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Process and plant for separating air by cryogenic distillation

US6047562A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 1998
Grant dateApr 11, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25J2250/50
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The air coming from a blowing turbine (13) and intended for the low-pressure column of a double column (2) is cooled by indirect heat exchange with a liquid (15, 20). This liquid is a purge stream from a condenser (5, 6) of the system.

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