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Why should the cold box of air separation equipment be kept under pressure

Why should the cold box of air separation equipment be kept under pressure
Feb 03, 2023
Author: DEAR AST

The air separation cold box is generally filled with pearlite as thermal insulation material, and there is air between pearlite particles. After the operation of the air separation plant, the temperature in the cold box decreases, and the volume of pearlite and air decreases. In order to reduce the cold loss, the cold box is required to be well sealed, so the cold box will form negative pressure, and the cold box may be compressed under the effect of the internal and external pressure difference. In order to prevent the cold box from collapsing, generally fill the cold box with dry nitrogen or dirty nitrogen after the equipment is running to keep the cold box at a slight positive pressure.

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