Low-pressure supersonic separator with finishing adsorption: Higher exergy efficiency in air pre-purification for cryogenic fractionation

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 248, Issue , 2020, Pages

  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; Cryogenic air separation; Exergy analysis; Multiphase sound speed; Supersonic separator

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING SYSTEMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MOLECULAR SIEVES; SEPARATION; SIEVES;

AIR DEHYDRATION; AIR PRE-PURIFICATION; CRYOGENIC AIR SEPARATION; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; MULTIPHASE SOUND SPEED; PRE-PURIFICATION; SUPERSONIC SEPARATORS; TEMPERATURE SWING ADSORPTION; TRACE SPECIES;

CRYOGENICS;

EID: 85087928581     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116969     Document Type: Article

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