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US20200011323A1
US20200011323A1 US16/482,676 US201816482676A US2020011323A1 US 20200011323 A1 US20200011323 A1 US 20200011323A1 US 201816482676 A US201816482676 A US 201816482676A US 2020011323 A1 US2020011323 A1 US 2020011323A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B15/00—Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts
    • F04B15/06—Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts for liquids near their boiling point, e.g. under subnormal pressure
    • F04B15/08—Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts for liquids near their boiling point, e.g. under subnormal pressure the liquids having low boiling points
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B45/00—Pumps or pumping installations having flexible working members and specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • F04B45/02—Pumps or pumping installations having flexible working members and specially adapted for elastic fluids having bellows
    • F04B45/022—Pumps or pumping installations having flexible working members and specially adapted for elastic fluids having bellows with two or more bellows in parallel
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B43/00—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members
    • F04B43/08—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having tubular flexible members
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B15/00—Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts
    • F04B15/06—Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts for liquids near their boiling point, e.g. under subnormal pressure
    • F04B15/08—Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts for liquids near their boiling point, e.g. under subnormal pressure the liquids having low boiling points
    • F04B2015/081—Liquefied gases
    • F04B2015/082—Helium
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B15/00—Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts
    • F04B15/06—Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts for liquids near their boiling point, e.g. under subnormal pressure
    • F04B15/08—Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts for liquids near their boiling point, e.g. under subnormal pressure the liquids having low boiling points
    • F04B2015/081—Liquefied gases
    • F04B2015/0824—Nitrogen
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2210/00—Working fluid
    • F05B2210/10—Kind or type
    • F05B2210/11—Kind or type liquid, i.e. incompressible

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  • the present disclosure relates to a liquid supply system used to supply liquid.
  • a liquid supply system using a bellows pump including pump chambers formed by bellows is known as a system used to cause a liquid to flow in a circulation fluid passage (see Patent Literature 1 in the citation list below).
  • This system has two pump chambers arranged one above the other along the vertical direction.
  • the bellows that forms each pump chamber is fixedly attached to a shaft that is driven by an actuator to move upward and downward, and the bellows expands and contracts with the upward and downward motion of the shaft.
  • the pump apparatus is housed in a vacuum container for heat insulation, above which the actuator is disposed.
  • a vacuum container for heat insulation for the purpose of helping heat insulation, an inlet pipe for supplying liquid to the pump apparatus from outside and an outlet pipe for discharging liquid from the pump apparatus to outside may be connected to the pump apparatus at locations as remote as possible from the outside air.
  • the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe are arranged to enter into the vacuum container from above, extend to a location lower than the pump apparatus, then turn in a U-shape, and be connected to openings provided on the bottom of the pump apparatus.
  • This shape of the pipes connected to the pump apparatus provides insulation against heat coming from outside.
  • the bellows pump structured as above can be suitably used for the purpose of supplying a cryogenic liquid such as liquid nitrogen or liquid helium to an apparatus to be cooled, such as a superconducting device.
  • the low temperature liquid flowing into the pump apparatus from its bottom fills the interior of the pump chamber; specifically the liquid firstly fills the lower bellows pump chamber and then the upper bellows pump chamber, as the level of the low temperature liquid increases.
  • cooling the bellows pump to an operable temperature by this cooling method takes a long time.
  • the components of the pump are made of a metal material(s) having high rigidity in order to allow high discharge pressure, and when low temperature liquid comes in contact with the surface of the metal, which has high heat conductivity, the surface of the metal is covered with gas produced by evaporation of the low temperature liquid. This phenomenon is called film boiling.
  • the gas layer produced on the metal surface in this way functions as a heat insulation layer to block heat transfer between the low temperature liquid and the components of the pump.
  • An object of the present disclosure is to provide a liquid supply system that can be cooled efficiently.
  • the inner surface provided with the increased surface structure has a larger liquid contact area (i.e. an area that is in contact with liquid) than inner surfaces that are not provided with the increased surface structure.
  • the increased surface structure is provided on a portion of the inner surface of the liquid supply system that is in contact with liquid.
  • the increased surface structure may be provided in the pump chamber.
