Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and to a device that serve for producing compressed nitrogen by low-temperature decomposition of air in a distillation column system which has a high-pressure column (202), a low-pressure column (203), a high-pressure column head condenser (204) and a low-pressure column head condenser (205). A main air compressor (9) constitutes the only gas compressor powered by external energy. In the main air compressor (9) the feed air is compressed to a total air pressure which is at least 5 bars above the operating pressure of the high-pressure column (202). A first part-stream (56) of the high-pressure total air stream (11, 811) from the main air compressor (9) is expanded to perform work as operating pressure of the high-pressure column or a higher pressure (57) and is introduced into the distillation column system (201). A second part-stream (52, 55) of the high-pressure total air stream (11, 811) is cooled in a main heat exchanger (51) and is introduced at least partially in liquid form into the distillation column system (206, 210). An internally compressed nitrogen stream is formed by a part-stream (319) of the liquid nitrogen stream (215) from the high-pressure column head condenser (204) and/or a part-stream (234, 334) of the liquid nitrogen stream (232) from the low-pressure column head condenser (205); the internally compressed nitrogen stream is brought in the liquid state to a product pressure (235, 335a, 335b) which is between 15 and 100 bars; then the internally compressed nitrogen stream is heated in the main heat exchanger (51) and then extracted as a gaseous compressed nitrogen product (60) below the product pressure.
Abstract:
The method and the device are used for the low-temperature separation of air in a distillation column system comprising a high-pressure column (11) and a low-pressure column (12). Feed air is compressed in a main air compressor. The compressed feed air is purified in a purification device. The purified feed air is cooled in a main heat exchanger. A first partial stream (1) of the cooled feed air is introduced into the distillation column system in a gaseous state. A second partial flow (2a; 2b) of the cooled feed air is introduced into the liquefying chamber of a secondary condenser (46) which is in the form of a condenser-evaporator that has a condensation chamber and an evaporation chamber. A liquid oxygen fraction from the low-pressure column is introduced into the evaporation chamber of the secondary condenser. An oxygen product fraction is removed from the evaporation chamber of the secondary condenser in a gaseous state, heated in the main heat exchanger and finally obtained as a gaseous oxygen product. A first gaseous nitrogen product fraction is removed from the distillation column system, heated in the main heat exchanger and obtained as a first gaseous nitrogen product. The distillation column system also has a precolumn (10). The first partial stream (1) of the cooled feed air is introduced into the precolumn (10). The first gaseous nitrogen production fraction is removed from the precolumn. The precolumn (10) has a head condenser (14) which is in the form of a condenser-evaporator that has a condensation chamber and an evaporation chamber. A liquefied portion of the second partial stream is removed from the liquefaction chamber of the secondary condenser and introduced into the evaporation chamber of the head condenser (14). A gaseous fraction (31) from the upper region of the precolumn (10) is introduced into the condensation chamber of the head condenser (14). Fluid (6) formed in the condensation chamber is at least partially fed to the precolumn (10) as return flow (7). The secondary condenser (46), the head condenser (14) and the precolumn (10) are arranged above one another.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and devoice for obtaining compressed oxygen and compressed nitrogen by the low-temperature separation of air in a distillation column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation, said distillation column system having at least one high-pressure column (8) and one low-pressure column (460), wherein the low-pressure column (460) is in a heat-exchanging connection with the high-pressure column (8) by means of a main condenser (461) designed as a condenser-evaporator. Feed air is compressed in an air compressor (2). The compressed feed air (6, 734, 802, 840) is cooled down in a main heat exchanger (20) and at least partially introduced into the high-pressure column (8). An oxygen-enriched liquid (462, 465) is removed from the high-pressure column (8) and fed to the low-pressure column (460) at a first intermediate position (464, 467, 906). A nitrogen-enriched liquid (468, 470) is removed from the high-pressure column (8) and/or the main condenser (461) and fed to the head of the low-pressure column (460). A liquid oxygen flow (11, 12) is removed from the distillation column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation, brought to an elevated pressure in the liquid state (13), introduced into the main heat exchanger (20) at said elevated pressure, evaporated or pseudo-evaporated and heated to approximately ambient temperature in the main heat exchanger (20), and finally obtained as a gaseous compressed oxygen product (14). A high-pressure process flow (34, 734) is brought into indirect heat exchange with the oxygen flow in the main heat exchanger (20) and