Transport container and method
AssigneeLinde GmbM
InventorsHeinz Posselt, Jürgen Bichlmeier
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Abstract
The invention relates to a transport container for helium, comprising an inner container for receiving the helium, an insulation element that is provided on the exterior of the inner container, a coolant container for receiving a cryogenic liquid, an outer container in which the inner container and the coolant container are received, and a thermal shield which can be actively cooled with the aid of the cryogenic liquid and in which the inner container is received, wherein a peripheral gap is provided between the insulation element and the thermal shield, and said insulation element comprises an electrodeposited copper layer that faces the thermal shield.
Claims18
A transport container for helium, comprising;
- an inner container for receiving the helium,
- an insulation element that is provided on the exterior of the inner container,
- a coolant container for receiving a cryogenic fluid,
- an outer container in which the inner container and the coolant container are received, and
- a thermal shield, which can be actively cooled with the aid of the cryogenic fluid and in which the inner container is received,
- wherein a peripheral gap is provided between the insulation element and the thermal shield,
- wherein the insulation element has an electrodeposited copper foil facing the thermal shield, and
- wherein the copper foil has a relatively smooth surface facing the thermal shield and a relatively rough surface facing away from the thermal shield.
A method for producing a transport container for helium, comprising:
- a) providing an inner container for receiving the helium,
- b) producing an electrodeposited copper foil, wherein the electrodeposited copper foil is electrodeposited from a copper solution onto a carrier surface and the electrodeposited copper foil is removed from the carrier surface,
- c) applying an insulation element to the exterior of the inner container, wherein the insulation element includes said electrodeposited copper foil as the outermost layer with respect to the inner container,
- d) providing a thermal shield in which the inner container and the insulation element are received, wherein a peripheral gap is provided between the insulation element and the thermal shield, and
- e) providing an outer container in which the inner container, the insulation element, and the thermal shield are received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.