Method and apparatus for storing acetylene
AssigneeThe BOC Group, Inc.
InventorsDavid P. Hook, Stephen W. Barton, Duncan Yates, Silvia B. Dougill, Shuen-Cheng Hwang
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of storing and transporting acetylene in which acetylene is introduced under pressure into liquid nitrogen to produce a liquid solid mixture. The feeding of the acetylene can be done by spraying the acetylene over the liquid nitrogen or sparging the acetylene into a pool of liquid nitrogen.
Claims3
A method of storing and transporting acetylene, comprising the steps of introducing acetylene under pressure into liquid nitrogen to produce a liquid-solid mixture.
An apparatus for storing acetylene comprising a source of acetylene gas under pressure, a pressure vessel containing liquid nitrogen, means for feeding the acetylene to the liquid nitrogen to produce a liquid-solid mixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.