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US 2012/0055331 A1Published application
System and method for controlling an air separation unit
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRaymond Douglas Steele
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Abstract
A system includes an air separation unit configured to separate air into an oxygen rich stream and a nitrogen rich stream and a purity control system configured to receive input indicative of a target diluent level. The purity control system is configured to control the air separation unit to adjust an oxygen percentage and a nitrogen percentage of the oxygen rich stream based on the target diluent level.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an air separation unit configured to separate air into an oxygen rich stream and a nitrogen rich stream;
- and
- a purity control system configured to receive input indicative of a target diluent level, wherein the purity control system is configured to control the air separation unit to adjust an oxygen percentage and a nitrogen percentage of the oxygen rich stream based on the target diluent level.
A system, comprising:
- an air separation control system configured to control an air separation unit to separate air into an oxygen rich stream and a nitrogen rich stream, wherein the air separation control system is configured to receive input indicative of a target diluent level of nitrogen, the air separation control system is configured to adjust an oxygen percentage and a nitrogen percentage of the oxygen rich stream based on the target diluent level.
A method, comprising:
- separating air into an oxygen rich stream and a nitrogen rich stream via an air separation unit;
- receiving input indicative of a target diluent level for a partial oxidation system;
- and
- controlling an oxygen percentage and a nitrogen percentage of the oxygen rich stream produced from the air separation unit based on the target diluent level.
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