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NEWS: Nitrogen Skid (High Pressure)
Nitrogen gas is a versatile, inert gas that has many uses in industrial applications. It is odourless, colourless, non-toxic, and neither flammable nor explosive. These particular qualities lend it to all manner of tasks.
END USES
The many end uses include tyre inflation, laser cutting, power stations, hydrogen plants, fire prevention, pipeline services in chemical/oil and gas industries, power generation such as biomass plants.
DEMAND AND SUPPLY
As the demand for nitrogen grows, so does having a reliable, available resource. Currently there are many solutions for providing a managed supply of nitrogen:
- High-pressure cylinders
- Liquid mini tanks
- Bulk storage vessels
- Bulk liquid supply
- On-site nitrogen generators
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
When evaluating nitrogen needs, the key factors to consider are cost, storage space, safety, reliability of supply, logistical issues and more recently, the environmental impact. With truck-based delivery being costly, unreliable, and not environmentally friendly, many industries are now turning to on-site nitrogen generation.
ON-SITE GENERATION
An on-site solution removes the need for transportation and storage, whilst at the same time reducing cost. Nitrogen is readily available in the atmosphere making up 78% of the air we breathe. By extracting the other gasses – oxygen 21%, argon 0.93%, carbon dioxide 0.04%, water vapour and tiny amounts of other gasses, we are left with pure nitrogen, in ready supply.Nitrogen generators are available in many sizes to suit different applications. The skid utilises pressure swing adsorption PSA.
Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA)
PSA traps oxygen from the compressed air stream using adsorption – when molecules bind themselves to an adsorbent. The oxygen molecules attach to a carbon molecular sieve (CMS). This happens in two separate pressure vessels, each filled with a CMS, that switch between the separation process and the regeneration process.
PSA method: Air is taken in (blue), oxygen and other gasses are extracted (green), nitrogen is output (red).
BEST IN CLASS SOLUTION
For those industries looking for a robust and efficient nitrogen supply, a skid provides the optimum solution. A compact all-in-one unit such as the Atlas Copco high pressure nitrogen skid is a pre-commissioned, fully formed nitrogen generator, booster and (optional) storage system, on one compact, convenient plug and play base. It offers industrial performance available in two variations – a 40-bar for on demand use and a 300-bar that also allows for cylinder storage.
With the freedom to select an appropriately sized compressor and N2 generator and booster, each recipient can select a best fit. The benefit of a pre-built system is that all parts are selected and tested to work together perfectly, with a guaranteed nitrogen purity of up to 99.999%.
LOWEST COST OF SUPPLY
Whatever your end use, a skid provides a state-of-the-art nitrogen generation package, delivering an independent supply of nitrogen when you need it. Taking away the need to pre-order and manage supply via the traditional delivery method, saves time, resources and transportation costs.
As the demand for a sustainable nitrogen supply increases the Nitrogen Skid is the answer.
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