EP0160840A3 - Phase separator for helium ii - Google Patents

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EP0160840A3
EP0160840A3 EP85104020A EP85104020A EP0160840A3 EP 0160840 A3 EP0160840 A3 EP 0160840A3 EP 85104020 A EP85104020 A EP 85104020A EP 85104020 A EP85104020 A EP 85104020A EP 0160840 A3 EP0160840 A3 EP 0160840A3
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helium
phase separator
separator
phase
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EP0160840A2 (en
EP0160840B1 (en
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Albert Dipl.-Ing. Seidel
Hartmut Ing.-Grad. Neuking
Ernst Blenninger
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Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
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Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm AG
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C13/00—Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2203/00—Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/06—Materials for walls or layers thereof; Properties or structures of walls or their materials
    • F17C2203/0602—Wall structures; Special features thereof
    • F17C2203/0612—Wall structures
    • F17C2203/0626—Multiple walls
    • F17C2203/0629—Two walls
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2221/00—Handled fluid, in particular type of fluid
    • F17C2221/01—Pure fluids
    • F17C2221/016—Noble gases (Ar, Kr, Xe)
    • F17C2221/017—Helium
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/01—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
    • F17C2223/0146—Two-phase
    • F17C2223/0153—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • F17C2223/0161—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL cryogenic, e.g. LNG, GNL, PLNG
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2265/00—Effects achieved by gas storage or gas handling
    • F17C2265/01—Purifying the fluid
    • F17C2265/015—Purifying the fluid by separating

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
  • Degasification And Air Bubble Elimination (AREA)
EP85104020A 1984-05-09 1985-04-03 Phase separator for helium ii Expired - Lifetime EP0160840B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE3417055A DE3417055C2 (en) 1984-05-09 1984-05-09 Helium II phase separator
DE3417055 1984-05-09

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EP0160840A2 EP0160840A2 (en) 1985-11-13
EP0160840A3 true EP0160840A3 (en) 1986-10-15
EP0160840B1 EP0160840B1 (en) 1990-09-05

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EP85104020A Expired - Lifetime EP0160840B1 (en) 1984-05-09 1985-04-03 Phase separator for helium ii

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US (1) US4607490A (en)
EP (1) EP0160840B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS60244308A (en)
DE (2) DE3417055C2 (en)

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DE3530168C1 (en) * 1985-08-23 1986-12-18 Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm GmbH, 8012 Ottobrunn Adjustable helium II phase separator
US4791788A (en) * 1987-08-24 1988-12-20 Quantum Design, Inc. Method for obtaining improved temperature regulation when using liquid helium cooling
US4848093A (en) * 1987-08-24 1989-07-18 Quantum Design Apparatus and method for regulating temperature in a cryogenic test chamber
FR2747595B1 (en) * 1996-04-19 1998-08-21 Air Liquide PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOR PROVIDING ULTRA-PUR HELIUM
US5647228A (en) * 1996-07-12 1997-07-15 Quantum Design, Inc. Apparatus and method for regulating temperature in a cryogenic test chamber
FR2781868B1 (en) * 1998-07-29 2000-09-15 Air Liquide PLANT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HELIUM WITH MULTIPLE PRODUCTION LINES

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DE2716663A1 (en) * 1977-04-15 1978-10-19 Messer Griesheim Gmbh Liquefied gas transport system separator - has receiver with hollow porous bodies separated by false bottom
FR2500908A1 (en) * 1981-03-02 1982-09-03 Europ Agence Spatiale CRYOGENIC INSTALLATION OPERATING IN THE ABSENCE OF GRAVITY, IN PARTICULAR FOR SPACE MISSIONS
DE3148426A1 (en) * 1981-12-08 1983-06-23 Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm GmbH, 8000 München Liquid/gas phase separator

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DE2716663A1 (en) * 1977-04-15 1978-10-19 Messer Griesheim Gmbh Liquefied gas transport system separator - has receiver with hollow porous bodies separated by false bottom
FR2500908A1 (en) * 1981-03-02 1982-09-03 Europ Agence Spatiale CRYOGENIC INSTALLATION OPERATING IN THE ABSENCE OF GRAVITY, IN PARTICULAR FOR SPACE MISSIONS
DE3148426A1 (en) * 1981-12-08 1983-06-23 Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm GmbH, 8000 München Liquid/gas phase separator

Non-Patent Citations (3)

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Title
CRYOGENICS, Band 18, Nr. 3, März 1978, Seiten 166-170, Guildford, Surrey, GB; H.D. DENNER et al.: "Flow of helium II through porous plugs" *
K.D. TIMMERHAUS et al.: "Advances in Cryogenic Engineering", Band 25, Proceedings of the 1979 Cryogenic Engineering Conference, 21. - 24. August 1979, Madison, Wisconsin, US, Seiten 783-790, Plenum Press, New York-London 1980; H.D. DENNER et al.: "Mechanism of an active phase separator for space applications" *
K.D. TIMMERHAUS: "Advances in Cryogenic Engineering", Band 16, Proceedings of the 1970 Cryogenic Engineering Conference, The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 17. - 19. Juni 1970, Seiten 277-281, Plenum Press, New York-London 1971; P.M. SELZER et al.: "A superfluid plug for space" *

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EP0160840A2 (en) 1985-11-13
DE3579492D1 (en) 1990-10-11
EP0160840B1 (en) 1990-09-05
JPS60244308A (en) 1985-12-04
US4607490A (en) 1986-08-26
DE3417055A1 (en) 1985-11-14
DE3417055C2 (en) 1986-05-07

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