EP1334306B1 - Appareil et procede permettant de transferer un fluide cryogenique - Google Patents

Appareil et procede permettant de transferer un fluide cryogenique Download PDF

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EP1334306B1
EP1334306B1 EP01990051A EP01990051A EP1334306B1 EP 1334306 B1 EP1334306 B1 EP 1334306B1 EP 01990051 A EP01990051 A EP 01990051A EP 01990051 A EP01990051 A EP 01990051A EP 1334306 B1 EP1334306 B1 EP 1334306B1
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John Herbert Frey
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  • the present invention addresses this first concern for cryogenic transfer lines with a coaxial or "tube-in-tube” geometry where a first portion of the cryogenic fluid flows through the inner tube while a second portion flows through an annulus between the inner tube and outer tube which annulus is at a lower pressure than the inside tube.
  • the liquid in the annulus can provide a refrigeration duty to the liquid inside the inner tube (e.g. such as by boiling) such that this inner liquid is cooled and stays a saturated liquid.
  • the liquid is even subcooled slightly such that a "cushion" of refrigeration is available to fight heat leak.
  • the transfer line be lightweight and flexible. This provides for maximum degrees of freedom during installation, operation and maintenance and also enables the line to withstand repeated bending.
  • the present invention addresses this second concern for cryogenic transfer lines by making at least a portion of the line out of a polymeric flexible material.
  • WO 01/63169 considered as closest prior art, discloses a coaxial transfer tube in which cryogenic fluid to be transferred flows through an inner conduit.
  • the walls of the inner conduit allow gaseous cryogen to escape into the annulus between the inner and outer conduits.
  • the outer conduit is sealed at both ends to provide a dosed volume.
  • a vent may be provided to vent some of the gaseous cryogen from the closed volume.
  • Both conduits may be fabricated from flexible polymeric materials.
  • U.S. 3,696,627 (Longsworth) teaches a liquid cryogen transfer system having a rigid coaxial piping arrangement for subcooling and stabilizing cryogen flow during transfer.
  • U.S. 4,296,610 (Davis), 4,336,689 (Davis), 4,715,187 (Steams) and 5,477,691 (White) teach similar systems.
  • Chang et al. teaches non-metallic, flexible cryogenic transfer lines for use in cryosurgical systems where the cryogen is used to cool the cryoprobe in a cryosurgical system ("Development of a High-Performance Multiprobe Cryosurgical Device", Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology, Sept./Oct. 1994, pp. 383-390). Due to the heat leak boil-off resulting from the design of the flexible lines in Chang, combined with intrinsically poor insulation, such lines must be short and fed with a substantially subcooled cryogenic liquid (e.g. liquid nitrogen at -214 °C.) in order to work properly. This requires the up-stream usage of complex and expensive cryogenic storage, supply and control systems.
  • a substantially subcooled cryogenic liquid e.g. liquid nitrogen at -214 °C.
  • Cryogenic transfer lines are also taught for use in machining applications where the cryogen is used to cool the interface of the cutting tool and the workpiece. See for example U.S. 2,635,399 (West), 5,103,701 (Lundin), 5,509,335 (Emerson), 5,592,863 (Jaskowiak), 5,761,974 (Wagner) and 5,901,623 (Hong). Similar to Chang, such lines must be short and fed with a substantially subcooled cryogenic liquid to combat heat leak boil-off and thus requires an expensive up-stream subcooling system.
  • U.S. 3,433,028 discloses a coaxial system for conveying cryogenic fluids over substantial distances in pure single phase.
  • the liquid is admitted to the outer line where it vaporizes when subject to an external heat leak.
  • a thermal sensor-based flow control unit mounted at the exit end of this coaxial line, chokes the flow of the vapor in the outer line depending on the value of temperature required, usually 10 to 38 °C (50 to 100 °F) more than the boiling point of the liquid in the inner line.
  • the outer line pressure may be near the cryogenic source pressure, and its vapor always will be warmer than the inner line liquid.
  • JP 06210105 A teaches a polymeric coaxial transfer line for non-cryogeriic degassing applications.
  • the tube material characteristics preclude the use of the transfer line in cryogenic applications.
  • the present invention is a method and apparatus for transferring a cryogenic fluid.
  • An at least part polymeric, coaxial (i.e. "tube-in-tube” geometry) transfer line is utilized where a first portion of the cryogenic fluid flows through an inner conduit while a second portion flows through an annulus between the inner conduit and outer conduit which annulus is at a lower pressure than the inside conduit.
  • the inner conduit is substantially non-porous and the transfer line is preceded by a flow control means to distribute at least part of the first and second portions of the cryogenic fluid to the inner conduit and annulus respectively.
  • a least a portion of the inner conduit is porous with respect to both gas permeation and liquid permeation such that both a gaseous part and a liquid part of the first portion permeates into the annulus to form at least a part of the second portion.
