Cryogenic unit
AssigneeL'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorsLucien Varrassi, Etienne Gibaux, Vincent Hembert, Jean-Pierre Bernard, Fabrice Vellandi
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cryogenic unit comprising: a cryogenic tank; a receptacle; a pipe comprising: a first end connected to the cryogenic tank; a second end; a first longitudinal portion; a second longitudinal portion; a bend between the first portion and the second portion; a connecting flange situated between the bend and the second end, wherein the cryogenic unit further includes: an item of fluidic equipment comprising an inlet end; and an outlet end and configured to be mounted removably inside the receptacle.
Claims10
A cryogenic unit comprising:
- a cryogenic tank;
- a receptacle extending along a longitudinal axis between a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side, the receptacle being situated on the outside of the cryogenic tank;
- a pipe comprising:
- a first end connected to the cryogenic tank so that a cryogenic fluid contained in the cryogenic tank can flow in the pipe;
- a second end situated inside the receptacle;
- a first longitudinal portion situated inside the receptacle and configured to allow the cryogenic fluid to circulate in a first direction travelling from the first end toward the second end;
- a second longitudinal portion situated inside the receptacle;
- a bend situated inside the receptacle between the first portion and the second portion;
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- a connecting flange secured to the pipe and situated between the bend and the second end, the connecting flange being situated at a first distance from the second end;
- an item of fluidic equipment comprising an inlet end and an outlet end and configured to be mounted removably inside the receptacle in a mounted position;
- the second end being at least partially inserted into the fluidic equipment via the inlet end;
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- the fluidic equipment being connected to the connecting flange so as to allow the cryogenic fluid to enter the fluidic equipment via the inlet end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.