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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent Coakley, Franklin Township, NJ (US);
Robert A Mostello, Somerville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The BOC Group, Inc., New Providence, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62646 ; 62651 ;
Abstract
An air separation process and apparatus employing a single column nitrogen generator. Part of the incoming air stream to be separated is expanded and combined with a waste stream. After partial warming of the combined stream, the combined stream is expanded and then utilized to liquefy part of the incoming air and for refrigeration purposes.