then depressurized (36, 38; 736, 738), wherein the depressurized high-pressure flow (37, 737) is introduced at least partially in the liquid state into the distillation column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation. A gaseous circuit nitrogen flow (18, 19) is drawn from the high-pressure column and at least partially (21) compressed in a circuit compressor (22). A first sub-flow (45, 46; 244, 242, 230; 845, 846) of the circuit nitrogen flow is removed from the circuit compressor (22, 322), cooled down in the main heat exchanger (20), at least partially condensed in the bottom evaporator (9, 209) of the high-pressure column (8) in indirect heat exchange with the bottom liquid of the high-pressure column (8), and conducted back into the distillation column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation. A second sub-flow of the circuit nitrogen flow is branched off upstream and/or downstream of the circuit compressor and/or from an intermediate stage of the circuit compressor at a product pressure (P, P1, P2, P3, P4) and obtained as a compressed nitrogen product (27, 29, 53, 564, 565). The circuit compressor (22, 322) is designed as a hot compressor and is driven by means of external energy.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and device for generating gaseous compressed nitrogen by the low-temperature separation of air in a distillation column system, said distillation column system having a pre-column (41), a high-pressure column (42) and a low-pressure column (43). All the feed air is compressed in a main air compressor (103), purified in a purification apparatus (104) and cooled down in a main heat exchanger (2). A first sub-flow (11) of the cooled feed air is introduced in gaseous form into the pre-column (41). A second sub-flow (21) of the cooled feed air is introduced (23, 24) in a predominantly liquid state into the distillation column system. A gaseous fraction (51) from the upper region of the pre-column (41) is introduced into the liquefaction chamber of a pre-column head condenser (44). Liquid (52) formed in the liquefaction chamber is fed as reflux (53) into the pre-column (41). A first nitrogen product fraction (65) is drawn in gaseous form from the high-pressure column (42), heated in the main heat exchanger (2) and obtained as first gaseous compressed nitrogen product. At least a part (23) of the second sub-flow (21) is introduced into the evaporation chamber of the pre-column head condenser (44). A third sub-flow (34) of the cooled feed air is expanded to perform work (35) and subsequently (36) introduced into the liquefaction chamber of a bottom evaporator (45) of the low-pressure column and there at least partially liquefied. The liquefied third sub-flow (37, 38) is introduced into the low-pressure column (43). An intermediate liquid of the low-pressure column (43) is at least partially evaporated in the evaporation chamber of an intermediate evaporator (46) of the low-pressure column (43). A gaseous head fraction (59) from the high-pressure column (42) is as least partially liquefied in the liquefaction chamber of the intermediate evaporator (46), and liquid (59, 60) resulting therefrom is fed as reflux into the high-pressure column (42). More than 35 Mol % in the form of the first nitrogen product fraction (65), which is drawn in gaseous form from the high-pressure column (42), is heated in the main heat exchanger (2) and obtained as first gaseous compressed nitrogen product (66).
Abstract:
The method and the device serve to produce oxygen by the low-temperature separation of air at variable energy consumption. A distillation column system comprises a high-pressure column (34), a low-pressure column (35) and a main condenser (36), a secondary condenser (26) and a supplementary condenser (37). Gaseous nitrogen (41, 42) from the high-pressure column (34) is liquefied in the main condenser (36) in indirect heat exchange with an intermediate liquid (43) from the low-pressure column (35). A first liquid oxygen stream (70) from the bottom of the low-pressure column (35) is evaporated in the secondary condenser (26) in indirect heat exchange with feed air (25b) to obtain a gaseous oxygen product (72). The supplementary condenser serves as a bottom heating device for the low-pressure column (35) and is heated by means of a first nitrogen stream (44) from the distillation column system, which nitrogen stream was compressed previously in a cold compressor (45). In a second operating mode of lower energy consumption, less feed air (1) is compressed in the main air compressor (3) of the installation to a lower pressure compared to a first operating mode of higher energy consumption, less liquid oxygen (70) from the low-pressure column (35) is passed into the secondary condenser (26) and more nitrogen is compressed in the cold compressor (45). Furthermore, in the second operating mode, a second liquid oxygen stream (73) is additionally passed into the secondary condenser (26).