  • Transfer line 22 comprises an inner tube 72 surrounded by an outer tube 74 surrounded by insulation 70 surrounded by flexible protective casing 68.
  • a first portion of the cryogenic fluid flows through the inner tube 72 while a second portion flows through the annulus between the inner tube 72 and outer tube 74. The first portion is at a higher pressure than the second portion.
  • At least a portion of the transfer line is made of a flexible polymeric material.
  • substantially all of the inner tube 72 and substantially all of the outer tube 74 are made of a flexible, polymeric material.
  • substantially all of the outer tube 74 can be made of a flexible polymeric material while substantially all of the inner tube 72 can be made of a flexible non-polymeric material that does not become brittle at cryogenic temperatures such as (i) copper and its alloys, (ii) aluminium and its alloys, (iii) nickel and its alloys, (iv) austenitic stainless steels, (v) dense graphite or (vi) ceramic fiber textile-woven tubing products.
  • substantially all of the outer tube can be made of a flexible insulating material.
  • the inner and/or outer conduits could have cross sections that are substantially in the shape of a rectangle, polygon, oval or other regularly shaped geometric figure.
  • the inner tube can be substantially non-porous such that little, if any, of the second portion of the fluid in the annulus is a result of permeation through the inner tube.
  • at least a portion of the inner tube can have holes drilled into it and/or be porous with respect to both gas permeation and liquid permeation such that both a gaseous part and a liquid part of the first portion permeates into the annulus to form at least a part of the second portion.
  • certain sections of the inner tube perhaps spaced equally along the length of the inner tube, could be of enhanced porosity.
  • the transfer line is advantageously preceded by a flow control means to distribute at least part of the first and second portions of the cryogenic fluid to the inner tube and annulus respectively such as flow control box 20 in Figure 1.
  • the flow control means would also typically integrate the means (e.g. valve) to reduce the pressure of the second portion of fluid that is distributed to the annulus, at least a fraction of which second portion of fluid is distributed into the annulus as a liquid.
  • the liquid in the annulus can provide a refrigeration duty to the fluid inside the inner tube.
  • the permeation from the inner tube into the annulus gas can supplement at least a portion of the fluid distribution performed by the flow control box.
  • the connections and internal components of the flow control box include three on/off (e.g. solenoid) valves (61, 62, 63) and a manual metering valve 64, which valves are in fluid communication with the inlet 30 to the flow control box and adapted to receive and pressure regulate a flow of the cryogenic fluid.
  • a key internal component of flow control box 20 is 3-way coupling 66 which introduces the first and second portions of the cryogenic fluid to the inner tube and annulus respectively.
  • Thread connection 78 connects the 3-way coupling 66 to the outer tube 74.
  • An optional line clamp 76 may be used to clamp the outer tube to the thread connection.
  • Flow control box 20 has an insulated casing and optionally contains insulating filler.
  • Pressure relief valve 84 is optional.
  • On/off valves 62 and 63 have an internal bypass orifice (86, 88) drilled in their internal wall or valve seat.
  • At least a fraction of the second portion of fluid in the annulus can be transferred to the transfer destination and/or cooling target along with the liquid stream in the inner tube.
  • at least a fraction of the second portion of fluid in the annulus can be vented away from the transfer destination/cooling target.
  • this can be accomplished via the use of a coaxial nozzle having an inner conduit in fluid communication with the inner tube of the transfer line and an outer conduit in fluid communication with the annulus of the transfer line.
  • any nozzle should include thermal shrink connectors to prevent leaks between the interface of the transfer line and nozzle.
  • suitable polymeric materials for the present invention's transfer line include carbon-based polymers, carbon-flourine based polymers, co-polymers and composites thereof such as TeflonTM products.
  • TeflonTM is a registered trademark of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company.
  • cryogenic fluids that can be transferred by the present invention's transfer line include nitrogen, argon or mixtures thereof.
  • the present invention's apparatus and method for transferring a cryogenic fluid is particularly suitable for transfer locations and/or cooling targets that require a relatively low flow rate and a rapid liquid response.
  • transfer destinations and/or cooling targets for the present invention's transfer line include:

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  1. Procédé de transfert d'un fluide cryogénique utilisant une ligne de transfert comprenant un conduit intérieur entouré par un conduit extérieur au moins une partie de la ligne de transfert étant composée d'un matériau polymère flexible, 1 edit procédé comprenant l'écoulement d'une première partie du fluide cryogénique à travers le conduit intérieur, la première partie étant à une pression supérieure à celle d'une seconde partie dans un espace annulaire entre les conduits intérieur et extéri eur et caractérisé par l'écoulement de la seconde partie à travers l'espace annulaire, au moins une fraction de la seconde partie du fluide à l'intérieur de l'espace annulaire est liquide, ce qui fournit une obligation de réfrigération à la première partie du fluide à l'intérieur du conduit intérieur.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le conduit extérieur est un tube et dans lequel le conduit intérieur est un tube d'un matériau polymère essentiellement non poreux.
