Cryogenic cold shelf
AssigneePraxair Technology, Inc.
InventorsAlan Tat Yan Cheng, Donald Leonard DeVack
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Abstract
A cryogenic cold shelf for use in a freeze drying system having a cryogen distributor for passing cryogenic fluid into the shelf volume of the cold shelf at differing rates so as to even refrigeration provided over the entire shelf resulting in a uniform temperature over the cold shelf.
Claims10
A cryogenic cold shelf comprising spaced panels defining a shelf volume, and a cryogen distributor within said shelf volume in flow communication with a source of cryogenic fluid and capable of having cryogenic fluid flow therethrough, said cryogen distributor comprising a main flow path having a first leg and a second leg downstream of the first leg, said first leg having a plurality of first branches extending from the first leg, and said second leg having a plurality of second branches extending from said second leg and oriented between said first branches.
A cryogenic cold shelf comprising spaced panels defining a shelf volume, and a cryogen distributor within said shelf volume in flow communication with a source of cryogenic fluid and capable of having cryogenic fluid flow therethrough, said cryogen distributor comprising a main flow path having a cryogenic fluid input and having a length extending through the shelf volume, and having a plurality of branches communicating with the main flow path along its length, said branches having perforations for passing cryogenic fluid out from the cryogen distributor into the shelf volume, at least one branch positioned closer to the cryogenic fluid input having smaller perforations than at least one branch positioned further from the cryogenic fluid input.
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