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Introduction Product gas specification Utilities Requirements Equipment Description 5 Nitrogen Membrane Unit Description Normal start-up and shut-down 9 2 3 4
III. IV.
V. VI. 13 VII. VIII. IX. X. 23 XI. XII. DRAWINGS: 1. 2.
Maintenance of oil filters Important points for Trouble free operation Trouble shooting operations Normal operating parameters Set Points of Instruments Broad Specification of items
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MVS-5977-20719-01 MVS-5977-20720-01
MANUALS:` 1. Air compressor Auto Drain Trap Pressure Switch 36) : : : Atlas Copco Concept Danfoss (KP-
(GA-22)
2. 3. 4.
Nirmal
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CHAPTER-I INTRODUCTION
This manual broadly covers the Technical Data, process flow description and procedures to be followed during start up, normal running, automatic trip for the Nitrogen Gas Plant.
All information and drawings given herein are strictly confidential and are to be used only for the sole purpose of operation and maintenance of this unit. All this information is the property of MVS ENGINEERING LIMITED - NEW DELHI and should not be made public or copied.
MVS ENGINEERING LIMITED shall not be responsible for any operation errors claimed to be due to lack of mention in the operation manual.
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CHAPTER - II
Technical SPECIFICATIONS
a)
Capacity:
o Nitrogen gas
50 NM3/hr
b)
o Oxygen
o Nitrogen
: : :
1% 99% 11 Barg.
o Pressure
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CHAPTER - III
UTILITIES REQUIREMENTS
a) b) c)
22 KWH 230 V AC
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CHAPTER IV
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION
1)
b)
Air is cooled in the Air-cooled finned cooler. Air delivered to the PSA unit at 50C max. temp. For more details please refer air compressor manual.
2)
moisture is drained out through Auto Drain Trap/Manual Drain from air receiver bottom. This air receiver holds air at 13kg/cm2g pressure.
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3)
COALESCING FILTERS:
It consists of a pair of coarse & fine filters, which removes oil present in compressed air. Oil separation is done by the filter element which gets choked and saturated after 8 10 months of operation depending on oil load in compressed air. Regular attention is required for proper draining of separated oil and replacement of filter element to avoid any oil carry over to PSA system. These filters reduce oil content in Air up to 0.01 PPM.
4)
5)
6)
Membrane unit. This high temperature prevents any water droplets going to the Membranes.
7)
DUST FILTER :
Air going to Membrane unit should be very-very pure, free from oil & dust. Oil filters are already provided in compressed air line. To make air dust free, a very fine dust filter of 0.01 micron rating is provided in compressed air line. This makes sure that no pipeline rust or dust particles would reach Membrane unit. Borosilicate glass fibre filter candle. This is special
8)
MEMBRANE UNIT :
2-Membrane units are provided which are connected in parallel. Each Membrane will produce 25NM3/hr nitrogen of 99% purity. Its working principle is very well explained in Membrane Guide attached in this manual. This should be studied to understand working principle & to obtain best results and long life from the Membranes. In the Membrane unit compressed air is passed through Membrane threads. Oxygen Molecular being smaller in size gets filtered & comes outside the Membrane threads. These Membrane threads are hollow, so Nitrogen keeps flowing inside
hollow tube & comes out from the other end of Membrane tube. Oxygen is vented out continuously from the shell of Membrane unit & it should be taken outside the building through a vent pipeline.
9)
tank pressure will increase & a pressure switch provided will automatically unload Air compressor. When pressure in Nitrogen tank comes down to 10.5barg Air
compressor will automatically come on load & Nitrogen production will start.
10)
OXYGEN ANALYZER:
To check Nitrogen purity a Portable Oxygen analyzer has been supplied with this gas generator connect sample gas tubing & it starts indicating Nitrogen purity. This
operates by 9-Volts dry cells battery. Its Oxygen range is 0 to 5% Oxygen. It has electro-chemical sensor which is a consumable item. Sensor life is around 12-
months. Once exhausted, it will always show zero reading and that indicates end of senor life. At that time new Oxygen sensor should be replaced. Spare sensor is available from our company and this can be easily replaced at site.
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CHAPTER V
NITROGEN MEMBRANE UNIT DESCRIPTION
1.0) N2 Separator Structure & Nitrogen Gas Generation Principle
As shown in the structure of the N2 Separator in the attached Fig. 1, nitrogen enrichment polyimide hollow fiber membrane developed in-house by our
company are bundled, secured at both ends with a plastic tube sheet and stored in a pipe-shaped vessel. Compressed air entering from the air inlet of the N2 Separator flows into the bore of the polymide hollow fiber membrane. The wall of the hollow fiber separates the oxygen from the compressed air. The oxygen and nitrogen dissolve in the wall from the high pressure side (bore side of the hollow fiber), diffuse through the wall and are desorbed from the low pressure side (shell side of the hollow fiber). Oxygen permeates faster than nitrogen. Therefore the oxygen in the bore of the hollow fiber membrane is gradually removed as it nears the outlet. In other words, nitrogen enriched gas is obtained from the nitrogen gas outlet of the N2 Separator.
