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Method and apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation

US10012435B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 2013
Grant dateJul 3, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25J3/04812
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In a method for producing a first pressurized gas and a second gas on a one-off basis by cryogenic distillation of air, according to a first step, no fluid heats up or cools down in a second heat exchanger, and according to a second step, a flow of pressurized liquid from the double column heats up and vaporizes in the second exchanger to form a gas required on a one-off basis, a flow of air at the second pressure cools in the second exchanger.

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