Air separation unit and systems incorporating the same

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EP 2 541 175 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.03.2018 Bulletin 2018/12

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.01.2013 Bulletin 2013/01

(21)	Application number: 12173515.3

(22)	Date of filing: 26.06.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F25J 3/04^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

30.06.2011 US 201113174056

(71)	Applicant: General Electric Company
	Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Gonzalez Salazar, Miguel Angel Niskayuna, NY New York 12309 (US) Kulkarni, Parag Prakash Niskayuna, NY New York 12309 (US) Knott, Gregory Matthew Katy, TX Texas 77494 (US)

(74)	Representative: Cleary, Fidelma
	GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ London W6 8BJ (GB)

(54)	Air separation unit and systems incorporating the same

(57) A system 50 comprising an air separation unit (ASU) 12 is provided. The ASU 12 is configured to produce liquid nitrogen and pressurize to higher pressure using a pump. ASU 12 may be further configured to produce liquid oxygen that can be directly pressurized to be used in required applications 14. System 50 may further include oxy-fuel combustion system 14, integrated gas turbines 64 and integrated enhanced oil and / or gas recovery units 78. Methods of operating the system included.

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