INTEGRATED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING AIR AND PRODUCING CARBON DIOXIDE-RICH FLUID

摘要

An apparatus for compressing air and producing a carbon dioxide-rich fluid comprises an air compressor (15), an element (7) for bringing the air bound for the air compressor into contact with water to produce humidified air (3) and cooled water (11), a pipe for sending the humidified compressed air from the air compressor to an installation (27) producing a carbon dioxide-rich gas (29, 37), a carbon dioxide-rich gas compressor (41) for compressing the carbon dioxide-rich gas, at least one heat exchanger (39) upstream of the carbon dioxide-rich gas compressor and pipes for conveying into it water cooled in the contact element and the carbon dioxide-rich gas.