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COMPANY INFO
Gas Equipment Engineering Corporation has specialized in the design
and manufacture of industrial gas generation and processing equipment
since 1921. GEECO started manufacturing cryogenic air separation
equipment in 1950 when we build a 25 TPD nitrogen plant for a fertilizer
factory in Spain.
CUSTOM DESIGN
GEECO build the first cryogenic air separation plant for the US
Navy in 1956. The distillation columns in cryogenic plants for shipboard
application are designed to withstand up to a 15º ROLL and a 5º
PERMANENT LIST - and meet production and purity requirements! In
addition, these cryogenic plants are designed to withstand the shock
test, a test that subjects the plant to 50-60 g force in the vertical
direction and 30-40 g in the horizontal direction.
GEECO Model J79122 and Model J79122AT are the air-transportable
cryogenic air separation plants designed for the US Air Force. This
plant has been procured by the US Air Force and several NATO allies.
RELIABILITY
GEECO build a series of cryogenic plants for US naval Aircraft carriers
in the late 1960's. Most of these plants are fully operational today.
When the USS Nimitz (link) came in for RCOH in 2000, these plants
were overhauled for the first time.
TECHNOLOGY
GEECO was the first company to offer a low pressure cryogenic air
separation plant to the US Navy.
GEECO then introduced the air-bearing turboexpander in a novel cryogenic
air separation plant design (GEECO Model J95073) using the reversing
heat exchanger technology. This plant is currently installed on
two hospital ships (USS Comfort and USS Mercy) and on most other
aircraft carriers (USS Vinson, USS Roosevelt, USS Lincoln, USS Washington,
and the newest aircraft carrier USS Reagan). This plant is a workhorse
for the US navy and has performed impressively for the last eighteen
years of service. The air-bearing turboexpander uses process air
for cooling and lubrication using hydrodynamic air bearings. Initially
designed by Allied Signal as a derivative of the air cycle machine
design, GEECO now has been granted an exclusive license to manufacture
this turboexpander.
AUTOMATION AND CONTROL
Most GEECO plants are completely automatic and are operated using
a Man-machine interface (or a Human-machine interface) touch screen
panel.
GEECO plants are more sophisticated than other vendors in that a
single push button is all that is necessary to start, stop, or derime
the plant. Start-up and shutdown are not operator-assisted but completely
automated.
An operating plant has the alarms for process instability, troubleshooting
and maintenance built in. A flashing screen alerts the operator
who may then take the necessary steps to prevent downtime.
MANUFACTURING FACILITIES
GEECO occupies a 17,000 square foot office and manufacturing facility
in Milford, Connecticut. The manufacturing facilities include machining,
metal forming, welding, brazing, mechanical assembly and performance
testing. We manufacture cryogenic cold boxes, distillation columns,
compressors and air purification systems. Our factory is certified
for production of ASME coded pressure vessels.
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Gas Equipment Engineering Corporation •
1240 Oronoque Road • Millford, CT 06460
Toll Free 1-800-227-9389 •
Tel: (203) 874-6786 •
Fax (203) 878-4123 •
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