Global Patent Index - EP 0948730 B1

EP 0948730 B1 20000830 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING COMPRESSED NITROGEN

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING COMPRESSED NITROGEN

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR GEWINNUNG VON DRUCKSTICKSTOFF

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE PRODUCTION D'AZOTE COMPRIME

Publication

EP 0948730 B1 20000830 (DE)

Application

EP 97948844 A 19971030

Priority

  • EP 97948844 A 19971030
  • DE 19643916 A 19961030
  • DE 19717124 A 19970423
  • DE 19735154 A 19970813
  • EP 9706010 W 19971030
  • EP 97102533 A 19970217

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9819122A1] The present invention concerns a method and device for producing compressed nitrogen by air classification at a low temperature in a rectifying apparatus presenting a pressure column (4) and a low pressure column (5). The air used (1, 3) is introduced in the pressure column (4). A liquid fraction containing oxygen is taken from the pressure column (4) and introduced in the low pressure column (5). The gas nitrogen (18) from the low pressure column (5) is condensed, at least partially, in a head capacitor through indirect heat transfer using an evaporating liquid (13). In order for the nitrogen from the pressure column to be obtained in the form of a compressed gas (24, 24, 29), a pressure is used which is higher than that needed for the operation of the low pressure column (5). The nitrogen (20) bleed from the low pressure column is exposed in that liquid state to a pressure higher than that of the low pressure column (5). The liquid (22) put under pressure is evaporated in an evaporator (23) through direct heat transfer involving a heat carrier (35), which produces a gaseous compressed nitrogen (24, 25, 29).

IPC 1-7

F25J 3/04

IPC 8 full level

F25J 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F25J 3/04 (2013.01 - KR); F25J 3/0403 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 3/04084 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/0409 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04103 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04212 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04224 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/0423 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04236 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04284 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04303 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04321 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04381 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 3/04412 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04418 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04424 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04872 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04878 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04884 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/20 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/52 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/54 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/90 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2230/42 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2235/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2235/42 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2245/42 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2245/50 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2250/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2250/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2250/20 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2250/42 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2250/50 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2250/52 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9819122 A1 19980507; CA 2277838 A1 19980507; CN 1235666 A 19991117; DE 19735154 A1 19980507; DE 59702301 D1 20001005; DK 0948730 T3 20001016; EP 0948730 A1 19991013; EP 0948730 B1 20000830; ES 2150291 T3 20001116; JP 2001509246 A 20010710; KR 20000052974 A 20000825; PT 948730 E 20001229; US 6196023 B1 20010306

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9706010 W 19971030; CA 2277838 A 19971030; CN 97199351 A 19971030; DE 19735154 A 19970813; DE 59702301 T 19971030; DK 97948844 T 19971030; EP 97948844 A 19971030; ES 97948844 T 19971030; JP 52006298 A 19971030; KR 19997003851 A 19990430; PT 97948844 T 19971030; US 29738099 A 19990430