  • the inner surface of the pump chamber provided with the increased surface structure has a larger area that is in contact with the liquid flowing in the pump chamber than the inner surface not provided with the increased surface structure.
  • the pump chamber may have a substantially axisymmetric shape, a pump inlet with which the supply passage is joined may be provided on one axial side of the pump chamber, a pump outlet with which the discharge passage is joined may be provided on the other axial side of the pump chamber, and the increased surface structure may be provided uniformly along the axial direction in the pump chamber.
  • the liquid flowing into the pump chamber through the pump inlet and discharged through the pump outlet flows substantially along the axial direction of the pump chamber. Since the increased surface structure is provided in the pump chamber uniformly along the axial direction, it does not interfere with the flow of liquid in the pump chamber.
  • the increased surface structure may be provided in the supply passage and the discharge passage. This enables more efficient cooling of the components of the liquid supply system.
  • the liquid supply system may comprise: a shaft member that moves vertically upward and downward in the container; and a first bellows and a second bellows disposed one above the other along the vertical direction, each of which expands and contracts with upward and downward motion of the shaft member; wherein the pump chamber includes a first pump chamber formed by a space surrounding the outer circumference of the first bellows and a second pump chamber formed by a space surrounding the outer circumference of the second bellows, and the increased surface structure includes depressions and projections that are provided on an inner surface of a wall that defines the space surrounding the outer circumference of the first bellows in the first pump chamber and extend parallel to the direction of expansion and contraction of the first bellows and depressions and projections that are provided on an inner surface of a wall that defines the space surrounding the outer circumference of the second bellows in the second pump chamber and extend parallel to the direction of expansion and contraction of the second bellows.
  • the liquid supply system according to the present disclosure can be cooled efficiently.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the general configuration of a liquid supply system in an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross sectional view of an example of an increased surface structure in the embodiment.
  • a liquid supply system in an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 .
  • the liquid supply system is suitably used for the purpose of, for example, maintaining a superconducting device in an ultra-low temperature state.
  • Superconducting devices require perpetual cooling of components such as superconducting coils.
  • a cooled device including a superconducting coil and other components is perpetually cooled by continuous supply of a cryogenic liquid (such as liquid nitrogen or liquid helium) to the cooled device.
  • a circulation fluid passage passing through the cooled device is provided, and the liquid supply system is connected to the circulation fluid passage to cause the cryogenic liquid to circulate, thereby enabling perpetual cooling of the cooled device.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the liquid supply system, where the overall configuration of the liquid supply system is illustrated in a cross section.
  • the liquid supply system 10 includes a main unit of the liquid supply system (which will be referred to as the “main system unit 100 ” hereinafter), a vacuum container 200 in which the main system unit 100 is housed, and pipes (including an inlet pipe 310 and an outlet pipe 320 ).
  • the inlet pipe 310 and the outlet pipe 320 both extend into the interior of the vacuum container 200 from outside the vacuum container 200 and are connected to the main system unit 100 .
  • the interior of the vacuum container 200 is a hermetically sealed space.
  • the interior space of the vacuum container 200 outside the main system unit 100 , the inlet pipe 310 , and the outlet pipe 320 is kept in a vacuum state. Thus, this space provides heat insulation.
  • the liquid supply system 10 is normally installed on a horizontal surface. In the installed state, the upward direction of the liquid supply system 10 in FIG. 1 is the vertically upward direction, and the downward direction in FIG. 1 is the vertically downward direction.
  • the main system unit 100 includes a linear actuator 110 serving as a driving source, a shaft member 120 that is moved in vertically upward and downward directions by the linear actuator 110 , and a container 130 .
  • the linear actuator 110 is fixed on something suitable, which may be the container 130 or something that is not shown in the drawings.
  • the container 130 includes a casing 131 .
  • the shaft member 120 extends from outside the container 130 into the inside through an opening 131 a provided in the ceiling portion of the casing 131 .
  • the casing 131 has an inlet 131 b and an outlet 131 c for liquid on its bottom.
  • the aforementioned inlet pipe 310 is connected to the inlet 131 b and the outlet pipe 320 is connected to the outlet 131 c.
  • a plurality of structural components that compart the interior space into a plurality of spaces, which constitute a plurality of pump chambers, passages for liquid, and vacuum chambers providing heat insulation.
