Dual heat pump cycles for increased argon recovery
CA 2089140 A1 · Owner: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. · Inventors: Agrawal, Rakesh; Yee, Terrence Fu
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The present invention relates to an improvement for the production of argon from cryogenic air separation processes. In particular the, improvement comprises using a first heat pump cycle to transfer refrigeration from the bottom of the low pressure column to the top of the crude argon column and a second heat pump cycle to transfer refrigeration from the bottom of the low pressure column to the top of the low pressure column.
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- Filed February 9, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 9, 2013.
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