US2075678A - Transferring combustible liquefied gases - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- 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
- F17C5/00—Methods or apparatus for filling containers with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases under pressures
- F17C5/02—Methods or apparatus for filling containers with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases under pressures for filling with liquefied gases
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- 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
- F17C7/00—Methods or apparatus for discharging liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases from pressure vessels, not covered by another subclass
- F17C7/02—Discharging liquefied gases
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- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/6416—With heating or cooling of the system
- Y10T137/6552—With diversion of part of fluid to heat or cool the device or its contents
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- This invention relates :to a method of and apparatus for transferring liquefied combustible gases, particularly those having a low pressure at working temperatures, such for example as propane and butane.
- Liquefied gases such as propane and butane
- propane and butane are employed for a great variety of technical purposes and require frequent transferring, as, for instance, from a transporting to a stock vessel.
- the liquefied gas is transferred from a transportation drum to a buoy or the like, using an intermediate container.
- the liquefied gas is first passed from the transporta- 'tiondrum to be emptied into the intermediate container by means of a vacuum pump, the pipe line to the buoy or ultimate receptacle being kept closed.
- a sufdcient quantity of liquefied gas has been accumulated in the intermediate receptacle, communication between the latter and the transportation drum is cut off and that between the intermediate container and the buoy or the like opened, and the pump is used to force the liquefied gas. from the intermediate container into the buoy or the like.
- the object of this prior method and of the apparatus for carrying it into eifect is to enable the liquefied gas to be transferred without the necessity of vaporizing more than a small part of the transferred liquefied gas, and in fact this process provides for the recondensation of the comparatively small proportion of vapour drawn off by the vacuum pump during the operation.
- the prior method has the advantage that it can be used where only one filling orifice is available in the buoy or like receptacle to be supplied.
- two intermediate and interconnected containers are provided between the supply vessel and the contain- ,er, such as a buoy, to be filled, and, one of said intermediate containers is adapted to pass liquid to the container to be filled while the other intermediate container is being filled from the supply vessel, and vice versa, the two operations being effected by means of the same pump.
- a vacuum pump is used to effect the transfer and evolves a certain quantity of vapor on the suction side of the pump. This results in heat being taken up from the surroundings. At the same time heat is liberated on the discharge side of the pump because of the recondensation of vaporized gas, and a further feature of the present 1 invention resides in the provision of heat-exchange or heat-equalizing means between the suction and discharge sides of the pump.
- Such means may assume theform of a water tank in which the intermediate containers are immersed.
- the invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing which shows an apparatus for transferring the contents of a transporting vessel to another container, for example a buoy adapted to be lighted with propane gas.
- the receiving container may be filled in a continuous manner by the apparatus illustrated, even although it is provided with one filling orifice only.
- i designates a pump capable of compressing and forwarding gas.
- 3 represents a transporting vessel fitted with a stop valve 2 and containing liquefied gas to be transferred to the container 4, which is provided with astop valve 5.
- 6 and I are two additional containers disposed in a water tank 8.
- the containers 3, 4, 6, and I are interconnected by the conduits 9, and the conduits l0 connect the containers 6, .I with the pump I.
- the conduits 9 and I0 are fitted with the valves ll, I2, I3, l4, l5, l6, l1, l8, divided'into two' groups, viz. H to M and i5 to i8.”
- the valves of each of these groups may be opened or closed together. Valves H and [5 are connected to the inlet of pump l 45 and valves l2 and I6 to the outlet thereof.
- the apparatus shown in the drawing functions in the following manner:
- the container 1 is filled with or contains a substantial amount ofa liquefied gas to be transferred to the container or buoy. 4, as in the particular instance illustrated in the drawing.
- Valves H to l4 are opened and valves IE to l8 closed.
