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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Applicant:
L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude ET L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/58 (2006.01); F04D 29/02 (2006.01); F04D 13/12 (2006.01); F04D 13/14 (2006.01); F25J 3/02 (2006.01); F04B 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/5833 (2013.01); F04B 41/06 (2013.01); F04D 13/12 (2013.01); F04D 13/14 (2013.01); F04D 29/023 (2013.01); F04D 29/5826 (2013.01); F25J 3/0266 (2013.01); F25J 2230/04 (2013.01); F25J 2230/30 (2013.01); Y02C 10/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for compressing a gas flowing comprising at least 0.1 vol % water, include a compressor containing N compression stages, in which each compression stage includes a compressing means and an exchanger directly or indirectly connected to a water-coolant circuit; and in which at least a first exchanger and a second exchanger, in first and second consecutive or non-consecutive compression stages, are connected in series to the water-coolant circuit. The exchangers, which are not connected in series to the water-coolant circuit, include at their water-coolant output a pressure drop device.