Cryogenic fluid cylinder filling system
US5934081A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2250/0647
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for rapidly filling cylinders with gas while avoiding superambient temperature excursions of the cylinder contents wherein cylinder charging gas is produced by vaporizing pressurized cryogenic liquid in admixture with pressurized gas to simultaneously in one step produce the charging gas and control the temperature of the charging gas to enable the subsequent rapid filling rate.
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