EP1231426A1 - Réservoir rectangulaire isolé au vide - Google Patents

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EP1231426A1
EP1231426A1 EP01301175A EP01301175A EP1231426A1 EP 1231426 A1 EP1231426 A1 EP 1231426A1 EP 01301175 A EP01301175 A EP 01301175A EP 01301175 A EP01301175 A EP 01301175A EP 1231426 A1 EP1231426 A1 EP 1231426A1
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vacuum space
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cryogenic freezer
freezer
outer container
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Zhenning Mao
Rolf Wieland
Steve Shaw
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    • 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
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
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    • 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
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    • F17C2223/0153—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • F17C2223/0161—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL cryogenic, e.g. LNG, GNL, PLNG
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    • 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
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GB2491943A (en) * 2011-06-13 2012-12-19 Gen Electric System and method for insulating a cryogen vessel using reflector layers and deformed spacer layers

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JPS5881268A (ja) * 1981-11-06 1983-05-16 Japanese National Railways<Jnr> 真空槽
US4505977A (en) * 1982-03-27 1985-03-19 Brown, Boveri & Cie Ag Thermal insulation
US4646934A (en) * 1986-01-21 1987-03-03 Mcallister Ian R Vacuum insulated shipping container and method

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US3167933A (en) * 1962-10-24 1965-02-02 Union Carbide Corp Cryogenic storage apparatus
JPS5881268A (ja) * 1981-11-06 1983-05-16 Japanese National Railways<Jnr> 真空槽
US4505977A (en) * 1982-03-27 1985-03-19 Brown, Boveri & Cie Ag Thermal insulation
US4646934A (en) * 1986-01-21 1987-03-03 Mcallister Ian R Vacuum insulated shipping container and method

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GB2491943A (en) * 2011-06-13 2012-12-19 Gen Electric System and method for insulating a cryogen vessel using reflector layers and deformed spacer layers
AT511505A3 (de) * 2011-06-13 2015-06-15 Gen Electric Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Isolieren eines kälteerzeugenden Behälters
AT511505B1 (de) * 2011-06-13 2015-07-15 Gen Electric Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Isolieren eines kälteerzeugenden Behälters
US9389290B2 (en) 2011-06-13 2016-07-12 General Electric Company System and method for insulating a cryogen vessel
GB2491943B (en) * 2011-06-13 2017-01-11 Gen Electric System and method for insulating a cryogen vessel

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