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FR2913758B3 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION - Google Patents

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION

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FR2913758B3
FR2913758B3 FR0753767A FR0753767A FR2913758B3 FR 2913758 B3 FR2913758 B3 FR 2913758B3 FR 0753767 A FR0753767 A FR 0753767A FR 0753767 A FR0753767 A FR 0753767A FR 2913758 B3 FR2913758 B3 FR 2913758B3
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Prior art keywords
air separation
cryogenic distillation
cryogenic
distillation
separation
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FR0753767A
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French (fr)
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FR2913758A1 (en
Inventor
Patrice Cavagne
Alain Guillard
Xavier Pontone
Delphine Vallier
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Air Liquide SA
LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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Air Liquide SA
LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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Priority to FR0753767A priority Critical patent/FR2913758B3/en
Priority to FR0756022A priority patent/FR2918162A1/en
Priority to US12/530,833 priority patent/US20100139318A1/en
Priority to EP08762127.2A priority patent/EP2132509B1/en
Priority to RU2009137584/06A priority patent/RU2479805C2/en
Priority to PL08762127T priority patent/PL2132509T3/en
Priority to CN2008800079868A priority patent/CN102016467A/en
Priority to TR2018/10844T priority patent/TR201810844T4/en
Priority to BRPI0807965-0A2A priority patent/BRPI0807965A2/en
Priority to JP2009553182A priority patent/JP2010521646A/en
Priority to PCT/FR2008/050280 priority patent/WO2008110732A2/en
Publication of FR2913758A1 publication Critical patent/FR2913758A1/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
    • F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air
    • F25J3/04406—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air using a dual pressure main column system
    • F25J3/04412—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air using a dual pressure main column system in a classical double column flowsheet, i.e. with thermal coupling by a main reboiler-condenser in the bottom of low pressure respectively top of high pressure column
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
    • F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air
    • F25J3/04763—Start-up or control of the process; Details of the apparatus used
    • F25J3/04866—Construction and layout of air fractionation equipments, e.g. valves, machines
    • F25J3/04872—Vertical layout of cold equipments within in the cold box, e.g. columns, heat exchangers etc.
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
    • F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air
    • F25J3/04763—Start-up or control of the process; Details of the apparatus used
    • F25J3/04866—Construction and layout of air fractionation equipments, e.g. valves, machines
    • F25J3/04872—Vertical layout of cold equipments within in the cold box, e.g. columns, heat exchangers etc.
    • F25J3/04878—Side by side arrangement of multiple vessels in a main column system, wherein the vessels are normally mounted one upon the other or forming different sections of the same column
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • 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
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
    • F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air
    • F25J3/04763—Start-up or control of the process; Details of the apparatus used
    • F25J3/04866—Construction and layout of air fractionation equipments, e.g. valves, machines
    • F25J3/0489—Modularity and arrangement of parts of the air fractionation unit, in particular of the cold box, e.g. pre-fabrication, assembling and erection, dimensions, horizontal layout "plot"
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • 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
    • F25J2235/00—Processes or apparatus involving steps for increasing the pressure or for conveying of liquid process streams
    • F25J2235/52—Processes or apparatus involving steps for increasing the pressure or for conveying of liquid process streams the fluid being oxygen enriched compared to air ("crude oxygen")

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
FR0753767A 2007-03-12 2007-03-12 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION Expired - Lifetime FR2913758B3 (en)

Priority Applications (11)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0753767A FR2913758B3 (en) 2007-03-12 2007-03-12 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR0756022A FR2918162A1 (en) 2007-03-12 2007-06-26 Air separation apparatus for cold box, has liquid supplying unit supplying liquid from head of medium-pressure column to subcooler and elongated shape member, and gas supplying unit supplying gas from head of member to subcooler
JP2009553182A JP2010521646A (en) 2007-03-12 2008-02-20 Method and device for separating air by cryogenic distillation
RU2009137584/06A RU2479805C2 (en) 2007-03-12 2008-02-20 Method and plant for air separation by method of cryogenic distillation
PL08762127T PL2132509T3 (en) 2007-03-12 2008-02-20 Method and device for separating air by cryogenic distillation
CN2008800079868A CN102016467A (en) 2007-03-12 2008-02-20 Method and device for separating air by cryogenic distillation
US12/530,833 US20100139318A1 (en) 2007-03-12 2008-02-20 Method And Device For Separating Air By Cryogenic Distillation
BRPI0807965-0A2A BRPI0807965A2 (en) 2007-03-12 2008-02-20 CRYGEN DISTILATION AIR SEPARATION PROCESS AND APPARATUS
EP08762127.2A EP2132509B1 (en) 2007-03-12 2008-02-20 Method and device for separating air by cryogenic distillation
PCT/FR2008/050280 WO2008110732A2 (en) 2007-03-12 2008-02-20 Method and device for separating air by cryogenic distillation
TR2018/10844T TR201810844T4 (en) 2007-03-12 2008-02-20 Method and apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0753767A FR2913758B3 (en) 2007-03-12 2007-03-12 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR SEPARATION BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR0756022A FR2918162A1 (en) 2007-03-12 2007-06-26 Air separation apparatus for cold box, has liquid supplying unit supplying liquid from head of medium-pressure column to subcooler and elongated shape member, and gas supplying unit supplying gas from head of member to subcooler

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FR2913758A1 FR2913758A1 (en) 2008-09-19
FR2913758B3 true FR2913758B3 (en) 2009-11-13

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FR0756022A Pending FR2918162A1 (en) 2007-03-12 2007-06-26 Air separation apparatus for cold box, has liquid supplying unit supplying liquid from head of medium-pressure column to subcooler and elongated shape member, and gas supplying unit supplying gas from head of member to subcooler

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US (1) US20100139318A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2132509B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2010521646A (en)
CN (1) CN102016467A (en)
BR (1) BRPI0807965A2 (en)
FR (2) FR2913758B3 (en)
PL (1) PL2132509T3 (en)
RU (1) RU2479805C2 (en)
TR (1) TR201810844T4 (en)
WO (1) WO2008110732A2 (en)

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CN102016467A (en) 2011-04-13
WO2008110732A3 (en) 2010-03-11
US20100139318A1 (en) 2010-06-10
FR2913758A1 (en) 2008-09-19
FR2918162A1 (en) 2009-01-02
RU2479805C2 (en) 2013-04-20
TR201810844T4 (en) 2018-08-27
PL2132509T3 (en) 2018-11-30
WO2008110732A2 (en) 2008-09-18
JP2010521646A (en) 2010-06-24
BRPI0807965A2 (en) 2014-06-10

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