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Liquid hydrogen vaporizer

US12359879B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 2023
Grant dateJul 15, 2025
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF28D2021/0064
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A liquid hydrogen vaporizer for performing heat exchange between liquid hydrogen and helium gas and vaporizing liquid hydrogen, comprising: a lower first column tube which is a fin tube composed of a tube through which liquid hydrogen flows and a fin assembly attached to an outer periphery of the tube; and a lower casing through which helium gas flows outside the lower first column tube, wherein the fin assembly is composed of a sleeve covered on an outer surface of the tube and a plurality of fins attached to an outer peripheral surface of the sleeve, and the sleeve is slidable in a longitudinal direction of the tube.

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