Process Design for Cryogenics

by Alexander Alekseev

Overview

Up-to-date overview of the method for producing the main industrial gases

This book covers process design for cryogenic processes like air separation, natural gas liquefaction, and hydrogen and helium liquefaction. It offers an overview of the basics of cryogenics and information on process design for modern industrial plants. Throughout, the book helps readers visualize the theories of thermodynamics related to cryogenics in practice. A central concept in the book is the connection between the theoretical world of process design and the real limitations given by available hardware components and systems.

Sample topics covered in Process Design for Cryogenics include:

• Cryogenic gases like nitrogen, oxygen, argon, neon, hydrogen, helium, and methane
• Thermodynamics
• Typical cryogenic refrigeration processes, including the classic Joule Thomson process, the contemporary mixed-gas Joule Thomson process, and expander-based processes like Brayton and Claude cycles
• Helium and hydrogen liquefaction and air separation

Process Design for Cryogenics is a comprehensive must-have resource for engineers and scientists working in academia and industry on cryogenic processes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783527344222
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	10/21/2024
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Alexander Alekseev is a senior innovation manager at the Linde Group (Germany). He studied at Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Russia) and completed his PhD at the Technical University of Dresden (Germany). He then worked at Stanford University (USA) as a guest scientist and at Messer Cryotherm (Germany), before joining the Linde Group in 2005. Since 2012 he is also a honorary Professor at the Technical University of Munich (Germany).

Table of Contents

FOREWORD AND INTRODUCTION

CRYOGENICS GASES

REFRIGERATION AND LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS

CLASSIC JOULE-THOMSON PROCESS
Joule-Thomson effect
Joule Thomson Process Description
Cooling capacity of the Joule Thomson process
Real process design procedure
Thermodynamic losses in Joule Thomson process (loss in heat exchanger, throttle device, argumentation chain)
Hardware components for Joule Thomson refrigerator
Sample of a Joule Thomson- refrigerator
Optimization
Control issues
Evaluation of the Joule Thomson process and summary

MIXED GAS JOULE THOMSON PROCESS
Effect
Process Description
Cooling capacity
Real process design procedure
Thermodynamic losses
Hardware components
Sample of Claude refrigerator
Optimization
Control issues
Evaluation of the mixed gas Joule Thomson process and summary

NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION

EXPANSION IN AN EXPANDER

BRAYTON PROCESS
Effect
Process Description
Cooling capacity
Real process design procedure
Thermodynamic losses
Hardware components
Sample of Brayton refrigerator
Optimization
Control issues
Evaluation of the Brayton process and summary

CLAUDE PROCESS
Effect
Process Description
Cooling capacity
Real process design procedure
Thermodynamic losses
Hardware components
Sample of Claude refrigerator
Optimization
Control issues
Evaluation of the Claude process and summary

HELIUM LIQUEFACTION

HYDROGEN LIQUEFACTION

AIR SEPARATION
Effect
Process Description
Real process design procedure
Thermodynamic losses
Hardware components
Optimization
Control issues
Evaluation of the air separation process and summary

SUMMARY

REFERENCES