  3. Procédé selon la revendic ation 1 ou 2, dans lequel au moins une partie du conduit intérieur est poreuse par rapport à la fois à la perméation de gaz et à la perméation de liquide de telle sorte que, en utilisation, à la fois une partie gazeuse et une partie liquide de la première partie passent depuis le conduit intérieur à l'intérieur de l'espace annulaire pour former au moins une partie de la seconde partie.
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 3, dans lequel certaines sections du conduit intérieur le long de la longueur du conduit intérieur sont d'une porosité accrue.
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 1, comprenant la distribution d'au moins une partie des première et seconde parties du fluide cryogénique vers le conduit intérieur et l'espace annulaire respectivement par des moyens de commande d'écoulement.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, dans lequel les moyens de commande d'écoulement sont un boítier de commande d'écoulement comprenant :
    (i) une entrée adaptée pour recevoir le fluide cryogénique ;
    (ii) une pluralité de soupap es en communication liquide avec l'entrée et adaptée pour recevoir et réguler la pression d'un écoulement du fluide cryogénique dans laquelle au moins une des soupapes est une soupape marche/arrêt et au moins une des soupapes est une soupape de dosage ; et
    (iii) un raccord à trois voies présentant une première extrémité en communication liquide avec au moins une des soupapes et une seconde extrémité en communication liquide avec la ligne de transfert.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 1, comprenant le transfert d'au moins une fraction de la seconde partie du fluide dans l'espace annulaire vers une destination de transfert et/ou une cible de refroidissement avec le courant liquide dans le conduit intérieur par l'intermédiaire de l'utilisation d'une buse coaxiale présentant un conduit intérieur en communication liquide avec le conduit intérieur de la ligne de transfert et un conduit extérieur en communication liquide avec l'espace annulaire de la ligne de transfert.
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 1, comprenant la ventilation d'au moins une fraction de la seconde partie depuis l'espace annulaire à distance de la destination de transfert et/ou cible de refroidissement.
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, comprenant le transfert d'un fluide cryogénique choisi parmi le groupe consistant en nitrogène, argon ou des mélanges de ceux-ci.
  10. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, comprenant la livraison d'au moins une partie du fluide cryogénique vers une destination de tran sfert et/ou une cible de refroidissement choisie parmi le groupe consistant en :
    (i) une chambre d'essais environnementaux utilisée pour le criblage par contrainte de composants électroniques ;
    (ii) un composant à installer par contraction ;
    (iii) un conte neur de maintien d'éprouvettes utilisé pour le stockage biologique ;
    (iv) un distributeur de gouttelettes de nitrogène ;
    (v) un outil de découpe et/ou pièce de fabrication dans une application d'usinage ; et
    (vi) une cryosonde dans un système de cryochirurgical.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel essentiellement tout le conduit intérieur et essentiellement tout le conduit extérieur sont composés d'un matériau polymère flexible.
  12. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel essentiellement tout le conduit extérieur se compose d'un matériau polymère flexible alors que essentiellement tout le conduit intérieur se compose d'un matériau non -polymère flexible choisi parmi le groupe consistant en (i ) cuivre et ses alliages, (ii) aluminium et ses alliages, (iii) nickel et ses alliages, (iv) aciers austénitiques, (v) graphite dense ou (vi) produits de tubage en textile tissé en fibre de céramique.
  13. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel le matériau polymère est choisi parmi le groupe consistant en polymères à base de carbone -fluor, copolymères et composites de ceux-ci.
  14. Ligne de transfert (22) pour transférer un fluide cryogénique comprenant un conduit intérieur (72) entouré par un conduit extérieur (74), les deux étant adaptés pour contenir du fluide cryogénique, au moins une partie de la ligne de transfert (22) étant composée d'un matériau polymère flexible, et dans laquelle, le conduit intérieur (72) est disposé, en utilisation, pour contenir un écoulement d'une première partie du fluide cryogénique et le conduit extérieur (74) est disposé, en utilisation, pour contenir une seconde partie du fluide cryogénique dans un espace annulaire entre le conduit intérieur (72) et le conduit extérieur (74), la première partie étant, en utilisation, à une pression supérieure à la seconde partie ;
       et caractérisée en ce que,
    a) le conduit extérieur (72) est ouvert au niveau d'une quelconque extrémité et disposé pour contenir un écoulement de la seconde partie le long de l'espace annulaire ;
    b) au moins une fraction de la seconde partie du fluide à l'intérieur de l'espace annulaire est liquide qui fournit une obligation de réfrigération à la première partie du fluide à l'intérieur du conduit intérieur (72).
