Abstract: A method for producing an air product in an air separation plant. Feed air is cooled at least in a main air compressor and is fed into a distillation column system. A fluid storage unit and a cold accumulator are used. In a first operating mode, fluid is stored in the fluid storage unit and the cold accumulator is heated. In a third operating mode, fluid is released and the cold accumulator is cooled, and in a second operating mode, fluid is neither stored nor released.

Abstract: An air product is produced in an air separation plant having a heat exchanger, an expansion/compression unit, a rectification unit, liquid storage, cold storage and an air compressor. The air supplied to the rectification unit is conducted through the main air compressor at a pressure level at least 3 bar above the highest operation pressure for the rectification unit. Cryogenic liquids are produced in a first production amount by a first operating mode, a lower second production amount by a second operating mode and a higher third production amount by a third operating mode. Cryogenic liquid is stored in the liquid storage in the third operating mode and removed from storage in the second operating mode. Cryogenic liquid is evaporated in different amounts in each operating mode, which amounts differ by no more than 10%.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for storing and recovering energy, according to which a condensed air product (LAIR) is formed in an energy storage period, and in an energy recovery period, a pressure flow is formed and is expanded to produce energy using at least part of the condensed air product (LAIR) without a supply of heat from an external heat source. The method comprises inter alia, for the formation of the condensed air product (LAIR): the compression of air (AIR) in an air conditioning unit (10), at least by means of an adiabatically operated compressor device (12); the formation of a first and a second sub-flow downstream of the adiabatically driven compressor device (12), said flows being formed from the air (AIR) that has been compressed in said device and the guiding of the first and second sub-flows in parallel through a first thermal store (131) and through a second thermal store (132), in which stores heat produced during the compression of the air (AIR) is at least partially stored.

Abstract: A method and device for generating electrical energy in a combined system of power plant, cold storage system and air compression system. The air compression system has a primary air compressor for generating a primary compressed air flow at a first pressure level. The power plant has a combustion unit which operates at a second pressure level and generates a combustion gas from which electrical energy is generated. The cold storage system has means for generating cold from compressed air, means for storing cold thus produced and means for generating a compressed air flow at the second pressure level using the stored cold. In a first operating mode (charging mode), a first compressed air flow is introduced from the air compression system into the cold storage system to charge the cold reservoir.

Abstract: A method and installation for storing and recovering energy, according to which a condensed air product is formed in an energy storage period, and in an energy recovery period, a pressure flow is formed and is expanded to produce energy using at least part of the condensed air product. For the formation of the condensed air product: the compression of air in an air conditioning unit, at least by means of at least one isothermally operated compressor device and the adsorptive cleaning of the air by means of at least one adsorptive cleaning device at a hyperbaric pressure level.

Abstract: A method for producing at least one air product, wherein an air separation system is used which has a primary air compressor, a primary heat exchanger and a distillation column system, and which comprises a first and a second operation mode, wherein, in the first operating mode, at least one liquid air product produced in the distillation column system is saved and, in the second operating mode, the at least one air product saved in the first operating mode and/or at least one additional liquid air product is supplied to the distillation column system.

Abstract: The disclosed process and apparatus provide for air separation and steam generation in a combined system that comprises a steam system (10) and an air separation plant (9), wherein a feed air stream (1) is introduced into a multistage air compression system (101, 102, 103) having n stages (n>=3) and compressed to a first high pressure that is equal to the final pressure of the air compression system, and, at this final pressure, is introduced (8) into the air separation plant (9). An intercooler is arranged between an i-th stage (102) (1<=i<n) and an i+1-th stage (103) of the air compression system; there, the feed air stream (4) is cooled in indirect heat exchange with a feed water stream (11).

Abstract: A method for producing electrical energy in a combined energy generation plant which comprises an air treatment unit and a power station unit is proposed. In a first operating mode, air is liquefied to form an air liquefaction product (LAIR) and, in a second operating mode, an air liquefaction product is converted into a gaseous or supercritical state, in which said product is introduced into the power station unit and is used for producing electrical energy. In a third operating mode, air is condensed in the air treatment unit and used in the power station unit directly for producing electrical energy. It is envisaged that, in the first operating mode, the air is cooled to severa temperature levels by two liquid coolants and the air liquefaction product is correspondingy heated. In addition, in the first operating mode, the air is condensed stepwise over several pressure levels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and plant for storage and recovery of energy using a combined plant that comprises a gas treatment unit and an energy generation unit, wherein in a first operating mode, a low-temperature gas liquefaction product is generated from compressed feed gas that is cooled in a heat-exchange system, and using the gas liquefaction product, a storage liquid is provided, and in a second operating mode, using the stored liquid, a low-temperature process liquid is provided that is warmed in the heat-exchange system, obtaining a pressurized fluid that is work-producingly expanded in the energy generation unit.

Abstract: A method and a device that serve for producing compressed nitrogen by low-temperature decomposition of air in a distillation column system which has a high-pressure column, a low-pressure column, a high-pressure column head condenser and a low-pressure column head condenser. A main air compressor constitutes the only gas compressor powered by external energy. An internally compressed nitrogen stream is formed by a part-stream of the liquid nitrogen stream from the high-pressure column head condenser and/or a part-stream of the liquid nitrogen stream from the low-pressure column head condenser; the internally compressed nitrogen stream is brought in the liquid state to a product pressure which is between 15 and 100 bars; then the internally compressed nitrogen stream is heated in the main heat exchanger and then extracted as a gaseous compressed nitrogen product below the product pressure.

