Device for vaporizing a cryogenic fluid
US4881495A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The device operates with an internal combustion engine (1) and utilizes the combustion heat of the same. In addition to the heat of the cooling water exiting from the engine (1), the exhaust gases are transferred to a water circuit in an exhaust gas heat exchanger (4). The mechanical performance of the engine (1) is, through the direct application of a hydraulic brake (14), almost completely changed into thermal energy, and the heat thus produced is likewise conducted to the water circuit. The water heated is conducted through a vaporizing unit (7), where it brings the cryogenic fluid conducted in a pipe coil (25) or in a pipe assembly to vaporization.
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