WO2010033373A3 - Compact cryogenic cooling chamber for oxygen liquefaction system - Google Patents

Compact cryogenic cooling chamber for oxygen liquefaction system Download PDF

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WO2010033373A3
WO2010033373A3 PCT/US2009/055473 US2009055473W WO2010033373A3 WO 2010033373 A3 WO2010033373 A3 WO 2010033373A3 US 2009055473 W US2009055473 W US 2009055473W WO 2010033373 A3 WO2010033373 A3 WO 2010033373A3
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coolant
heat exchanger
oxygen
recuperator
throttle
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Gene Huang
Steve Trebotich
Ravikumar V. Kudaravalli
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Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc
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    • 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
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J1/00—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures
    • F25J1/0002—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures characterised by the fluid to be liquefied
    • F25J1/0012—Primary atmospheric gases, e.g. air
    • F25J1/0017—Oxygen
    • 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
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J1/00—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures
    • F25J1/003—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures characterised by the kind of cold generation within the liquefaction unit for compensating heat leaks and liquid production
    • F25J1/0047—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures characterised by the kind of cold generation within the liquefaction unit for compensating heat leaks and liquid production using an "external" refrigerant stream in a closed vapor compression cycle
    • F25J1/0052—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures characterised by the kind of cold generation within the liquefaction unit for compensating heat leaks and liquid production using an "external" refrigerant stream in a closed vapor compression cycle by vaporising a liquid refrigerant stream
    • 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
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J1/00—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures
    • F25J1/02—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures requiring the use of refrigeration, e.g. of helium or hydrogen ; Details and kind of the refrigeration system used; Integration with other units or processes; Controlling aspects of the process
    • F25J1/0203—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures requiring the use of refrigeration, e.g. of helium or hydrogen ; Details and kind of the refrigeration system used; Integration with other units or processes; Controlling aspects of the process using a single-component refrigerant [SCR] fluid in a closed vapor compression cycle
    • F25J1/0204—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures requiring the use of refrigeration, e.g. of helium or hydrogen ; Details and kind of the refrigeration system used; Integration with other units or processes; Controlling aspects of the process using a single-component refrigerant [SCR] fluid in a closed vapor compression cycle as a single flow SCR cycle

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Abstract

The disclosure provides a cryogenic cooling chamber configured for use with an oxygen liquefaction system. The cooling chamber may include an oxygen condensing heat exchanger, a recuperator, a throttle, an evaporator tube, and a housing. The oxygen condensing heat exchanger may have a cylindrical shape. The recuperator may be adjacent the oxygen condensing heat exchanger and may be configured to receive coolant entering the cryogenic chamber. The throttle may be configured to receive the coolant from the recuperator and to throttle the coolant. The evaporator tube may extend around a perimeter of the oxygen condensing heat exchanger and configured to receive the coolant from the throttle and to transfer heat from the oxygen condensing heat exchanger to the coolant in the evaporator tube. The recuperator may configured to transfer heat from the coolant exiting the evaporator tube to the coolant entering the cryogenic chamber. The housing may be configured to house the oxygen condensing heat exchanger, the throttle, the evaporator tube, and the recuperator.
PCT/US2009/055473 2008-09-18 2009-08-31 Compact cryogenic cooling chamber for oxygen liquefaction system WO2010033373A2 (en)

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US4211086A (en) * 1977-10-11 1980-07-08 Beatrice Foods Company Cryogenic breathing system
WO1998058219A1 (en) * 1997-06-16 1998-12-23 Sequal Technologies, Inc. Methods and apparatus to generate liquid ambulatory oxygen from an oxygen concentrator
US20050011583A1 (en) * 2003-07-16 2005-01-20 Gale Peter P. Portable, cryogenic gas delivery apparatus
WO2006052818A2 (en) * 2004-11-08 2006-05-18 Mmr Technologies, Inc. Small-scale gas liquefier

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US4211086A (en) * 1977-10-11 1980-07-08 Beatrice Foods Company Cryogenic breathing system
WO1998058219A1 (en) * 1997-06-16 1998-12-23 Sequal Technologies, Inc. Methods and apparatus to generate liquid ambulatory oxygen from an oxygen concentrator
US20050011583A1 (en) * 2003-07-16 2005-01-20 Gale Peter P. Portable, cryogenic gas delivery apparatus
WO2006052818A2 (en) * 2004-11-08 2006-05-18 Mmr Technologies, Inc. Small-scale gas liquefier

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