Abstract: A process and plant for the liquefaction of air in which a stream of pressurized air is provided at a first pressure level and is compressed by means of a compressor to a second pressure level, a first partial stream, a second partial stream and a third partial stream are formed from air of the stream of pressurized air after the compression to the second pressure level, air of the first partial stream is cooled down using cold that is produced by means of an expansion of air of the second partial stream and the third partial stream and is at least partially liquefied, and feed air that is compressed to the first pressure level and air of the second partial stream and the third partial stream that is provided at the first pressure level are used for providing the stream of pressurized air at the first pressure level.

Abstract: A method and device for generating electrical energy in a combined system of power plant, cold storage system and air compression system. The air compression system has a primary air compressor for generating a primary compressed air flow at a first pressure level. The power plant has a combustion unit which operates at a second pressure level and generates a combustion gas from which electrical energy is generated. The cold storage system has means for generating cold from compressed air, means for storing cold thus produced and means for generating a compressed air flow at the second pressure level using the stored cold. In a first operating mode (charging mode), a first compressed air flow is introduced from the air compression system into the cold storage system to charge the cold reservoir.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for generating electrical energy in a combined system consisting of a power plant and an air handling system. The power plant comprises a first gas expansion unit connected to a generator. The air handling system comprises an air compression unit, a heat exchange system, and a fluid tank. In a first operating mode, feed air is compressed in the air compression unit and cooled in the heat exchange system. A storage fluid is generated from the compressed and cooled feed air and is stored as cryogenic fluid in fluid tank. In a second operating mode, cryogenic fluid is removed from fluid tank and is vaporized, or pseudo-vaporized, at superatmospheric pressure. The gaseous high pressure storage fluid generated is expanded in the gas expansion unit. Gaseous natural gas is introduced into the heat exchange system (21) to be liquefied.

Abstract: The invention provides a process and apparatus to generate electric energy in a system comprising a power station and air treatment plant. The power station has a first gas expansion unit connected to a generator. The air treatment plant has an air compression unit, heat exchanger system and tank for liquid. In a first operating mode, feed air is compressed in the air compression unit and cooled in the heat exchanger system. A storage fluid containing less than 40 mol % of oxygen is produced and stored as low-temperature liquid in the tank for liquid. In a second operating mode, low-temperature liquid is taken from the tank for liquid and vaporized or pseudovaporized under superatmospheric pressure. The gaseous high-pressure storage fluid produced in this way is expanded in a gas expansion unit. The (pseudo)vaporization of the low-temperature liquid is carried out in the heat exchanger system of the air treatment plant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a combined system for generating electrical energy consisting of a power plant and an air handling system. The power plant comprises a first gas expansion unit connected to a generator. The air handling system comprises an air compression unit, a heat exchange system, and a fluid tank. In a first operating mode, feed air is compressed in the air compression unit and cooled in the heat exchange system against a first and a second coolant. A storage fluid is generated and stored as cryogenic fluid in the fluid tank. In a second operating mode, cryogenic fluid is removed from the fluid tank, vaporized, or pseudo-vaporized, at superatmospheric pressure, and heated in the heat exchange system against the second and first coolants.

Abstract: A method for the transport of carbon dioxide from a feed means to a removal means in a pressure pipe, which method includes the production of a transport mixture containing up to 80 mol % carbon dioxide and an inert gas, in particular nitrogen, in the feed means, the pressurised feeding of the transport mixture into the pressure pipe, and the pressurised transport of the transport mixture in the pressure pipe to the removal means.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device used for the low-temperature separation of air in a distillation column system, comprising at least one high-pressure column (11) and a low-pressure column (12). The method has a high pre-liquifaction of 30% or more. Feed air is introduced into the distillation column system. The distillation column system further has a pre-column (10), the operating pressure of which is higher than the operating pressure of the high-pressure column (11). A first partial stream (1) of the feed air is introduced into the pre-column (10). The pre-column (10) has a head condenser (14), which is configured as a condenser-evaporator having a condensation chamber and an evaporation chamber. A gaseous fraction (30, 31) from the upper region of the pre-column (10) is introduced into the condensation chamber of the head condenser (14). Fluid (6) formed in the condensation chamber is at least partially applied to the pre-column (10) as runback (7).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for generating two purified partial air streams under different pressures. A total air stream (1) is compressed to a first total air pressure. The compressed total air stream (5) is cooled with cooling water under the first total air pressure by way of heat exchange (4, 6). The heat exchange with cooling water for cooling the total air stream (5) is carried out as a direct heat exchange in a first direct contact cooler (6), at least in part. The cooled total air stream (9) is divided into a first partial air stream (10) and a second partial air stream (11). The first partial air stream (10) is purified in a first purification device (18) under the first total air pressure, generating the first purified partial air stream (19). The second partial air stream (11) is re-compressed to a higher pressure (12), which is higher than the first total air pressure.

Abstract: The method and the device arc used for the cryogenic decomposition of air in a distillation column system for separating nitrogen and oxygen, said system having a first high-pressure column (23), a low-pressure column (25, 26), and three condenser-evaporators, namely a high-pressure column head condenser (27), a low-pressure column bottom evaporator (28), and an auxiliary condenser (29; 228).

Abstract: A method and a device for conversion of energy are proposed, in which a hydrocarbon-containing energy source is burned in a combustion space (12) in an oxygen-enriched atmosphere and the generated heat is transmitted to a steam power plant circuit (60). Flue gas (104), which is formed in the combustion of the hydrocarbon-containing energy source, is cooled in a direct-contact cooler (20) in direct contact with a water-containing coolant flow (138).