CRYOGENIC NITROGEN GENERATOR WITH NITROGEN EXPANDER
ABSTRACT The present invention is an improvement to a conventional, single column, cryogenic, nitrogen generator which is able to produce nitrogen at near atmospheric pressure. In the improvement, the product nitrogen from the rectifier column is expanded through an expansion turbine to produce refr...
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Zusammenfassung: | ABSTRACT The present invention is an improvement to a conventional, single column, cryogenic, nitrogen generator which is able to produce nitrogen at near atmospheric pressure. In the improvement, the product nitrogen from the rectifier column is expanded through an expansion turbine to produce refrigeration for the process. Expanding the nitrogen makes it possible for the main air compressor to operate at a much lower pressure and achieve a significant reduction in compression power as compared to conventional waste expander and air expander cycles. |
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