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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2017
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Dana R. Coldren, Secor, IL (US);
Dennis H. Gibson, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Ankababu Kandlagunta, Peoria, IL (US);
Sridhar Thangaswamy, Dunlap, IL (US);
Alan R. Stockner, Metamora, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A cryogenic fluid pump includes an outlet tube extending along the pump centerline, the outlet tube having an outlet passage that is fluidly in communication with the combined outlet and with a pump outlet opening, and a shroud that extends concentrically along the outlet tube and has an inner diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the outlet tube such that a gap is formed in a radial direction between an inner surface of the shroud and an outer surface of the outlet tube, the gap extending along at least a portion of the outlet tube.