- Thepump l. is actuated and the valve 2 of the vessel 3 opened. 55
- a certain amount of residual gas or vapor is present in the container 6 from the previous working phase and this, together with a certain amount of vapor which is evolved by the suction effect 5 of the pump on the contents of container 6, is
- valves I I to I4 are now closed and I5 to IE opened, and the pump I operated. Gas or vapor is now withdrawn from the container I in the same way that it was withdrawn from 6 in the previous case, and the liquefied gas accumulated in container 6 flows out into 4 while container 1 is being refilled with liquefied gas from the vessel 3 by suction.
- the situation illustrated in the drawing has again been reached .-and the apparatus is ready for a fresh working cycle.
- the operation outlined above may be repeated as often as is necessary to transfer the requisite amount of liquefied gas, e. g. propane, from the 40 transporting vessel 3 to the container or buoy 4.
- liquefied gas e. g. propane
- the capacity of containers 6 and I is preferably calibrated so that the amount of liquefied gas transferred to the container 4 may be readily determined.
- vapor e. g. gaseous propane
- the vapor is recondensed in the other container (for example, 'l) and liberates the latent heat of evaporation. If the two containers are disposed in a common water tank 8, the necessary heat exchange from container '2 to container 6, or vice versa, can readily be effected.
- the method of transferring liquefied combustible gases, such as propane, between a supply vessel and a container to be filled with the use of first and second auxiliary containers which comprises exerting a suction on the first auxiliary container and thereby passing the gas in substantially liquefied condition from said supply vessel to said first auxiliary container while simultaneously exerting a pressure on said second auxiliary container to pass gas in substantially liquefied condition from said second auxiliary container to the container to be filled, and then exerting a pressure on said first auxiliary container and thereby passing said gas still in substantially liquefied condition from the first auxiliary container to the container to be filled, while simultaneously exerting a suction on the second auxiliary containerand thereby drawing gas in substantially liquefied condition into said second auxiliary chamber from the supply vessel.
- liquefied combustible gases such as propane
- the method of transferring liquefied combustible gases between a supply vessel and a container to be filled with the use of two auxiliary containers which comprises exerting a suction on the first auxiliary container to withdraw gas in gaseous state therefrom and thereby to draw gas in substantially liquefied condition from said supply vessel to the first auxiliary container, passing said withdrawn gas from said first auxiliary container to the second auxiliary container, thereby exerting pressure on said second auxiliary container and forcing liquefied gas from the second auxiliary container into the container to be filled and then exerting suction on said second container'to withdraw gas in gaseous state there from and thereby to draw gas in substantially liquefied condition from the supply vessel into the second container, passing said withdrawn gas from said second auxiliary container into the first auxiliary container, thereby exerting a pressure in said first auxiliary container to force gas in substantially liquefied condition from the first auxiliary container to the container to be filled, the alternate charging and discharging of said auxiliary containers being carried out continuously.
- Apparatus for transferring combustible liquefied gases, such as propane, between a' supply vessel and a container to be filled comprising first and second auxiliary containers, conduit means connecting the upper pontions of said auxiliary g containers, a gas pump in said connecting conduit means, means to reverse the flow created by said pump in said conduit means, further conduits connecting each of said auxiliary containers to the supply .vessel and to the container to be 30 filled, and a cut-01f valve in each of said last conduits.
- Apparatus for transferring combustible liquefied gases, such as propane, between a supply vessel and a container to be filled comprising 35 first and second auxiliary containers, a, conduit leading from the upper end of each of said auxiliary containers, a forked conduit having arms interconnecting said first conduits at their ends remote from the auxiliary containers, a secondary 9 conduit connection interconnecting points in the arms of said forked conduits, a gas pump in said secondary connection, a second conduit leading from the lower end of each of said auxiliary containers, a second forked conduit having arms I interconnecting said second conduits at their ends remote from the auxiliary containers, a discharge conduit leading from one of the arms of said second forked conduit to the container to be filled, and a feed conduit between the, other arm of said second forked conduit and the supply vessel, and valve means in each of the arms of I said first and second forked conduits.
