Pressure swing adsorption plant for recovery of atmospheric oxygen@

摘要

The pressure swing adsorption plant recovers atmospheric oxygen. The adsorbers (1, 2) contain synthetic zeolite, and are alternately connected to an air blower (3), and vacuum pumps, which carry out desorption. Two vacuum pumps (13, 14) are connected in series, forming a unit (12). The second vacuum pump (14) is a rotary blower with pre-cooling air inlet openings (33, 34) introducing a defined flow of atmospheric air. The main inlet of this pump is connected to the outlet of the first vacuum pump (13), with no intermediate cooler or water injection. Control of the vacuum pumping unit (12) produces a desorption pressure of 300-500 mbar.