GB2351549B - Liquified gas cryostat - Google Patents

Liquified gas cryostat

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Publication number
GB2351549B
GB2351549B GB0024209A GB0024209A GB2351549B GB 2351549 B GB2351549 B GB 2351549B GB 0024209 A GB0024209 A GB 0024209A GB 0024209 A GB0024209 A GB 0024209A GB 2351549 B GB2351549 B GB 2351549B
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Prior art keywords
liquified gas
cryostat
gas cryostat
liquified
gas
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0024209A
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GB2351549A (en
GB0024209D0 (en
Inventor
Hugh Charles Seton
James Macdonald Stra Hutchison
David Malcolm Bussell
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University of Aberdeen
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University of Aberdeen
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Priority claimed from GB9617175A external-priority patent/GB9617175D0/en
Application filed by University of Aberdeen filed Critical University of Aberdeen
Publication of GB0024209D0 publication Critical patent/GB0024209D0/en
Publication of GB2351549A publication Critical patent/GB2351549A/en
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Classifications

    • 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
    • F17C3/00—Vessels not under pressure
    • F17C3/02—Vessels not under pressure with provision for thermal insulation
    • F17C3/08—Vessels not under pressure with provision for thermal insulation by vacuum spaces, e.g. Dewar flask
    • F17C3/085—Cryostats
    • 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
    • F17C2203/00—Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/03—Thermal insulations
    • F17C2203/0304—Thermal insulations by solid means
    • F17C2203/0308—Radiation shield
    • 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
    • F17C2203/00—Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/03—Thermal insulations
    • F17C2203/0304—Thermal insulations by solid means
    • F17C2203/0345—Fibres
    • 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
    • F17C2203/00—Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/06—Materials for walls or layers thereof; Properties or structures of walls or their materials
    • F17C2203/0602—Wall structures; Special features thereof
    • F17C2203/0612—Wall structures
    • F17C2203/0626—Multiple walls
    • F17C2203/0629—Two walls
    • 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
    • F17C2221/00—Handled fluid, in particular type of fluid
    • F17C2221/01—Pure fluids
    • F17C2221/016—Noble gases (Ar, Kr, Xe)
    • F17C2221/017—Helium
    • 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
    • F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/01—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
    • F17C2223/0146—Two-phase
    • F17C2223/0153—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • 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
    • F17C2270/00—Applications
    • F17C2270/05—Applications for industrial use
    • F17C2270/0509—"Dewar" vessels

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Containers, Films, And Cooling For Superconductive Devices (AREA)
GB0024209A 1996-08-15 1997-08-11 Liquified gas cryostat Expired - Fee Related GB2351549B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9617175A GB9617175D0 (en) 1996-08-15 1996-08-15 Liquid gas cryostat
GB9903405A GB2331798B (en) 1996-08-15 1997-08-11 Liquified gas cryostat

Publications (3)

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GB0024209D0 GB0024209D0 (en) 2000-11-15
GB2351549A GB2351549A (en) 2001-01-03
GB2351549B true GB2351549B (en) 2001-02-14

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GB0024209A Expired - Fee Related GB2351549B (en) 1996-08-15 1997-08-11 Liquified gas cryostat

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WO2003067267A2 (en) 2002-02-06 2003-08-14 The Regents Of The University Of California Squid detected nmr and mri at ultralow fields
GB0403377D0 (en) * 2004-02-16 2004-03-17 Univ Aberdeen Liquified gas cryostat

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1294995A (en) * 1970-01-09 1972-11-01
GB1327944A (en) * 1969-11-03 1973-08-22 Cryogenic Eng Co Method and apparatus for cooling a cryogenic storage container
EP0066157A2 (en) * 1981-05-20 1982-12-08 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Cryostat
US5542255A (en) * 1994-05-04 1996-08-06 Minnesota Valley Engineering, Inc. High temperature resistant thermal insulation for cryogenic tanks
US5857640A (en) * 1995-11-07 1999-01-12 Lydall, Inc. Method of wrapping cryogenic insulation around an inner cryogenic tank

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1327944A (en) * 1969-11-03 1973-08-22 Cryogenic Eng Co Method and apparatus for cooling a cryogenic storage container
GB1294995A (en) * 1970-01-09 1972-11-01
EP0066157A2 (en) * 1981-05-20 1982-12-08 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Cryostat
US5542255A (en) * 1994-05-04 1996-08-06 Minnesota Valley Engineering, Inc. High temperature resistant thermal insulation for cryogenic tanks
US5857640A (en) * 1995-11-07 1999-01-12 Lydall, Inc. Method of wrapping cryogenic insulation around an inner cryogenic tank

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GB0024209D0 (en) 2000-11-15

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