A new concept of air pre-purification unit for cryogenic separation: Low-pressure supersonic separator coupled to finishing adsorption

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 215, Issue , 2019, Pages 173-189

  Brigagão, George Victor ^a   Arinelli, Lara de Oliveira ^a   de Medeiros, José Luiz ^a   Araújo, Ofélia de Queiroz F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air dehydration; Air pre purification; Multiphase sound speed; Multiphase supersonic flow; Supersonic separator

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYOGENICS; DEHYDRATION; REMOVAL; SEPARATORS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BREAK-EVEN PRICES; CRYOGENIC SEPARATION; INTEREST RATES; PRE-PURIFICATION; SOUND SPEED; SUPERCOOLED LIQUIDS; SUPERSONIC SEPARATORS; TEMPERATURE SWING ADSORPTION;

AIR CLEANERS;

EID: 85059769121     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.01.015     Document Type: Article

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