Air separation: How is the flow rate of process argon calculated? Please provide the calculation method
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How is the argon flow rate in the air separation process calculated? Please provide the calculation method
It is recommended to get a copy of \"Principles of Chemical Engineering\" to read; if you want to delve deeper into design work, you will need a broader knowledge base. If it’s just about performing operations, the design has already been done; it’s best to understand the principles behind them and use the study of *Principles of Chemical Engineering* as a supplement. It’s good to learn more, but your topic is too broad. With all due respect, for your reference.
By process argon, do you mean the crude argon coming out of the crude argon tower? On our end, we keep the crude argon level below one-thirtieth of the argon fraction; exceeding this value can easily disrupt the distillation conditions in the crude argon tower. Of course, this is experience value. I think the reason for such control is related to the reflux ratio of the crude argon column; the smaller the flow rate of crude argon, the greater the reflux ratio of the crude argon column, which makes it easier to remove oxygen from the argon fraction.
The air volume entering the tower multiplied by 0.932 gives the maximum process argon flow rate.