METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE COMPRESSION OF AN INCOMING FEED AIR STREAM TO A CRYOGENIC AIR SEPARATION PLANT

A method for controlling the compression of an incoming feed air stream to a cryogenic air separation plant using at least two variable speed compressor drive assemblies controlled in tandem is provided. The first variable speed driver assembly drives at least one compression stage in the lower pres...

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Hauptverfasser:	DEGENSTEIN, Nick, J, ABDELWAHAH, Ahmed, F, CHEN, Reh-lin, SCHWARZ, Carl, L
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BLASTING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TONON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES ORJET-PROPULSION PLANTS INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUSSUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS REFRIGERATION OR COOLING ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENTMACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENTPUMPS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for controlling the compression of an incoming feed air stream to a cryogenic air separation plant using at least two variable speed compressor drive assemblies controlled in tandem is provided. The first variable speed driver assembly drives at least one compression stage in the lower pressure compressor unit driven while the second variable speed driver assembly drives higher pressure compression stage disposed either in the common air compression train or the split functional compression train of the air separation plant. The first and second variable speed driver assemblies are preferably high speed, variable speed electric motor assemblies each having a motor body, a motor housing, and a motor shaft with one or more impellers directly and rigidly coupled to the motor shaft via a sacrificial rigid shaft coupling.