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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Messer Industries Usa, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Simon J. Shamoun, Acworth, GA (US);
Isaiah Edmonds, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Messer Industries USA, Inc., New Castle, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 7/02 (2006.01); F17C 7/00 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F17C 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 7/00 (2013.01); F17C 13/04 (2013.01); F25D 29/001 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0104 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0323 (2013.01); F17C 2221/011 (2013.01); F17C 2221/014 (2013.01); F17C 2221/016 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0161 (2013.01); F17C 2223/033 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0443 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0626 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0689 (2013.01); F17C 2250/07 (2013.01); F17C 2260/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for conditioning a liquid cryogen in a tank includes reducing a pressure of the liquid cryogen in the tank for reducing a temperature of the liquid cryogen and condensing any vapor boil-off in the tank for reclaiming the liquid cryogen in the tank. The liquid cryogen may be selected from the group consisting of liquid nitrogen (LIN), liquid oxygen (LOX), and liquid argon (LAR).