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US 2024/0295319 A1Published application
Portable System for Converting Liquid Oxygen (LOX) to Oxygen Gas for the Sustainment of High-Volume Torch Cutting
AssigneeBroco, Inc.
InventorsThomas Conrad JOOS, Trevor MANNING, Stan WILKISON
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Abstract
A modular transportable oxy-fuel cutting device, comprising: liquid oxygen containers; vaporizers; and a cutting torch. The liquid oxygen containers, vaporizers, and the cutting torch are all in fluidic communication with each other through a series of pipes. The liquid oxygen containers are configured to contain a liquid oxygen fluid and supply the liquid oxygen fluid to the vaporizers; wherein the vaporizers are configured to convert the liquid oxygen fluid to an oxygen gas; and the cutting torch is adapted to accept the oxygen gas and a fuel gas.
Claims20
A modular transportable oxy-fuel cutting device, comprising:
- one or more liquid oxygen containers;
- one or more vaporizers;
- and
- a cutting torch;
- wherein said one or more liquid oxygen containers, said one or more vaporizers, and said cutting torch are all in fluidic and operative communication with each other;
- wherein said one or more liquid oxygen containers are configured to contain a liquid oxygen fluid and supply said liquid oxygen fluid to said one or more vaporizers;
- wherein said one or more vaporizers are configured to convert said liquid oxygen fluid to an oxygen gas;
- and
- wherein said cutting torch is adapted to accept said oxygen gas and a fuel gas.
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A modular transportable oxy-fuel cutting device, comprising:
- one or more liquid oxygen containers;
- one or more vaporizers;
- a cutting torch;
- a parallel dual liquid oxygen combining valve;
- one or more flow modulators;
- an oxygen gas pressure regulator;
- and
- an oxygen gas combining valve;
- wherein said one or more liquid oxygen containers, said one or more vaporizers, and said cutting torch are all in fluidic and operative communication with each other;
- wherein said one or more liquid oxygen containers are configured to contain a liquid oxygen fluid and supply said liquid oxygen fluid to said one or more vaporizers;
- wherein said one or more vaporizers are configured to convert said liquid oxygen fluid to an oxygen gas;
- wherein said cutting torch is adapted to accept said oxygen gas and a fuel gas;
- wherein said parallel dual liquid oxygen combining valve is configured to connect said one or more liquid oxygen containers;
- wherein said parallel dual liquid oxygen combining valve is configured to maintain a constant flow and pressure of said liquid oxygen fluid from said one or more liquid oxygen containers to said one or more vaporizers;
- wherein said oxygen gas pressure regulator is configured to (i) measure a pressure of said oxygen gas, (ii) measure a flow rate of said oxygen gas out of said one or more vaporizers, and (iii) determine whether a vaporizer oxygen gas output alarm is triggered;
- wherein said one or more flow modulators are configured to reduce a flow of said liquid oxygen fluid to said one or more vaporizers when said vaporizer oxygen gas output alarm is triggered;
- wherein said oxygen gas combining valve is configured to accept the flow of said oxygen gas from said one or more vaporizers and combine them to an output of said cutting torch;
- and
- wherein said one or more liquid oxygen containers are configured to be replaced individually while said liquid oxygen fluid is still flowing.
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A modular transportable oxy-fuel cutting device, comprising:
- one or more liquid oxygen containers;
- one or more vaporizers;
- a cutting torch;
- a parallel dual liquid oxygen combining valve;
- one or more flow modulators;
- an oxygen gas pressure regulator;
- and
- an oxygen gas combining valve;
- wherein said one or more liquid oxygen containers, said one or more vaporizers, and said cutting torch are all in fluidic and operative communication with each other;
- wherein said one or more liquid oxygen containers are configured to contain a liquid oxygen fluid and supply said liquid oxygen fluid to said one or more vaporizers;
- wherein said one or more vaporizers are configured to convert said liquid oxygen fluid to an oxygen gas;
- wherein said cutting torch is adapted to accept said oxygen gas and a fuel gas;
- wherein said parallel dual liquid oxygen combining valve is configured to connect said one or more liquid oxygen containers;
- wherein said parallel dual liquid oxygen combining valve is configured to maintain a constant flow and pressure of said liquid oxygen fluid with one or more liquid oxygen containers to said one or more vaporizers;
- wherein said oxygen gas pressure regulator is configured to (i) measure a pressure of said oxygen gas, (ii) measure a flow rate of said oxygen gas out of said one or more vaporizers, and (iii) determine whether a vaporizer oxygen gas output alarm is triggered;
- and
- wherein said one or more flow modulators are configured to reduce said liquid oxygen fluid to said one or more vaporizers when said vaporizer oxygen gas output alarm is triggered;
- wherein said oxygen gas combining valve is configured to accept a flow of said oxygen gas from one or more vaporizers and combine them to an output of said cutting torch.
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