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and to a device for the variable production of compressed oxygen by means of low-temperature separation of air in a distillation column system which comprises a high-pressure column (5) and a low-pressure column (6). Process air in form of a total air stream (1) is cooled in a main heat exchanger (3). At least a part of the cooled process air is fed into the high-pressure column (5). A first oxygen stream (35) from the low-pressure column (6) is brought to an elevated pressure (36) in a liquid state, is vaporized, or pseudo-vaporized, and heated in the main heat exchanger (3), and is finally obtained as a gaseous compressed oxygen product. Prior to entering the main heat exchanger (3), a first and a second partial stream (12) of the process air are brought to a high pressure (9, 10), which is at least 4 bars higher than the operating pressure of the high-pressure column (5). The first partial stream is liquefied, or pseudo-liquefied, in the main heat exchanger (3), and is subsequently introduced into the distillation column system (14). The second partial stream (16) is expanded to perform work (17), and is subsequently introduced into the distillation column system (4). In a first operating mode, a first total air quantity is cooled in the main heat exchanger (3), and a first turbine amount as first partial stream (16) is fed to the expansion to perform work. In a second operating mode, a second oxygen stream (46) from an external source outside the distillation column system is introduced into the low-pressure column (6) in a liquid state. There is less total air (1) cooled in the main heat exchanger (3), and less air is fed to the expansion (17) to perform work than in the first operating mode.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and device for generating two purified partial air streams under different pressures. A total air stream (1) is compressed to a first total air pressure. The compressed total air stream (5) is cooled with cooling water under the first total air pressure by way of heat exchange (4, 6). The heat exchange with cooling water for cooling the total air stream (5) is carried out as a direct heat exchange in a first direct contact cooler (6), at least in part. The cooled total air stream (9) is divided into a first partial air stream (10) and a second partial air stream (11). The first partial air stream (10) is purified in a first purification device (18) under the first total air pressure, generating the first purified partial air stream (19). The second partial air stream (11) is re-compressed to a higher pressure (12), which is higher than the first total air pressure. The re-compressed second partial air stream (14) is cooled with cooling water in a second direct contact cooler (15) by way of direct heat exchange (13, 15). The cooled second partial air stream (17) is purified under the higher pressure in a second purification device (30), thus generating the second purified partial air stream (31).
Abstract:
Das Destillationssäulen-System und das Verfahren dienen zur Erzeugung von Sauerstoff durch Tieftemperaturzerlegung von Luft in einem Destillationssäulen-System das eine Hochdrucksäule (101) und eine Niederdrucksäule (102), einen Hauptkondensator (103), der als Kondensator-Verdampfer ausgebildet ist, und eine Hilfssäule (140) aufweist. Eine gasförmige sauerstoffhaltige Fraktion (129a) wird in die Hilfssäule (140) eingeleitet. Ein stickstoffhaltiger Flüssigstrom (120, 109b) aus der Hochdrucksäule (101), dem Hauptkondensator (103) oder der Niederdrucksäule (102) wird als Rücklauf auf den Kopf der Hilfssäule (140) aufgegeben. Ein argonreicher Strom (158a) von einer einer Zwischenstelle der Niederdrucksäule (102) wird in eine Argonausschleussäule (152) eingeleitet, die einen Argonausschleussäulen-Kopfkondensator (155) aufweist. Die Argonausschleussäule (152) und die Hilfssäule (140) sind in einem gemeinsamen Behälter (160) angeordnet, der als Trennwandkolonne ausgebildet ist und eine vertikale Trennwand (161) aufweist.
Abstract:
The method and the device are used for the cryogenic decomposition of air in a distillation column system for separating nitrogen and oxygen, said system having a first high-pressure column (23), a low-pressure column (25, 26), and three condenser-evaporators, namely a high-pressure column head condenser (27), a low-pressure column bottom evaporator (28), and an auxiliary condenser (29; 228). A first feed air stream is cooled in a main heat exchanger (20, 21). The cooled first feed air stream (22) is introduced into the first high-pressure column (23) under a first pressure. Gaseous head nitrogen (44, 45) from the first high-pressure column (23) is condensed in the high-pressure column head condenser (27). At least one part (47) of the head nitrogen (46) which is condensed in the high-pressure column head condenser (27) is delivered to the first high-pressure column (23) as reflux liquid. A part of the bottom liquid (66) of the low-pressure column (25, 26) is evaporated in the low-pressure column bottom evaporator (28) in indirect heat exchange with a condensing heating fluid (58). A non-evaporated part (67) of the bottom liquid (66) of the low-pressure column (25, 26) is at least partially evaporated in the auxiliary condenser (29; 228). At least one part of the liquid (68) evaporated in the auxiliary condenser (29; 228) is obtained as a gaseous oxygen product (69). The distillation column system for separating nitrogen and oxygen additionally has a second high-pressure column (24). A second feed air stream (35) is cooled in the main heat exchanger (20, 21) and subsequently introduced into the second high-pressure column (24) under a second pressure which is higher than the first pressure. At least one part of the head gas (58) of the second high-pressure column (24) is used as heating fluid in the low-pressure column bottom evaporator (28).