  • the structure inside the casing 131 will be described in further detail.
  • the shaft member 120 has a main shaft portion 121 having a cavity in it, a cylindrical portion 122 surrounding the outer circumference of the main shaft portion 121 , and a connecting portion 123 that connects the main shaft portion 121 and the cylindrical portion 122 .
  • the cylindrical portion 122 is provided with an upper outward flange 122 a at its upper end and a lower outward flange 122 b at its lower end.
  • the casing 131 has a substantially cylindrical body portion 131 X and a bottom plate 131 Y.
  • the body portion 131 X has a first inward flange 131 Xa provided near its vertical center and a second inward flange 131 Xb provided on its upper portion.
  • first fluid passages 131 Xc that extend in the axial direction below the first inward flange 131 Xa and are spaced apart from one another along the circumferential direction.
  • second fluid passage 131 Xd which is an axially extending cylindrical space provided radially outside the region in which the first fluid passages 131 Xc are provided.
  • the bottom portion of the casing 131 is provided with a fluid passage 131 d that extends circumferentially and radially outwardly to join to the first fluid passages 131 Xc.
  • the bottom plate 131 Y of the casing 131 is provided with a fluid passage 131 e that extends circumferentially and radially outwardly.
  • These fluid passages 131 d and 131 e extend uniformly all along the circumferential direction to allow liquid to flow radially outwardly in all directions, namely 360 degrees about the center axis.
  • first bellows 141 and a second bellows 142 which expand and contract with the up and down motion of the shaft member 120 .
  • the first bellows 141 and the second bellows 142 are arranged one above the other along the vertical direction.
  • the upper end of the first bellows 141 is fixedly attached to the upper outward flange 122 a of the cylindrical portion 122 of the shaft member 120
  • the lower end of the first bellows 141 is fixedly attached to the first inward flange 131 Xa of the casing 131 .
  • the upper end of the second bellows 142 is fixedly attached to the first inward flange 131 Xa of the casing 131
  • the lower end of the second bellows 142 is fixedly attached to the lower outward flange 122 b of the cylindrical portion 122 of the shaft member 120 .
  • the space surrounding the outer circumference of the first bellows 141 forms a first pump chamber P 1
  • the space surrounding the outer circumference of the second bellows 142 forms a second pump chamber P 2 .
  • a third bellows 151 and a fourth bellows 152 which expand and contract with the up and down motion of the shaft member 120 .
  • the upper end of the third bellows 151 is fixedly attached to the ceiling portion of the casing 131
  • the lower end of the third bellows 151 is fixedly attached to the shaft member 120 .
  • the opening 131 a of the casing 131 is closed.
  • the upper end of the fourth bellows 152 is fixedly attached to the second inward flange 131 Xb provided on the casing 131
  • the lower end of the fourth bellows 152 is fixedly attached to the connecting portion 123 of the shaft member 120 .
  • a first space K 1 is formed by the cavity in the main shaft portion 121 of the shaft member 120 .
  • a second space K 2 is formed outside the third bellows 151 and inside the fourth bellows 152 .
  • a third space K 3 is formed inside the first bellows 141 and the second bellows 142 and outside the cylindrical portion 122 .
  • the first space K 1 , the second space K 2 , and the third space K 3 are in communication with each other.
  • the space constituted by the first to third spaces K 1 , K 2 , and K 3 is hermetically sealed. This space is kept in a vacuum condition to provide heat insulation.
  • check valves 160 including a first check valve 160 A, a second check valve 160 B, a third check valve 160 C, and a fourth check valve 160 D, which are provided at different locations inside the container 130 .
  • the first check valve 160 A and the second check valve 160 B are disposed on the opposite side (lower side) of the linear actuator 110 with respect to the first pump chamber P 1 and the second pump chamber P 2 .
  • the third check valve 160 C and the fourth check valve 160 D are arranged above the first check valve 160 A and the second check valve 160 B.
  • the first check valve 160 A and the third check valve 160 C are provided in the fluid passage passing through the first pump chamber P 1 .
  • the first check valve 160 A and the third check valve 160 C block backflow of liquid pumped by the pumping effect of the first pump chamber P 1 .
