Re-heating cryogenic fluids
US4343156A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2227/0393
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to the reheating of a cold cryogenic fluid by heat exchange with a warm liquid, commonly water. The cold cryogenic fluid first flows into a descending tube and then into a rising tube whereas the water trickles along the tubes and from an upper supply, as far as a base manifold. The invention is particularly applicable to the reheating and revaporization of liquified natural gas.
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