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Abstract
【解決手段】下記5種類の異なるモジュールを備える回収プラント
1、バルーンまたは貯蔵コンテナに接続された回収キットを用いた回収モジュール。
2、バルーン又は貯蔵コンテナ[文字通り]内の大気圧下におかれたガス回収貯蔵モジュールとパージフリー・コンプレッサ(これにより無漏洩にする)を用いて絶対圧力2バール以上のガス貯蔵、フィルタ、コンプレッサ出力圧力レベルでのガス貯蔵。
3、例えば一段またはそれ以上の段階のクローズドサイクルによる精製装置を用い、水蒸気、空気などの不純物の除去が可能な精製モジュール。
4、一段またはそれ以上の段階のクローズドサイクルによる冷凍機を使用し、液化速度がガス回収速度に適合しこれにより接続された装置(エンドユーザ)の液化ガス消費速度に適合した液化モジュール。液化ガスをエンドユーザへ分配するのは液化装置に配置された転送弁を用い、これにより抽出が可能になる。手押し車でユーザの近くへ液化装置を移動する。
5、貯蔵モジュールの出口と精製モジュールの出口に配置されたヘリウム(ガス相)分配管理モジュール。
【選択図】図1
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として参照される効率を備え、自動機能とスタンバイモードの双方で作用し、液体Heはプラントに接続されている研究センター、病院、又は工業所の実験機器に初期に導入され、その後ヘリウムが蒸発したら回収して液化し、装置へ再導入することでメンテナンスや故障に関係なく、初期導入後にヘリウムを追加する必要がなくなる。
-バルーンまたは貯蔵コンテナに接続された回収キットを用いた回収モジュール。
-バルーン又は貯蔵コンテナ[文字通り]内の大気圧下におかれたガス回収貯蔵モジュールとパージフリー・コンプレッサ(これにより無漏洩にする)を用いて絶対圧力2バール以上のガス貯蔵、フィルタ、コンプレッサ出力圧力レベルでのガス貯蔵。
-例えば一段またはそれ以上の段階のクローズドサイクルによる精製装置を用い、水蒸気、空気などの不純物の除去が可能な精製モジュール。
-一段またはそれ以上の段階のクローズドサイクルによる冷凍機を使用し、液化速度がガス回収速度に適合しこれにより接続された装置(エンドユーザ)の液化ガス消費速度に適合した液化モジュール。液化ガスをエンドユーザへ分配するのは液化装置に配置された転送弁を用い、これにより抽出が可能になる。手押し車でユーザの近くへ液化装置を移動する。
-貯蔵モジュールの出口と精製モジュールの出口に配置されたヘリウム(ガス相)分配管理モジュール。
本明細書を補完し本発明の特徴のよりよい理解を補助するため、本発明の好適な構成の一例において、一組のスケッチを本説明の不可分な部分として含めてあり本発明のシステム目的の以下の詳細を排他的にならないような方法で図示する。図面において
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- ヘリウム回収プラント(1)であって、
-ヘリウムを使用する機器(7)に連結され、上記機器(7)からのヘリウムの回収を担当する回収モジュール(2)と、
-前記回収モジュール(2)に連結され、前記回収モジュール(2)から流入するヘリウムを濾過して貯蔵するための加圧貯蔵モジュール(3)と、
-前記貯蔵モジュール(3)に連結され、当該貯蔵モジュール(3)から流入するヘリウムに含まれる不純物の除去を担当する生成モジュール(4)と、
-生成モジュール(4)から流入するガス相ヘリウムを液化するためと多数の液化装置(14)を介して液体ヘリウムを生成するための液化モジュール(5)と、
-ガス分析機器(15)と分配媒体(16)を内蔵し各々が液化モジュール(5)と精製装置(13)の間及び貯蔵モジュール(3)と精製装置(13)の間に配置されて、各々生成装置(13)と液化装置(14)から流出するヘリウムの分配を管理するための一組の標的分配管理モジュール(6)と、
-各々が弁とセンサーのシステムを使用して精製モジュール(4)と液化モジュール(5)へヘリウムを供給するための多数のガス管理兼分配モジュール(6)と、
-貯蔵モジュールと並列に配置され、高純度のヘリウムガスを貯蔵して分配管理モジュール(6)へ純粋ガスを提供することを担当するヘリウムガスのタンク(17)と、
を含むことを特徴とするヘリウム回収プラント。 - 請求項1に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)であって、前記貯蔵モジュール(3)は
-回収モジュール(2)によって回収されたヘリウムを貯蔵する数個のタンク(9)の後に連結され、当該タンク(9)の内容を濾過するための数個のフィルタ(10)と、
-前記フィルタ(10)の後方に配置されガス貯蔵タンク(12)へ濾過したヘリウムを圧送するための数個のコンプレッサ(11)と
を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のヘリウム回収プラント。 - 前記タンク(9)はバルーンである
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)。 - 前記タンク(9)は容器である
ことを特徴とする請求項3に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)。 - 前記容器は金属製である
ことを特徴とする請求項4に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)。 - 請求項1に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)であって、前記精製モジュール(4)は
前記ヘリウムが液化モジュール(5)に到達する前に前記貯蔵モジュール(3)から前記ガス管理モジュール(6)を通って流入する前記ヘリウムからすべての不純物を除去するための少なくとも1個の精製装置(13)
を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)。 - 前記精製装置(13)をは1段又はそれ以上の段数のクローズドサイクル冷凍機を内蔵する
ことを特徴とする請求項6に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)。 - 前記液化装置(14)は前記ヘリウムフラスコと類似した容器を含み、少なくとも1基のコンプレッサを含み、1段又はそれ以上の段数の1台のクローズドサイクル冷凍機とを含む
ことを特徴とする請求項6に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)。 - 請求項8に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)であって、前記液化装置(14)は更に
-ヘリウムフラスコへ向かう流入ガスのための電子式圧力レギュレータと、
-ヘリウムフラスコへ向かう流入ガスのためのマスフローメータと、
-ガス容積集計器と
-前記容器内の圧力センサーと、
-前記クローズドサイクル冷凍機の各段に温度計と、
-液体ガスレベルコントローラにより制御されるセンサーと、
-前記容器の安全弁と、
-液化ガス取り出し弁と
を含むことを特徴とする請求項8に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)。 - 先行の請求項のいずれか一つに記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)であって、
モジュール類(2,3,4,5,6)は制御ソフトウェアにより管理される
ことを特徴とする先行する請求項のいずれか一つに記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)。 - 請求項10に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)であって、
前記制御ソフトウェアはモジュール群(2,3,4,5,6)を管理して何らかの動作を実行しないようにすること、前記液体ヘリウムを各種のヘリウムフラスコ内部に保持すること、またスタンバイモードで前記ヘリウム回収プラント(1)を構成することに好適である
ことを特徴とする請求項10に記載のヘリウム回収プラント(1)。
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