  • the first check valve 160 A is provided on the upstream side of the first pump chamber P 1
  • the third check valve 160 C is provided on the downstream side of the first pump chamber P 1 .
  • the first check valve 160 A is provided in the fluid passage 131 d provided in the bottom portion of the casing 131 .
  • the third check valve 160 C is provided in the fluid passage formed in the vicinity of the second inward flange 131 Xb provided on the casing 131 .
  • the liquid having passed through the first check valve 160 A is pumped into the first pump chamber P 1 through the first fluid passages 131 Xc in the body portion 131 X of the casing 131 .
  • the fluid pressure in the second pump chamber P 2 increases.
  • the second check valve 160 B is closed, and the fourth check valve 160 D is opened.
  • the liquid in the second pump chamber P 2 is pumped into the second fluid passage 131 Xd provided in the body portion 131 X through the fourth check valve 160 D (see arrow T 12 ).
  • the liquid passes through the outlet 131 c and is brought to the outside of the liquid supply system 10 through the outlet pipe 320 .
  • the first bellows 141 expands, and the second bellows 142 contracts. Consequently, the fluid pressure in the first pump chamber P 1 increases. Then, the first check valve 160 A is closed, and the third check valve 160 C is opened. In consequence, the liquid in the first pump chamber P 1 is pumped into the second fluid passage 131 Xd provided in the body portion 131 X through the third check valve 160 C (indicated by arrow T 11 ). Then, the liquid passes through the outlet 131 c and is brought to the outside of the liquid supply system 10 through the outlet pipe 320 . On the other hand, the fluid pressure in the second pump chamber P 2 decreases.
  • the second check valve 160 B is opened, and the fourth check valve 160 D is closed.
  • liquid supplied from outside the liquid supply system 10 through the inlet pipe 310 (indicated by arrow S 10 ) is taken into the interior of the container 130 through the inlet 131 b and passes through the second check valve 160 B (indicated by arrow S 12 ).
  • the liquid having passed through the second check valve 160 B is pumped into the second pump chamber P 2 .
  • the liquid supply system 10 can cause liquid to flow from the inlet pipe 310 to the outlet pipe 320 both when the shaft member 120 moves downward and when the shaft member 120 moves upward. Hence, the phenomenon called pulsation can be reduced.
  • the liquid supply system 10 When the liquid supply system 10 is used for circulation of a cryogenic liquid such as liquid nitrogen or liquid helium, it is necessary, before operation, to cool the liquid supply system 10 in an ordinary temperature environment to a temperature as low as a low temperature liquid used as a working liquid.
  • the liquid used to cool the system is same as the low temperature liquid that is caused to flow by the liquid supply system when it is operating.
  • the liquid used to cool the system may be different from the low temperature liquid that is caused to flow by the liquid supply system when it is operating.
  • Cooling of the system is performed by supplying low temperature liquid through the inlet pipe 310 to let heat exchange between the components of the liquid supply system 10 including the casing 131 and the low temperature liquid occur thereby gradually lowering the temperature of the components. Since the inlet 131 b and the outlet 131 c are provided on the bottom of the container 100 , the low temperature liquid supplied in the cooling process gradually fills the interior of the system, as the level of the low temperature liquid rises. Specifically, the low temperature liquid fills the second pump chamber P 2 firstly and then the first pump chamber P 1 . As the level of the low temperature liquid increases, the components that exchange heat with the low temperature liquid increases. Thus, cooling progresses from the lower portion to the upper portion of the system.
  • FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a cross section taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the cross sections of only the first bellows 141 and a wall 131 Xe of the first pump chamber P 1 and does not illustrate the cross sections of the fourth bellows 152 , the cylindrical portion 122 , and the main shaft portion 121 , which actually exist radially inside the illustrated components.
  • the first pump chamber P 1 is a space formed between the outer circumferential surface of the first bellows 141 and the inner surface 180 of the wall 131 Xe opposed to the first bellows 141 .
  • the wall 131 Xe is in contact with the liquid flowing in the first pump chamber P 1 .
  • the wall 131 Xe is a part of the casing 131 and exchanges heat with structural components constituting the main system unit 100 .
  • the inner surface 180 of the wall 131 Xe is provided with an increased surface structure 400 extending along the direction of liquid flow (indicated by arrow L 1 ) in the first pump chamber P 1 .