  15. Ligne de transfert (22) selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle le conduit extérieur (74) est un tube et dans laquelle le conduit intérieur (72) est un tube composé essentiellement d'un matériau polymère non poreux.
  16. Ligne de transfert (22) selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle au moins une partie du conduit intérieur (72) est composée d'un matériau polymère qui est poreux par rapport à la fois à la perméation de gaz et à la perméation de liquide de telle sorte que, en utilisation, à la fois une partie gazeuse et une partie liquide de la première partie passent à l'intérieur de l'espace annulaire pour former au moins une partie de la seconde partie.
  17. Ligne de transfert (22) selon la revendication 16, dans laquelle certaines sections du conduit intérieur (72) le long de la longueur du conduit intérieur (72) sont d'une porosité accrue.
  18. Ligne de transfert (22) selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle, en utilisation, au moins une fraction de la seconde partie est ventilée depuis l'espace annulaire à distance d'une destination de transfert et/ou une cible de refroidissement.
  19. Ligne de transfert (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 18, dans laquelle essentiellement tout le conduit intérieur (72) et essentiellement tout le conduit extérieur (74) sont composés d'un matériau polymère flexible.
  20. Ligne de transfert (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 19, dans laquelle essentiellement tout le conduit extérieur (74) se compose d'un matér iau polymère flexible alors que essentiellement tout le conduit intérieur (72) se compose d'un matériau non -polymère flexible choisi parmi le groupe consistant en (i) cuivre et ses alliages, (ii) aluminium et ses alliages, (iii) nickel et ses alliages, (iv ) aciers austénitiques, (v) graphite dense ou (vi) produits de tubage en textile tissé en fibre de céramique.
  21. Ligne de transfert (22) selon la revendication 20, dans laquelle essentiellement tout le conduit extérieur (74) est composé d'un matériau is olant en polymère flexible.
  22. Ligne de transfert (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 21, dans laquelle le matériau polymère flexible est choisi parmi le groupe consistant en polymères à base de carbone, polymères à base de carbone-fluor, copolymères et composites de ceux-ci.
  23. Ligne de transfert (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 22, disposée pour transférer, en utilisation, un fluide cryogénique choisi parmi le groupe consistant en nitrogène, argon ou des mélanges de ceux-ci.
  24. Ligne de transfert (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 23, dans laquelle la ligne de transfert (22) est utilisée pour délivrer au moins une partie du fluide cryogénique vers une destination de transfert et/ou cible de refroidissement choisie parmi le groupe consistant en :
    (i) une chambre d'essais environnementaux utilisée pour le criblage par contrainte de composants électroniques ;
    (ii) un composant à installer par contraction ;
    (iii) un conteneur de maintien d'éprouvettes utilisé pour le stockage biologique ;
    (iv) un distributeur de gouttelettes de nitrogène ;
    (v) un outil de découpe et/ou pièce de fabrication dans une application d'usinage ; et
    (vi) une cryosonde dans un système de cryochirurgie.
  25. Appareil de transfert pou r un fluide cryogénique comprenant une ligne de transfert (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 24 et une buse coaxiale, dans lequel au moins une fraction de la seconde partie du fluide dans l'espace annulaire de la ligne de transfert (22) pe ut être transférée vers une destination de transfert et/ou une cible de refroidissement avec le courant liquide dans le conduit intérieur (72) par l'intermédiaire de la buse coaxiale qui présente un conduit intérieur en communication liquide avec le condui t intérieur (72) de la ligne de transfert (22) et un conduit extérieur en communication liquide avec l'espace annulaire de la ligne de transfert (22).
  26. Appareil de transfert pour un fluide cryogénique comprenant une ligne de transfert (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 24 et des moyens de commande d'écoulement (20) qui précèdent la ligne de transfert (22) pour distribuer, en utilisation, au moins une partie des première et seconde parties du fluide cryogénique au conduit intérieur (72) et à l'espace annulaire respectivement.
  27. Appareil selon la revendication 26, dans lequel les moyens de commande d'écoulement (20) sont un boítier de commande d'écoulement comprenant :
    (i) une entrée (30) adaptée pour recevoir le fluide cryogénique ;
    (ii) une pluralité de soupapes (61, 62, 63, 64) en communication liquide avec l'entrée (30) et adaptée pour recevoir et réguler la pression d'un écoulement du fluide cryogénique dans laquelle au moins une des soupapes est une soupape marche/arrêt (61, 62, 6 3) et au moins une des soupapes est une soupape de dosage (64) ; et
    (iii) un raccord à trois voies (68) présentant une première extrémité en communication fluide avec au moins une des soupapes (61, 62, 63, 64) et une seconde extrémité en communication flui de avec la ligne de transfert (22).
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