EP 2665979 B1 20200812 - INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID HELIUM
Title (en)
INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID HELIUM
Title (de)
ANLAGE UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON FLÜSSIGEM HELIUM
Title (fr)
INSTALLATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'HÉLIUM LIQUIDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 1150416 A 20110119
- FR 2012050079 W 20120112
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2012098326A2] The invention relates to a method and an installation for producing liquid helium, said installation comprising a cooling/liquefaction device (1) comprising a working circuit (2) that subjects a helium-enriched working fluid to a thermodynamic cycle in order to produce liquid helium, said circuit (2) comprising at least one working fluid compression body (3) and a plurality of heat exchangers (4). The installation also comprises a plurality of fluid recovery lines (5) having respective upstream ends to be selectively connected to respective reservoirs (6), and a first collection line (7) having an upstream end connected to the recovery lines (5) and a downstream end connected to a receiving body (8) that can supply the working circuit (2) with a working fluid. The installation is characterised in that it comprises at least one second (9) and one third (10) collection line that each have an upstream end connected to the recovery lines (5) and a downstream end connected to the working circuit (2), the upstream ends of the second (9) and third (10) collection lines being connected at separate determined positions of the working circuit, that respectively correspond to separate temperature levels of the working fluid in the working circuit (2).
IPC 8 full level
F25J 1/02 (2006.01); F17C 3/08 (2006.01); F17C 5/04 (2006.01); F25D 19/00 (2006.01); F25J 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F25J 1/0007 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0037 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/004 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0202 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0247 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0271 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0275 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2210/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2220/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2245/90 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2270/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2290/60 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2290/62 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
FR 2970563 A1 20120720; FR 2970563 B1 20170602; AU 2012208462 A1 20130801; AU 2012208462 B2 20161110; EP 2665979 A2 20131127; EP 2665979 B1 20200812; RU 2013138460 A 20150227; RU 2578508 C2 20160327; US 2013291585 A1 20131107; US 9657986 B2 20170523; WO 2012098326 A2 20120726; WO 2012098326 A3 20130829
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 1150416 A 20110119; AU 2012208462 A 20120112; EP 12704863 A 20120112; FR 2012050079 W 20120112; RU 2013138460 A 20120112; US 201213980178 A 20120112