  • the increased surface structure 400 is composed of depressions and projections that are uniformly formed along the axial direction.
  • the first pump chamber P 1 is of a substantially axisymmetric shape with respect to the center axis of the shaft member 120 and provided with a pump inlet 401 on its one axial side (lower side) and a pump outlet 402 on its other axial side (upper side). Liquid flows into the first pump chamber P 1 through the pump inlet 401 and out of the first pump chamber P 1 through the pump outlet 402 . Since the first bellows 141 is caused to expand and contract in the axial direction (i.e. vertical direction) by the shaft member 120 , the depressions and projections of the increased surface structure 400 are configured as linear grooves provided on the inner surface 180 of the wall 131 Xe that extend in the direction of expansion and contraction of the first bellows 141 .
  • the second pump chamber P 2 is also provided with an increased surface structure similar to the above. Specifically, the inner surface 181 of a wall 131 Xf opposed to the second bellows 142 in the second pump chamber P 2 is provided with an increased surface structure configured as axial linear grooves that extend along the direction of liquid flow in the second pump chamber P 2 (indicated by arrow L 2 ).
  • the increased surface structure 400 in the liquid supply system 10 provides an increased contact area with liquid on the inner surface 180 of the wall 131 Xe.
  • the inner surface 180 exchanges heat with structural components constituting the first pump chamber and structural components constituting the main system unit 100 .
  • heat exchange between the low temperature liquid and structural components of the system progresses more efficiently as compared to that in conventional structures that do not have the increased surface structure 400 .
  • the system can be cooled efficiently by supplying low temperature liquid into it. This can lead to a reduction in time taken to cool the liquid supply system in an ordinary temperature environment in order to make it operable, thereby preventing an increase in the man-hour in setting-up and maintenance of the system.
  • the increased surface structure 400 is a structure including linear grooves provided on the inner surface that extend uniformly along the direction of liquid flow in the first pump chamber P 1 . Therefore, the increased surface structure 400 hardly interferes with the flow of liquid in the first pump chamber P 1 .
  • the second pump chamber P 2 is also provided with an increased surface structure similar to that of the first pump chamber P 1 . This structure also enables efficient heat exchange between low temperature liquid and structural components of the system without interfering with the flow of liquid in the second pump chamber P 2 .
  • the increased surface structure 400 and a like structure are provided respectively on the inner surface 180 of the wall 131 Xe that defines the first pump chamber P 1 and on the inner surface 181 of the wall 131 Xf that defines the second pump chamber P 2
  • the increased surface structure may be provided on any other portion that exchanges heat with structural components of the main system unit 100 and is in contact with low temperature liquid.
  • the increased surface structure may be provided on an inner surface of a supply passage joined with the pump inlet 401 of the first pump chamber P 1 , an inner surface of a discharge passage joined with the pump outlet 402 of the first pump chamber P 1 , an inner surface of a supply passage joined with a pump inlet 403 of the second pump chamber P 2 , or/and an inner surface of a discharge passage joined with a pump outlet 404 of the second pump chamber P 2 .
  • the increased surface structure includes axial linear grooves provided on an inner surface.
  • the form of the increased surface structure is not limited linear grooves, but the increased surface structure may be of any form so long as it has a larger contact area with liquid than the structure without the increased surface structure.
  • the increased surface structure may include a spiral groove or an annular groove coaxial with the shaft member 120 .
  • liquid supply systems to which another embodiment may be applied are not limited to this type.
  • Another embodiment may be applied to pumps in general that take in and discharge liquid, and advantageous effects same as the above-described embodiment can be achieved by providing an increased surface structure that increases contact area with liquid on a portion of an inner surface of a pump chamber in contact with liquid that exchanges heat with structural components of the pump chamber or the main unit of a liquid supply system.
  • the interior space of the vacuum container 200 outside the main system unit 100 , the intake pipe 310 , and the outlet pipe 320 is kept in a vacuum state to provide heat insulation.
  • the hermetically sealed space constituted by the first to third spaces K 1 , K 2 , and K 3 is kept in a vacuum state to provide heat insulation.
  • these spaces may also be supplied with cryogenic liquid to keep the temperature of liquid flowing in a circulation fluid passage low.

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