The invention provides an
air separation system utilizing LNG cold energy and an
air separation method. An LNG cold box unit provides the LNG cold energy for a main
heat exchanger cold box unit and a main
tower cold box unit, and cooling
liquefaction on air and
nitrogen is achieved; the main
heat exchanger cold box unit cools low-pressure purified air and pressure
nitrogen, the low-pressure purified air is sent to a main
tower for rectification and purification,
liquid oxygen is obtained at the bottom of the
tower,
nitrogen is obtained at the top of the tower, an
argon fraction is obtained in the tower, and the
argon fraction is sent to an
argon extraction part; the argon extraction part is used for deoxidizing, denitrifying and rectifying the argon fraction to obtain
liquid argon; and circulating nitrogen and
liquid nitrogen are circularly transmitted among the LNG cold box unit, the main
heat exchanger cold box unit and the main tower cold box unit, so that the cold energy of LNG is transmitted, and meanwhile, part of
liquid nitrogen products are obtained. According to the
system and the method, single-tower rectification is adopted, the LNG cold energy is fully utilized to produce
oxygen, nitrogen and argon products, a conventional lower rectification tower is omitted, investment is more saved, operation and maintenance are simpler,
energy consumption is low, and safety is high.