Patent classifications
F17C2205/0355
MODULE FOR A DIHYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE
A module between a dihydrogen tank and an engine in an aircraft. The module comprises outer and inner boxes, a pipeline between the tank and the engine through the boxes, pressure limiters mounted on the pipeline and the inner box, an exhaust pipeline between the pressure limiters and the outside, shut-off valves mounted on the pipeline at the outer box, a detector for detecting a leak of the pipeline or of the outer box and a controller configured to control each shut-off valve as a function of the information delivered by the detector.
HYDROGEN LIQUEFACTION DEVICE AND LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM
The present disclosure relates to a hydrogen liquefaction device, which may comprise: a cradle for forming an accommodating space in which a mobile storage container capable of storing liquefied hydrogen or a mobility that uses liquefied hydrogen as a power source can be accommodated; and a liquefier installed on one side of the cradle, cooling hydrogen in a gaseous state supplied from outside to a temperature which is equal to or below liquefaction temperature to generate liquefied hydrogen in a liquid state so as to supply liquefied hydrogen to the mobile storage container or the mobility, or recover vaporized gas generated from the mobile storage container in which liquefied hydrogen is stored or from the mobility for re-liquefaction into liquefied hydrogen.
System and a coupled system for filling a cryogen storage vessel with a liquid cryogen
A cryogenic fluid transfer device comprising a first tank, a second tank, and a fluid transfer circuit, wherein the first tank comprises a cryogenic fluid distribution tank configured to store a cryogenic fluid in a liquid phase in a lower part thereof and in a gaseous phase in an upper part thereof, wherein the second tank comprises a cryogenic receiving tank configured to house the cryogenic fluid in liquid phase in a lower part thereof and in gaseous phase in an upper part thereof, wherein the fluid transfer circuit is configured to connect the first and second tanks, the fluid transfer circuit comprising a first pipe connecting the upper parts of the first and second tanks and comprising at least one valve, and a second pipe connecting the lower part of the first tank to the second tank that comprises a pump that has an inlet connected to the first tank and an outlet connected to the second tank, wherein: the pump and the at least one valve of the first line are configured so as to ensure a fluidic connection of the upper parts of the first and second tanks by opening the at least one valve during a transfer of the cryogenic fluid in liquid phase from the first tank to the second tank with the pump.
EMERGENCY RELEASE SYSTEM FOR LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN
An emergency release system includes a first shut-off valve unit which is land-based; and a second shut-off valve unit which is provided for a marine vessel and separably connected to the first shut-off valve unit, and the first shut-off valve unit is provided with a reservoir container which receives liquid air generated in the first shut-off valve unit and dropped, in a state in which the second shut-off valve unit is separated from the first shut-off valve unit, and the system includes. a container support mechanism which is capable of retaining the reservoir container at a retracted position in a state in which the first and second shut-off valve units are connected to each other, the container support mechanism being configured to automatically shift the reservoir container to a reserving position, in a state in which the first and second shut-off valve units are separated from each other.
SEALED AND THERMALLY INSULATED TANK HAVING A SECONDARY SEALING MEMBRANE EQUIPPED WITH A CORNER ARRANGEMENT WITH CORRUGATED METAL SHEETS
A sealed and thermally insulated tank for storage of a fluid, having a plurality of multilayer walls. A first of the walls has a secondary thermally insulating barrier including a first insulating panel along the intersection between the load-bearing structure of first wall and the load-bearing structure of an adjacent second wall. A second insulating panel is juxtaposed with the first insulating panel along one edge of the first panel opposing the second wall. The first wall has a secondary sealing membrane including a first corrugated metal sheet welded to a small metal plate of the first insulating panel; and a second corrugated metal sheet welded to the small metal plate of the second insulating panel. The first metal sheet and the second metal sheet are welded together via a joggled edge permitting the first and the second metal sheets to be lap welded to one another.
Impermeable and thermally insulated tank comprising a metal membrane that is corrugated in orthogonal folds
An impermeable and thermally insulated tank built into a load-bearing structure, the tank wall comprising: a thermally insulated barrier attached to a load-bearing wall and made of insulating blocks, juxtaposed in parallel rows separated from one another by gaps, an impermeable barrier supported by the thermally insulated barrier and made of welded metal sheets.
Each insulating block carries, on the face of same opposite the load-bearing wall, two metal connecting strips arranged in parallel to the sides of the insulating block. The sheets of the membrane carried by the insulating block are welded to the strips. The connecting strips are rigidly connected to the insulating block carrying same. The sheets each have at least two orthogonal folds parallel to the sides of the insulating blocks, the folds being inserted into the gaps formed between two insulating blocks.
AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HYDROGEN SUPPLYING DEVICE FITTED WITH AT LEAST ONE SYSTEM FOR VENTING GAS IN THE EVENT OF A LEAK
An aircraft comprising at least one secondary structure which separates an inner zone from an outer zone and at least one hydrogen supplying device connecting a hydrogen tank and a motor, and having at least one portion fitted with shut-off valves for isolating it in the event of a leak. The portion has at least one outer enclosure, at least one inner element that is located in the outer enclosure and carries the hydrogen, and at least one interior zone located between the inner element and the outer enclosure, the hydrogen supplying device comprising at least one ventilation system configured to vent gases present in the interior zone toward the outer zone of the secondary structure.
INTERCHANGEABLE DOSING ARM DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD
A doser for dispensing a cryogenic fluid includes a doser body configured to receive the cryogenic fluid. The dosing arm has a proximal end and a distal end and a central passage extending between the proximal and distal ends. Furthermore, the dosing arm is configured to receive cryogenic fluid from the doser body. A bayonet connection removably connects the proximal end of the dosing arm to the doser body. A dosing head is mounted to the distal end of the dosing arm and is configured to receive cryogenic fluid from the central passage of the dosing arm and to dispense the cryogenic fluid.
TANK EQUIPPED WITH A WALL HAVING A SPECIFIC ZONE THROUGH WHICH PASSES A THROUGH-ELEMENT
A sealed and thermally insulating tank intended for the storage of a fluid, the tank having a secondary insulating barrier having juxtaposed insulating panels; and a primary insulating barrier having insulating panels that are each arranged straddling at least four secondary insulating panels and anchored to the latter. The sealed tank is equipped with a through-element passing through a specific zone of the wall. In the specific zone of the wall, the longitudinal directions of the primary panels are perpendicular to the longitudinal directions of the secondary insulating panels. The through-element passes successively through an opening made in one of the secondary insulating panels and an opening made in one of the primary insulating panels.
Method and arrangement for transferring heat in a gaseous fuel system
A fuel storage and distribution system for a gas-fueled sea-going vessel includes a thermally insulated gas tank for storing liquefied gas fuel. A local heat transfer circuit is configured to extract heat from an external heat source circuit. As a part of said local heat transfer circuit a heating arrangement is configured to heat gas fuel for increasing pressure inside the gas tank. As a part of said local heat transfer circuit is a main gas evaporator for evaporating liquefied gas fuel drawn from the gas tank for delivery to an engine of the sea-going vessel.