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Volume 8 No. 1 A Newsletter from Cryogenic Industries September 1996

The ASPEN 1000 Cosmodyne’s air separation plant features one of the shortest lead times in the industry osmodyne’s ASPEN 1000 air Purity Specifications separation plant has continued Max LO Max LN Cto be the preferred plant in the 2 2 industry for producing approximately %02 99.6 99.6 30 tpd output. Key to the success of the plant has been its transportability, Liquid ppm02 55 ease of installation and precedent Crude setting short lead time. These plants (optional) %Ar 98 – are currently deployed all around Liquid Refined the world, producing , Argon (optional) %Ar 99.999 – oxygen and optional argon by cryo- genic of atmospheric air. providing on-site supervision for installation and commissioning, The ASPEN 1000 is fully tested at Cosmodyne can offer service and the Cosmodyne facility prior to maintenance contracts to further ensure shipment. This unique testing reliability and performance. procedure duplicates real conditions and makes possible the shipping The ASPEN 1000 uses a modular design and commissioning of a fully for deployment to remote locations. operational plant, with no down Rapid on-site installation and ease of shipping, handling and relocation are time or unforeseen time delays at An ASPEN 1000 undergoes full testing at Cosmodyne’s the customer’s facility. In addition to manufacturing facility. paramount. The plant system is self- Continued on page 7

The WILLIE pump INSIDE TTHISHIS IISSUESSUE ACD designs a new pump for state-of-the- art cryogenic liquid distribution transport  Cosmodyne’s ASPEN 1000 . . . . 1 he design of the new ACD overhaul), and the pump needed to  The New ACD “WILLIE”Pump . . . 1 “WILLIE” pump was customer- incorporate design features which are  Cryoquip Chilling Tunnels . . . . . 2 T driven by Minnesota Valley foreign to conventional trailer off- Engineering (MVE). MVE approached loading pumping applications.  ACD Sub-Zero ACD with a mobile fill station concept Pump Technology ...... 3 called ORCA. The plan called for In order to have the capability of instant extremely tough pumping requirements starts, the pump is submerged in a  Magnetic Heat Pump...... 4 which drove the design and manufac- vacuum jacketed sump and is continu- ture of the new WILLIE pump. The ously flooded in the liquid cryogen. The  Cryoquip’s APCI Award ...... 7 pumps suction is located near the WILLIE required instantaneous starts  (no cool down), endurance of over bottom of the sump which has a liquid Calendar of Events ...... 8 5700 starts per year (without requiring Continued on page 5 ASPEN 1000 Continued from page 1 ASPEN 1000 Features: contained and can be completely cold box, control room module and  Automatic central PC control installed outdoors, requiring only a argon purification module. with computer graphic interface simple foundation. It comprises an air treatment module with master piping, For more information, contact George  Computer graphic controls Pappagelis at Cosmodyne. electrical distribution manifold, air  State-of-the-art analytical clean-up and system, a instrumentation package Simplified Process Flow Diagram Illustrating Crude Argon Recovery  Dual, high performance turbo- with removable WASTE 12 cartridge style rotating elements

1 15  CRUDE Molecular sieve type air clean-up 10 ARGON 3 5 PRODUCT system 2 11  Pre-wiring for single point connection 8 4 14 ASPEN 1000 Options:

6 4  Crude argon production LO2 PRODUCT

9  7 Refined liquid argon production

LN2 PRODUCT  13 Closed loop evaporative cooling system and pumping skid LEGEND  Batch product storage tanks

AIR 1 Air Inlet Filter6 Cold Turboexpander11 Crude Argon Column  NITROGEN 2 Feed Air Compressor7 Warm Turboexpander12 Crude Argon Condenser Cylinder charging systems 3 Aftercooler8 Main Heat Exchanger13 Nitrogen Chiller OXYGEN  4 Recycle Nitrogen Compressor9 Nitrogen Column14 TBX Aftercooler Liquid transfer pump systems ARGON 5 Air Chiller10 Oxygen Column 15 Adsorbent Vessels  Service and maintenance contracts

“Cryoquip is committed to maintaining its Air Products recognizes Cryoquip as position as the leading supplier of cryogenic equipment in the industry. We an outstanding, preferred supplier are guided by the principle that our customers ryoquip was recently awarded • Ability to consistently meet come first and we must continually improve Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.’s requirements 100% of the time. our processes to meet and exceed their C(APCI) highest award for outstand- expectations. Our customer partner-ships C • Ability to prevent errors from facilitate this principle and ensure our ing supplier performance. This award is occurring through specific given to only a few recognized companies continued success,” said Cryoquip General improvement projects. Manager Frank Grillo. that meet and exceed APCI’s stringent supplier requirements. Of the over 10,000 • Satisfying customer’s expectations vendors that APCI uses, only about 50 and minimizing the total evaluated receive the highest rating, Preferred, and of cost of materials and services this select group only a handful are recog- provided. nized annually for outstanding performance. APCI rates key suppliers throughout the Cryoquip and APCI’s shared commitment year based on an assessment against to the highest quality standards has enabled standards of performance, commercial Cryoquip to consistently become one of interface and support. Some of the cate- these outstanding, Preferred suppliers. gories and ratings of performance in the Cryoquip has been involved with APCI’s Preferred category include: industry leader The Air Products and Chemicals Outstanding supplier program since its inception. In in safety; partner-like in customer service; Preferred Supplier Award was given to Cryoquip honorable in ethical business practices; during an awards ceremony in June in Allentown, 1984 APCI created a Quality Management superior in technical service/support; and Process (QMP) to educate its suppliers about PA USA. Shown during the presentation are (left to outstanding in overall product/service right): Joe Kaminski, APCI Corporate Executive the quality issues key to their success with quality. Cryoquip has repeatedly received the company. Cryoquip has proved its alle- Vice President; Richard Oeler, APCI Vice President this highest rating of Preferred Supplier. Energy and Materials; Patrick Billman, Cryoquip giance to the principles of the QMP program: This means that the Cryoquip quality Applications Engineering Manager; Frank Grillo, • Demonstrated evidence of quality process is fully implemented and all key Cryoquip General Manager; and Hap Wagner, management as a way of life. requirements are being met or exceeded. APCI President and CEO. 7