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WO2009136075A3 - Procede et appareil de production d ' oxygene par separation d ' air par distillation cryogenique - Google Patents

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WO2009136075A3
WO2009136075A3 PCT/FR2009/050617 FR2009050617W WO2009136075A3 WO 2009136075 A3 WO2009136075 A3 WO 2009136075A3 FR 2009050617 W FR2009050617 W FR 2009050617W WO 2009136075 A3 WO2009136075 A3 WO 2009136075A3
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Benoît DAVIDIAN
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Priority claimed from FR0852705A external-priority patent/FR2930326B1/fr
Priority claimed from FR0852706A external-priority patent/FR2930327A1/fr
Priority to CN2009801143457A priority Critical patent/CN102016469A/zh
Priority to CA2722261A priority patent/CA2722261A1/fr
Priority to AU2009245592A priority patent/AU2009245592B2/en
Application filed by L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude filed Critical L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
Priority to JP2011505563A priority patent/JP2011518307A/ja
Priority to US12/937,608 priority patent/US20110067445A1/en
Priority to EP09742273A priority patent/EP2268990A2/fr
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Publication of WO2009136075A3 publication Critical patent/WO2009136075A3/fr
Priority to ZA2010/07400A priority patent/ZA201007400B/en
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Abstract

Dans un procédé de séparation d'air par distillation cryogénique dans une installation comprenant une double colonne comprenant une colonne moyenne pression (15) et une colonne basse pression (17), la colonne basse pression contenant un vaporiseur de cuve (19), un vaporiseur intermédiaire (21 ) et un vaporiseur supérieur (23), de l'air comprimé est épuré dans une unité d'épuration, refroidi dans une ligne d'échange et envoyé à la colonne moyenne pression de la double colonne, un fluide riche en oxygène est prélevé dans la colonne basse pression, réchauffé et envoyé au client, de l'azote soutiré de la colonne moyenne pression est divisé en au moins trois parties, une première partie de l'azote est détendue dans une première turbine (47), une deuxième partie de l'azote est surpressée dans un compresseur froid (51 ) et envoyée au vaporiseur de cuve, l'azote ainsi condensé étant envoyé à au moins une colonne de la double colonne, une troisième partie de l'azote est envoyée au vaporiseur supérieur, sans étape de modification de pression en aval de la colonne dont elle est soutirée et en amont du vaporiseur supérieur, l'azote ainsi condensé étant envoyé à au moins une colonne de la double colonne et un débit gazeux est envoyé au vaporiseur intermédiaire, ce débit étant constitué par de l'air comprimé, épuré et refroidi.
PCT/FR2009/050617 2008-04-22 2009-04-08 Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogenique WO2009136075A2 (fr)

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EP09742273A EP2268990A2 (fr) 2008-04-22 2009-04-08 Procede et appareil de production d'oxygene par separation d'air par distillation cryogenique
US12/937,608 US20110067445A1 (en) 2008-04-22 2009-04-08 Method And Apparatus For Separating Air By Cryogenic Distillation
JP2011505563A JP2011518307A (ja) 2008-04-22 2009-04-08 低温蒸留によって空気を分離する方法および装置
CN2009801143457A CN102016469A (zh) 2008-04-22 2009-04-08 通过低温蒸馏分离空气的方法和设备
AU2009245592A AU2009245592B2 (en) 2008-04-22 2009-04-08 Method and apparatus for producing oxygen by separating air by cryogenic distillation
CA2722261A CA2722261A1 (fr) 2008-04-22 2009-04-08 Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogenique
ZA2010/07400A ZA201007400B (en) 2008-04-22 2010-10-15 Method and apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation

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FR0852705 2008-04-22
FR0852707A FR2930328A1 (fr) 2008-04-22 2008-04-22 Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogenique
FR0852707 2008-04-22
FR0852706A FR2930327A1 (fr) 2008-04-22 2008-04-22 Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogenique
FR0852709 2008-04-22
FR0852705A FR2930326B1 (fr) 2008-04-22 2008-04-22 Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogenique
FR0852710A FR2930331B1 (fr) 2008-04-22 2008-04-22 Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogenique
FR0852710 2008-04-22
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