüssigkeitsleitung (7, 9, 312), die vom unteren Bereich der Trennsäule (3) zum Eintritt der Verdampfungspassagen (55) führt,mit einer Gasleitung (4), die vom oberen Bereich der Trennsäule (3) zu den Kondensationspassagen (54) führt, undmit einer Rücklaufleitung (5) zur Einführung von in den Kondensationspassagen gebildetem Kondensat in den oberen Bereich der Trennsäule (3),eine Phasentrenneinrichtung (56, 56a, 56b), die mit dem Austritt der Verdampfungspassagen (55) verbunden ist, und durcheine zweite Flüssigkeitsleitung (58, 58a, 58b, 316a, 316b), die von der Phasentrenneinrichtung (56, 56a, 56b) zum Eintritt der Verdampfungspassagen (55) führt und außerdem mit einer Spülleitung (317a, 317b, 61) verbunden ist.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Wärmetauscherblock (50) mindestens eine Gruppe von Passagen (53, 309) aufweist, die sich ohne Unterbrechung über Hauptwärmetauscherabschnitt (51) und Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) erstrecken.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Wärmetauscherblock (50) mindestens eine Gruppe von Passagen (54, 303, 55,57) aufweist, die zwischen Hauptwärmetauscherabschnitt (51) und Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) unterbrochen sind.
- Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Phasentrenneinrichtung durch ein Paar (56a, 56b) von seitlich angeordneten Headern gebildet wird.
- Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die erste Flüssigkeitsleitung (9, 312) zentral in eine Verteileinrichtung (313) einmündet, die insbesondere einen Blasenverteiler (314) aufweist.
- Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Gasleitung (4) mit dem oberen Bereich der Kondensationspassagen (54) verbunden (306) ist.
- Verfahren zur Zerlegung eines Gasgemischs (1, 2) bei niedriger Temperatur, bei demEinsatzgas (1) in einem Hauptwärmetauscherabschnitt (51) auf etwa Taupunkt abgekühlt und einer Trennsäule (3) zugeführt (2) wird,eine erste Fraktion (4) gasförmig aus dem oberen Bereich der Trennsäule (3) entnommen und in einem Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) kondensiert (54) wird,mindestens ein Teil des im Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) gebildeten Kondensats (5) in die Trennsäule (3) zurückgeleitet wird,ein zweite Fraktion (7, 9) flüssig aus dem unteren Bereich der Trennsäule (3) entnommen und in dem Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) gegen die kondensierende erste Fraktion (54) verdampft (55) wird,wobei der Hauptwärmetauscherabschnitt (51) und der Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) durch Teilabschnitte eines integrierten Wärmetauscherblocks (50) gebildet werden,die zweite Fraktion (9) in dem Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) nur teilweise verdampft (55) wird,der flüssig verbliebene Anteil (58, 58a, 58b) von dem verdampften Anteil (57) der zweiten Fraktion stromabwärts der teilweisen Verdampfung (54) im Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (55) getrennt (56, 56a, 56b) undmindestens zu einem ersten Teil (316a, 316b) in den Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) zurückgeleitet wird.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein zweiter Teil (317a, 317b) des flüssig verbliebenen Anteils (58, 58a, 58b) der zweiten Fraktion als Spülflüssigkeit (61) abgeführt wird.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der verdampfte Anteil (57) der in dem Kondensator-Verdampfer-Abschnitt (52) teilweise verdampften zweiten Fraktion im Hauptwärmetauscherabschnitt (51) angewärmt wird.
- Anwendung der Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6 und/oder des Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 9 zur Tieftemperaturzerlegung von Luft.
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