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US 2019/0390823 A1Published application
Use of a layer of a material as a thermal insulation barrier
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorsJoshua ETKIND, Arun SELVARAJ KOUSALYA, Olga Vladimirovna ELISSEEVA
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Abstract
The present invention relates to containment system for a cryogenic fluid. The system comprises a wall defining an interior space for containing the cryogenic fluid, the wall having an interior surface facing the interior space. the cryogenic fluid comprises liquefied gas At least a portion of the interior surface being provided with a thermal insulation barrier comprising a layer of a material having a contact angle which is at least 150° for the cryogenic fluid.
Claims30
A containment system for a cryogenic fluid,
- the system comprising a wall defining an interior space for containing the cryogenic fluid, the wall having an interior surface facing the interior space,
- the cryogenic fluid comprising liquefied gas, and
- at least a portion of the interior surface being provided with a thermal insulation barrier comprising a layer of a material having a contact angle which is at least 150° for the cryogenic fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.