Pressure pod cryogenic fluid expander
US6786053B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2270/05
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system that generates high pressure cryogenic gas includes a storage tank that contains a liquid cryogen and a feed line that supplies the liquid cryogen to a pressure pod. The pressure in the pressure pod gradually increases due to ambient heat to a first predetermined level. A regulator valve opens at the first predetermined level thereby directing the liquid cryogen to a heat exchanger where it is vaporized and directed back to the pressure pod to raise the pressure therein further. Once the pressure in the pressure pod reaches a second predetermined level, a dispense valve opens. The pressurized liquid cryogen is directed through the dispense valve to a vaporizer that vaporizes the high pressure liquid cryogen to a cryogenic gas that may be dispensed and stored in a tank.
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