Chilldown device and method
AssigneeArianegroup SAS
InventorDavide DURI
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Abstract
The invention relates to the field of cryogenics, and in particular to a device and a method for chilling down a cryogenic system (1). The chilldown device (100, 101) comprises a cryogenic fluid feed circuit (102, 103) and at least one atomizing nozzle (110) connected to said feed circuit (102, 103). The chilldown method includes feeding cryogenic fluid via a feed circuit (102, 103) to at least one atomizing nozzle (110) connected to the feed circuit (102, 103), spraying the cryogenic fluid through the at least one atomizing nozzle (110) as a spray (200) of cryogenic fluid, and projecting the spray (200) of cryogenic fluid against at least one zone to be cooled in the cryogenic system (1).
Claims11
A chilldown device for chilling down a cryogenic system, said chilldown device comprising a cryogenic fluid feed circuit and at least one atomizing nozzle connected to said feed circuit in order to direct a spray of cryogenic fluid against an impact surface in a zone to be cooled in the cryogenic system.
A method of chilling down a cryogenic system, the method comprising:
- feeding cryogenic fluid via a feed circuit through at least one atomizing nozzle connected to the feed circuit;
- spraying the cryogenic fluid through at least one atomizing nozzle so as to form a spray of cryogenic fluid;
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- projecting the spray of cryogenic fluid against at least one impact surface in a zone to be cooled in the cryogenic system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.