(2) Enriched oxygen outlet pressure: Open to atmospheric pressure (3) Maximum operating pressure: 14 Barg
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1 Barg
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(2) Maximum operating environment temperature: 80C c) Allowable pressure difference between inlet and outlet air: 2 Kg/Cm2g
Differential between feed air pressure and product nitrogen pressure should be within 2 Kg/Cm2g to prevent any damage on follow fiber. d) Compressed air characteristics Supply with clean dry air (i) Relative humidity less than 80% (remove moisture with air drier) (ii) Particles and 0.01m mist separator (iii) Residual Oil with 3 m air filter and 0.01 m mist separator. (iv) Hydrocarbons Less than 0.013 mg/Nm3 (0.01 ppm w/w) (remove Hydrocarbons with activated carbon if necessary) Less than 0.01 mg/Nm3(0.008ppm w/w) (Remove oil less than 0.01m (Remove particles with 3 m air filter
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If solvent or hydrocarbons are present in the atmosphere, the amount dissolved into the hollow fiber membrane decreases as the temperature increases, so the reduction in the separator performance will be small. 4-3. Moisture The water in the fluid will moisten the inner surface of the hollow fiber membrane causing poor permeability and lower performance. If the moisture content is relatively low but this condition is maintained for a long period, or, if the moisture content is high even for a relatively short period, the hollow fiber membrane may be affected.
4-4. Organic solvents & Hydrocarbons Organic solvents & hydrocarbons easily dissolve into the hollow fiber membrane but do not diffuse well and therefore tend to accumulate on fibers. These deposits of solvents and hydrocarbon prevent nitrogen and oxygen from permeating through and thus lower performance.
hollow fiber membrane and plastic tube plate stored in the N2 separator from breaking. (1) Do not drop or subject to mechanical shocks or impacts. (2) Do not subject to sudden heating or cooling. (3) Do not weld (4) Do not disassemble or modify the module. The bundled element inside the container cannot be extracted from the container. (5) Store indoors or similar location until device is to be assembled.
(3) N2 Separator performance gradually declines over time. When performance drops, the oxygen concentration within the product nitrogen gas gradually rises, so install an alarm and a shut-down device on the equipment.
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(4) Do not inhale the gases (please also see (1) above) except for specific applications, like indoor air-conditioning, where appropriate controls are in place and necessary safety precautions are taken.
(5) The N2 separator was designed solely for the purpose of obtaining enriched nitrogen gas from compressed air. Do not attempt to use it for any other purpose.
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CHAPTER VI
NORMAL START-UP AND SHUT-DOWN
A) START-UP PROCEDURE:
1. 2. The area near the unit should be clean. Check that all Electrical connections are o.k. and control panel is getting power supply. 3. Switch 'ON' the Main Switch and control supply switch and accept 'hooter' by push button on the panel. 4. Start Air compressor and maintain wet Air receiver pressure around 13 Kg/cm2g. 5. To start Nitrogen production, make sure that inlet air line valve & isolation valves of both Membrane units are in open position. This will pressurize both Membrane units & Nitrogen production will start & Nitrogen will start going to Storage tank. 6. Now check Nitrogen purity by sample tubing in storage tank. It will take
around 10-minutes to get desired purity. So, during this start-up time Nitrogen may be drained & vented from the bottom drain valve of storage tank. Draining should be continued till Nitrogen purity is achieved in storage tank.
7.
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B)
NORMAL SHUT-DOWN:
1. 2. Stop Air compressor. Switch off control supply Switch (SW-1) and Main Supply switch to stop Nitrogen unit also.
C)
a)
When you want Nitrogen to be produced Air compressor running all air will go to Nitrogen Membrane pressure unit & switch Nitrogen production on Nitrogen tank, will Air
generate.By
Automatic
compressor will keep loading & unloading automatically & Nitrogen production will continue.