- combustible liquefied gases such as propane
- Apparatus for transferring combustible liquefied gases, such as propane, between a supply vessel and a container to be filled comprising first and second auxiliary containers, conduit means connecting the upper portions of said auxiliary containers, a gas pump in said connecting conduit means, means to reverse the flow created by said pump in said conduit means, further conduits connecting each of said auxiliary containers to the supply vessel and to the container to be filled, and
- valve means in said last conduits adapted to provide communication between said supply vessel and one of said'auxiliary containers only while providing communication betwe'en the container to be filled and the other auxiliary container only.
- Apparatus for transferring combustible liquefied gases, such as propane, between a supply vessel and a container to be filled comprising first and second auxiliary containers, conduit means connecting the upper portions of said auxiliary containers, a gas pump in said connecting conduit means, means to reverse the flow created by said pump in said conduit means, further conduits connecting each of saidauxiliary containers to the supply vessel and to the container to be filled, and means for cooling the contents of said auxiliary containers.
- cooling meabs is a water tank in which the auxiliary containers are placed.
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DEN38657D DE641997C (de) | 1933-03-29 | 1935-09-26 | Verfahren zum Umfuellen von verfluesigten, brennbaren Gasen |
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US2469434A (en) * | 1943-02-01 | 1949-05-10 | Linde Air Prod Co | Apparatus and method for filling gas storage cylinders |
US2536299A (en) * | 1945-04-23 | 1951-01-02 | Jessie F Smith | Pressure filling system |
US2788637A (en) * | 1952-12-04 | 1957-04-16 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Underground storage systems and improved method of operating |
US3155049A (en) * | 1961-10-16 | 1964-11-03 | Union Tank Car Co | Duplex liquid handling apparatus having improved electrode-type control system |
US3353711A (en) * | 1964-01-31 | 1967-11-21 | Cie Generale D Automatisme Soc | Device for the mixing of liquids |
US3864060A (en) * | 1973-02-21 | 1975-02-04 | Nasa | Automatic liquid inventory collecting and dispensing unit |
US3864062A (en) * | 1972-04-18 | 1975-02-04 | Erap | System for storing a flowable mass |
US10940402B2 (en) * | 2016-09-30 | 2021-03-09 | Cytiva Sweden Ab | Method and system for transferring separation resin |
US11291929B2 (en) | 2017-01-31 | 2022-04-05 | Cytiva Sweden Ab | Method and system for transferring separation resin |
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US2469434A (en) * | 1943-02-01 | 1949-05-10 | Linde Air Prod Co | Apparatus and method for filling gas storage cylinders |
US2536299A (en) * | 1945-04-23 | 1951-01-02 | Jessie F Smith | Pressure filling system |
US2788637A (en) * | 1952-12-04 | 1957-04-16 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Underground storage systems and improved method of operating |
US3155049A (en) * | 1961-10-16 | 1964-11-03 | Union Tank Car Co | Duplex liquid handling apparatus having improved electrode-type control system |
US3353711A (en) * | 1964-01-31 | 1967-11-21 | Cie Generale D Automatisme Soc | Device for the mixing of liquids |
DE1288328B (de) * | 1964-01-31 | 1969-01-30 | Cie Generale D Automatisme Oct | Vorrichtung zum kontinuierlichen proportionalen Zumischen von geringen Mengen eines fluessigen aggressiven Zusatzmittels zu einer Hauptfluessigkeitsmenge |
US3864062A (en) * | 1972-04-18 | 1975-02-04 | Erap | System for storing a flowable mass |
US3864060A (en) * | 1973-02-21 | 1975-02-04 | Nasa | Automatic liquid inventory collecting and dispensing unit |
US10940402B2 (en) * | 2016-09-30 | 2021-03-09 | Cytiva Sweden Ab | Method and system for transferring separation resin |
US11291929B2 (en) | 2017-01-31 | 2022-04-05 | Cytiva Sweden Ab | Method and system for transferring separation resin |
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DE641997C (de) | 1937-02-19 |
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FR46730E (fr) | 1936-08-10 |
DE629833C (de) | 1936-05-14 |
GB446242A (en) | 1936-04-27 |
FR769392A (fr) | 1934-08-23 |
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