GB1358169A - Method and apparatus for liquefying helium by isentropic expansion - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for liquefying helium by isentropic expansionInfo
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- GB1358169A GB1358169A GB4827971A GB4827971A GB1358169A GB 1358169 A GB1358169 A GB 1358169A GB 4827971 A GB4827971 A GB 4827971A GB 4827971 A GB4827971 A GB 4827971A GB 1358169 A GB1358169 A GB 1358169A
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- gas
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- heat exchanger
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- 239000001307 helium Substances 0.000 title abstract 2
- 229910052734 helium Inorganic materials 0.000 title abstract 2
- SWQJXJOGLNCZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N helium atom Chemical compound [He] SWQJXJOGLNCZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title abstract 2
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 abstract 7
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 4
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- 229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 2
- 239000003610 charcoal Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000009413 insulation Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 abstract 1
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Abstract
1358169 Gas liquefaction CRYOGENIC TECHNOLOGY Inc 18 Oct 1971 [19 Oct 1970] 48279/71 Heading F4P A helium liquefaction plant, comprises an indirect heat exchanger 16 in which a high pressure stream 14 of the gas to be liquefied is cooled by a low pressure stream 17 of the same gas, the cooled gas then being fed, via a further heat exchanger 40 and a surge chamber 41 to an engine 42 in which the gas is expanded isentropically to effect at least partial liquefaction any unliquefied gas returning via the low pressure stream. The high pressure stream is produced by a compressor 10 with an after-cooler 11 and is branched, one branch entering the first stage 15 of the heat exchanger, the other passing through a liquid nitrogen pre-cooler 18, the two branches joining up to enter the second stage 22 of the exchanger. The low pressure stream is obtained by drawing off some of the h.p. stream and passing it through charcoal traps 24, 32 before isentropically expanding it in engines 25, 33 and supplying it to the l.p. stream. The exchanger 16, a liquefied gas reservoir 43 and the various ancillaries are enclosed in insulation 55 comprising cooled shielding and evacuated volumes. In a modification, Figs. 2, 4 (not shown) the h.p. branch passing through the pre-cooler is isentropically expanded and fed to the low pressure stream, engine 25 being omitted in the Fig. 2 arrangement. The liquid nitrogen pre-cooler may be located within the main heat exchanger, Fig. 5 (not shown). The exchanger 16 may comprise merely the first stage of Fig. 1, Fig. 6 (not shown).
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