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CHAPTER
MAINTENANCE OF OIL FILTERS
Compressed Air to be used in PSA Nitrogen generators and Air Dryers should be oil free. If lubricated screw compressors are used, we provide 3-special filters in
compressed Air line before Membrane Unit to make air oil free.
a)
b)
c)
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After these 3-filters the Air becomes absolutely oil free and is as good as air coming from a Non-lubricated compressor. This quality air gives long life of Membrane.
d)
Filters Maintenance:
i) Activated Carbon absorbs oil vapor and becomes saturated gradually. After every 12-months time full quantity should be changed by a new charge. It cannot be regenerated. Its Iodine value is around 1000. ii) Coalescing type coarse filter and Fine filter have special elements on which oil deposits on the outer surface and also oil is trapped by Borosilicate filaments. These filter candles can be easily removed by
opening filter body (without disconnecting filters from the pipelines). Every month once filter elements should be cleaned by Reverse Air pressure. For cleaning, disconnect the filter with flanges from the pipe line and connect the outlet filter flange to any other location of compressed clean Air source in reverse direction. i.e. the outlet port
should be connected to air source and inlet port should be open to atmosphere. Now pass compressed Air through the filter in reverse This exercise will clean the
location in PSA plant. The candles can be re-used after such cleaning for a maximum life of 8-months operation. After 8-months continuous
running, these candles (also called filter element) should be replaced by new candles. If old candles are used for a longer period, their efficiency deteriorates and oil filtration becomes poor. So never use these filter elements beyond 8-months.
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e)
neglecting such damage, people continued using filters and ultimately Membrane got poisoned due to poor oil separation. So never compromise on filter candle replacement expenses as it is still cheaper to replace the candles rather than spending huge money on Membrane replacement.
f)
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CHAPTER VIII
1.
Regular periodical maintenance of the Air compressors should be done as per schedule given in Air compressor manual.
2.
Check Auto drain trap of moisture separator is working well and there is no gas leakage. After every 3-4 hours manual drain valve should be opened to drain out left over moisture, if any from moisture separator.
3.
Check and ensure that all valves are opening/closing properly and pressure in both towers goes up to 13 Kg/cm2g and time sequence is correct.
4.
Check and ensure the changeover of working of valves is according to the time cycle.
5. 6. 7.
Filter elements of coalescing filters should be replaced after every 8 months. Activated carbon of the A.C. Filter should be replaced after every 12-month. A log book should be maintained in which all operating parameters should be noted every 2-hours.
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CHAPTER IX
TROUBLE SHOOTING OPERATION
1. Trouble: Air Compressor not starting.
2.
Reasons: a) Air compressor in unloaded condition : Check : Check : Check its Motor rotating.
3.
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4.
Trouble: Auto drain trap not working. Water coming from Manual drain valve but not from auto drain trap.
Reasons: a) Y-strainer choked b) Drain valve out of order : Clean the Strainer. : Replace the Drain trap.
5.
Trouble:
Reasons: a)
Leakage from some flange in the N2 unit Inlet air valve or Membrane inlet Ball valves might be in closed position Insufficient or low air pressure in Inlet air line before electrical heater Membrane coated with dust or oil contamination
b)
Check
c)
Check
d)
6.
Trouble: coming.
Reasons:
Nitrogen
purity
not
a) Very low pressure in Membrane unit: For good performance minimum pressure should be 7 Kg/cm2 b) Nitrogen flow through Membrane very dry c) Nitrogen temperature very high
: :
Check Check leakages in Nitrogen line. : Check. It should not be more than 50C if ambient temp. high, switch OFF electrical heater.
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7.
Trouble:
Reasons: a) b) Nitrogen consumption very low Faulty unloading system in Air compressor Pressure switch in Nitrogen tank has low set differential : : : Check Check Check & set it right at 2-Bar differential pressure
c)
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CHAPTER X
a) b) e) f) g) h) i)
Wet Air receiver Press. Wet Air Receiver Temp. Membrane unit Heater pressure Heater outlet Air temperature Nitrogen Flow reading N2 Storage Tank press. Oxygen in Nitrogen gas
: : :
: :
11 barg 1%
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CHAPTER
SET POINTS OF INSTRUMENTS
a) b)
High pressure switch in N2 storage tank Low pressure setting of switch in N2 storage tank
: 11.5kg/cm2g : 10.5kg/cm2g
c)
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CHAPTER
BROAD SPECIFICATION OF ITEMS
1. Air Compressor:
a) Make b) Model c) Air Capacity d) Motor rating e) Voltage : : : Atlas Copco GA 22 : 22 KW : 400 Volts, 50 c/s 170 M3/hr
2. Air cooler:
a) Type b) Air temp. after cooler : : Fan Type ( NO RADIATOR) 40C (max.)
c) Type
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5.
b) Model c) Size
7. A C Filter:
a) b) c) Operating pressure MOC Media : : : : : 13 Barg Carbon steel Activated Carbon 300 x 1200 (WW) 170 M3
13 Bar
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2 Nos.
13. N2 Rotameter:
a) b) c) d) Make Op. press. Flow Range End connection : : : Flow Star 13 Kg/cm2g 7 - 70 NM3/hr : 15 NB, Flanged
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14.
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19. Safety Valve at Wet Air Receiver: a) Set Pressure b) Size : : 14.3Kg/cm2g 15 NB
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Operation Manual
NITROGEN PLANT
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PRODUCT GUIDANCE
NITROGEN MEMBRANES
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