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High efficiency oxygen/air separation system

  • US 5,706,675 A
  • Filed: 08/18/1995
  • Issued: 01/13/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An oxygen/air separation apparatus comprising a first compressor/expander, a first heat exchanger, a manifold heat exchanger and an insulated container, wherein the first compressor/expander compresses input air and expands high pressure, high temperature spent nitrogen from the manifold heat exchanger, wherein the first heat exchanger cools the compressed input air from the first compressor/expander and heats high pressure nitrogen from the insulated container, wherein the manifold heat exchanger heats the heated high pressure nitrogen from the first heat exchanger and cools engine exhaust, further comprising a second heat exchanger provided in the insulated container for further cooling the cooled, compressed input air from the first heat exchanger, a separator in the insulated container for separating the further cooled compressed input air into oxygen and nitrogen, and a second compressor in the insulated container for compressing the nitrogen to obtain said high pressure nitrogen.

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