Cryogenic insulation attachment
AssigneeConocoPhillips Company
InventorsMatthew C. Gentry, Stuart L. Wilson
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Abstract
An attachment means of insulation within a container to prevent heat leakage from the ambient to an apparatus located within the container that operates at a cryogenic temperature.
Claims34
A method of affixing an attachment means for insulating an apparatus capable of operating at cryogenic temperatures or able to contain equipment capable of operating at cryogenic temperatures, said method comprising:
- a. placing an insulation means in the interior surface of said apparatus at a desired location, wherein said insulation means is removable, wherein said insulation means includes:
- i. a thermal insulation panel, wherein said thermal insulation panel is made of a material capable of preventing heat leakage, wherein said thermal insulation panel includes an interior surface which is the surface directly connected to said apparatus and a exterior surface, wherein said thermal insulation panel is aerogel,
- ii. a plug or series of plugs cut from said thermal insulation panel, wherein said plug is the exact size of an attachment means;
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- b. placing said attachment means in said plug or series of plugs cut from said thermal insulation panel thereby affixing said insulation means to said interior face of said apparatus, wherein said attachment means is removable, wherein said attachment means is a magnetic attachment, wherein said plug or series of plugs are reattached on top of said attachment means.
An insulation means for insulating an apparatus capable of operating at cryogenic temperatures or able to contain equipment capable of operating at cryogenic temperatures, said insulation means comprising:
- a. a thermal insulation panel, wherein said thermal insulation panel is made of a material capable of preventing heat leakage from said apparatus, wherein said thermal insulation panel includes an interior surface and an exterior surface;
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- b. a plug cut from said thermal insulation panel, wherein said plug is cut to allow for placement of an attachment to affix said thermal insulation panel in place, wherein said plug is the exact size of said securing mechanism.
A method of affixing an attachment means for insulating an apparatus capable of operating at cryogenic temperatures or able to contain equipment capable of operating at cryogenic temperatures, said method comprising:
- a. Placing an insulation means in the interior surface of said apparatus at a desired location, wherein said insulation means includes:
- i. A thermal insulation panel, wherein said thermal insulation panel includes an interior surface which is the surface directly connected to said apparatus and a exterior surface,
- ii. A plug cut of said thermal insulation panel, wherein said plug is the exact size of said attachment means;
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- b. Placing said attachment means in said plug cut from said thermal insulation panel thereby affixing said insulation means to said interior face of said apparatus, wherein said attachment means is a magnetic attachment.
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