Diseño de un modelo de simulación del proceso productivo de la línea de gases que incremente la producción de nitrógeno en la planta ASU Guayaquil de linde Ecuador.

Abstract

Linde Ecuador's ASU (Air Separation Unit) plant was designed to produce the products known as gases from the air, which are oxygen, nitrogen and argon, its original design being configured to produce a greater amount of oxygen, thus it began its operation in 2014. In recent years this operation design has not remained constant because nitrogen sales have been increasing, changing the production mode to maximum nitrogen, when this is done, oxygen production decreases, however, in the mode of maximum oxygen production, nitrogen gas streams from the process are available, the same ones that can be used to produce a greater amount of liquid nitrogen, without affecting the production of oxygen, which is possible if equipment and machinery are implemented that carry out the liquefaction of nitrogen gas and thus obtain an increase of 30 daily tons of nitrogen production, this covers the annual growth of 5.3% that is projected, also reaffirms and strengthens the business of Linde Ecuador as the main producer of nitrogen for different processes that also contribute to the productive growth of the country.