Cryogenic air separation system with dual temperature feed turboexpansion
CA 2045740 C · Owner: Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corp. · Inventors: Dray, James Robert; Parsnick, David Ross
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A cryogenic air separation system comprising at least two columns wherein two portions of the feed air are turboexpanded at two different temperature levels to generate refrigeration, a third portion is condensed against vaporizing product from the air separation plant, and all three portions are fed into the same column to undergo separation.
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- Filed June 26, 1991 and granted May 17, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 26, 2011.
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