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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2001
Cryogenic rectification system for producing high purity nitrogen using high pressure turboexpansion
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas John Bergman, Jr., Clarence Center, NY (US);
Assignee:
Praxair Technology, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/02 ;
Abstract
A system for producing high purity nitrogen comprising a higher pressure first column having a top condenser and a lower pressure second column wherein boil off from the first column top condenser is turboexpanded to generate refrigeration for the system.