Patent classifications
F17C2203/0391
Multiple head dosing arm device, system and method
A doser for dispensing a cryogenic fluid includes a doser body configured to receive the cryogenic fluid. A dosing arm has a proximal end and a distal end, with a central passage extending between the proximal and distal ends and configured to receive cryogenic fluid from the doser body. Multiple dosing heads are mounted to the distal end of the dosing arm with each of the dosing heads including a dosing valve. The dosing heads are configured to receive cryogenic fluid from the central passage of the dosing arm and to dispense the cryogenic fluid when the dosing valve is opened.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURE PROVIDED WITH A THERMAL PROTECTION DEVICE WITH HOLLOW FIBERS, IN PARTICULAR FOR A LIQUID HYDROGEN TANK
A composite structure is disclosed forming part of a wall of a liquid hydrogen tank, and including at least one thermal protection device having one or more of hollow fibers, such as to create thermal protection, for example a thermal barrier or a heat exchanger, which makes it possible to protect the composite structure in case of a high temperature gradient between the two faces thereof, while benefiting from the advantages of a composite material in terms of mass.
CRYOGENIC TANK FOR STORING LIQUEFIED FLUID
Cryogenic tank for storing liquefied fluid, having an inner shell delimiting a storage volume for liquefied fluid and an outer shell arranged in a spaced manner around the inner shell, the space between said inner and outer shells having a thermal insulation, a first mechanical connection having a first support wall of truncated cone shape whose larger-diameter end is rigidly connected to the outer shell and whose smaller-diameter end is connected to the inner shell, wherein a second mechanical connection has a second support wall of truncated cone shape whose larger-diameter end is rigidly connected to the outer shell and whose smaller-diameter end is connected to the inner shell.
FLUID SUPPLY AND STORAGE DEVICE, VEHICLE AND METHOD INCLUDING SUCH A DEVICE
A liquefied fuel cryogenic tank has an inner jacket delimiting a fluid storage volume and an outer jacket disposed around the inner jacket with a vacuum thermal insulation gap therebetween. A withdrawal circuit has an assembly of one or more valves and a withdrawal line that has a first heating heat exchanger located outside the inner jacket and a second heating heat exchanger located inside the inner jacket. Fluid flows through the withdrawal line via the first heat exchanger and then the second heat exchanger or via the first heat exchanger without entering the second heat exchanger.
PUMPING OF LIQUID CRYOGEN FROM A STORAGE TANK
A liquid cryogen stored in a liquid cryogen space of a closed insulated cryogenic storage vessel is subcooled by allowing it to enter into a conduit disposed in the liquid cryogen space where it is expanded by a pressure reducer in the conduit, thereby producing a cooled biphasic mixture of the cryogen in liquid and vaporized forms. The cooled biphasic mixture has a temperature lower than that of the liquid cryogen in the liquid cryogen space. Heat is transferred across the conduit from the liquid cryogen in the liquid cryogen space to the cooled biphasic mixture.
CRYOGENIC TANK FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT INCLUDING SUCH A TANK
A storage tank for a cryogenic fluid including an inner tank that is configured to store the fluid and that is seated in an outer envelope, the inner tank and the outer envelope having a shared longitudinal axis, such that a thermal insulation volume surrounds the inner tank, and wherein the outer envelope surrounds the volume about the inner tank. The tank has at least one damping element made of a deformable material positioned between one end of the inner tank and the outer envelope to wedge the inner tank against the outer envelope. This enables a reliable sliding mechanical link to be formed between at least one end of the inner tank and the outer envelope of the tank, thereby increasing resistance to wear and facilitating assembly of the tank.
SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR INNER AND OUTER TANK CONNECTION UNIT OF CRYOGENIC FLUID STORAGE TANK, AND CRYOGENIC FLUID STORAGE TANK USING SAME
A support system for a connection unit for connecting an inner tank and an outer tank of a cryogenic fluid storage tank includes: an inner support formed to surround a part of the connection unit; a head coupled to the inner circumferential surface of a first end portion of the inner support, and formed to comes in contact with an end portion of the connection unit when the connection unit is coupled to the inner support; and an outer support formed to surround the inner support and having a first end portion connected to a second end portion of the inner support, wherein a second end portion of the outer support comes in contact with the inner tank or the outer tank.
Suspension system for an inner container mounted for thermal insulation in an outer container and container arrangement
Suspension system for an inner container mounted for thermal insulation in an outer container. Rod-shaped fixed bearing securing elements of a fixed bearing system engage the outer container and the inner container and can be stressed in tension and compression. Fixed bearing securing elements engage the inner container while being arranged so as to be distributed in an annular installation space between the inner container and outer container, and they engage the outer container while being distributed in the annular installation space. A floating bearing system with a floating bearing ring and annularly distributed floating bearing securing elements can be arranged in the outer container to support the inner container. The floating bearing securing elements can be stressed in tension by tension springs and/or in compression by compression springs and engage the floating bearing ring and the inner container or the outer container.
Heat-insulating structural material, and low temperature and ultra-low temperature liquefied gas carrier using the same
The present invention relates to a heat-insulating structural material, which: firstly, can minimize or prevent a thermal bridge by improving the structure of the connection part of the heat-insulating structural material; secondly, improves insulation performance by arranging a vacuum insulation material inside the core layer of the heat-insulating structural material; and thirdly, increases structural stiffness by forming the core layer from a non-foaming polymer material having excellent structural performance, prevents gas from moving in or out of the vacuum insulation material through the air-tight adhesive structure of the core layer, and can improve fire protection performance so as not to be vulnerable to fire, and thus the present invention is universally applicable to fields requiring insulation ability and structural performance.
CRYOGENIC TANK
A cryogenic tank for storing cryogenic fluids is disclosed. The cryogenic tank is typically configured to be mounted on a vehicle for supplying cryogenic fuel to a propulsion system of the vehicle. The cryogenic tank comprises an inner vessel for containing cryogenic fluids and an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel to define a vacuum insulating volume therebetween. The outer vessel is configured to transmit static and/or dynamic loads, while the inner vessel is partially or completely isolated from such loads.