Small air separation FAQ - DEAR Air Separation

Pre-installation inspection of the pipeline of small air separation unit

Pipe of small air separation unit before installation, check the orientation of the container orifice, the orientation of the valve inlet and outlet is correct. The pipe fittings should be thoroughly cleaned ten net and strictly degreased, while opening the welding bevels etc. The welded pipe must be brushed with clean stainless steel wire for a very short time before welding. In order to reduce the cold box pipe welding mouth, can be prefabricated in a clean plant, and later for the final dist...

Mar 26, 2026

Nitrogen Circulation Pressurization Process in Small Air Separation Unit

The raw air is passed through an air filtration system to remove dust and mechanical impurities, and the filtered air is compressed by a multi-stage turbocompressor with an intercooler to the required pressure for the process. The compressed air is cooled and cleaned by two layers of cooling water in an air cooling tower of small air separation unit. Chemical impurities in the compressed air that are soluble in water are also absorbed by the falling cooling water cleaning. The remaining impuriti...

Mar 18, 2026

Copper plate welding methods in small air separation unit

1, gas welding of purple copper plate: welding purple copper plate is most commonly used for butt joints, lap joints and ding joints are used as little as possible. Gas welding can be used in two kinds of welding wire, one containing deoxidizing elements, such as wire 201, 202; the other is the general purple copper wire and the cutting strip of the parent material, using gas 301 as flux. Gas welding purple copper should be used when the neutral flame. 2, manual arc welding of purple copper: in...

Mar 10, 2026

How to determine whether the heating regeneration of molecular sieves in small air separation unit?

The required steam pressure, flow rate, etc. should meet the process design requirements when the molecular sieve is heated. The heating regeneration process in small air separation unit can be judged by the regeneration temperature curve. In the unloading stage, the adsorption capacity of the molecular sieve decreases due to the pressure drop, and some of the water and carbon dioxide molecules originally adsorbed are desorbed, and the temperature drops. In the heating stage in small air ...

Mar 04, 2026

What is the core principle of adsorption regeneration of air separation equipment? What are the mainstream implementations?

Mar 02, 2026

What is the principle of gas-nitrogen cooling liquid nitrogen in air separation equipment?

Feb 14, 2026

Nitrogen cycle pressurization variable load process in small air separation unit

This project we use nitrogen booster cycle in the design process of oxygen compression fast variable load process. The process in small air separation unit before the air leaves the molecular sieve is the same as the conventional process, and the air after leaving the molecular sieve purification unit is cooled in the main heat exchanger and then enters the pressure tower. The flow of the nitrogen booster cycle is ...

Feb 06, 2026

Why do molecular sieves in small air separation unit use bunk beds?

Why do molecular sieves in small air separation unit use bunk beds? Molecular sieve purifiers are used in both small and large air separation plants to purify the air. carbon dioxide, acetylene, and various hydrocarbons. Some molecular sieves small air separation unit use a double bed because the adsorption capacity of activated alumina is relatively large for air with high water content, but as the water content of the air decreases, the adsorption capacity decreases rapidly. The molecular s...

Jan 29, 2026

Full Tower Efficiency of small air separation unit

We calculate the number of plates assuming that the liquid and vapour on each plate are interacting to reach equilibrium. In practice, it is not possible to achieve an ideal equilibrium for all plates in a nitrogen distillation column, so the actual number of plates required is greater than the theoretical number of plates required. The ratio of the theoretical to the actual number of plates is the full tower efficiency. Factors affecting the full tower efficiency are: the gas phase and liquid p...

Jan 21, 2026

Common causes and solutions for high outlet air temperature of air separation tower of air separation equipment?

Jan 13, 2026

What is the principle of return of waste nitrogen from air separation equipment?

Jan 05, 2026

PSA gas separation technology in small air separation unit

PSA gas separation technology in small air separation unit In recent years, pressure swing adsorption (PSA) gas separation technology has been widely used in petroleum, chemical, steel, metallurgy, electronics, medical and environmental protection fields due to its easy operation, room temperature operation, low energy consumption, high degree of automation and environmental friendliness. The core of the VPS device is the adsorbent, a significant feature of the adsorbent is that the ads...

Dec 25, 2025