LNG (liquefied natural gas) and LIN (liquid nitrogen) in transit refrigeration heat exchange system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F25B-019/00
F28F-007/02
F28D-015/02
F28D-021/00
출원번호
US-0177618
(2011-07-07)
등록번호
US-8763409
(2014-07-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Newman, Michael D.
McCormick, Stephen A.
출원인 / 주소
Linde Aktiengesellschaft
대리인 / 주소
Cohen, Joshua L.
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초록▼
A heat exchanger includes a housing disposed in a first atmosphere and having an upstream end, a downstream end and a chamber within the housing; a metallic block disposed in the chamber and having a passageway therethrough and through which a cryogen can flow; and a heat pipe assembly in contact wi
A heat exchanger includes a housing disposed in a first atmosphere and having an upstream end, a downstream end and a chamber within the housing; a metallic block disposed in the chamber and having a passageway therethrough and through which a cryogen can flow; and a heat pipe assembly in contact with the metallic block and extending to a second atmosphere which is separate from the first atmosphere for providing heat transfer at the second atmosphere.
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1. A heat exchanger, comprising: a housing disposed in a first atmosphere and having an upstream end, a downstream end and a chamber within the housing;a first metallic block disposed in the chamber the first metallic block comprising: a first passageway extending therethrough and through which a fi
1. A heat exchanger, comprising: a housing disposed in a first atmosphere and having an upstream end, a downstream end and a chamber within the housing;a first metallic block disposed in the chamber the first metallic block comprising: a first passageway extending therethrough and through which a first cryogen can flow, the first cryogen comprising a cryogenic substance selected from the group consisting of liquid nitrogen and liquid natural gas, and the first passageway comprising a first inlet port at the upstream end of the housing and a first outlet port at the downstream end of the housing;a first inlet pipe in communication with the first inlet port for providing the first cryogen to the first passageway;a first outlet pipe in communication with the first outlet port for exhausting cryogenic vapor from the first passageway to power an engine; anda first heat pipe assembly in contact with the first metallic block and extending to a second atmosphere which is separate from the first atmosphere for providing heat transfer at the second atmosphere. 2. The heat exchanger of claim 1, wherein the first heat pipe assembly comprises at least one heat pipe. 3. The heat exchanger of claim 1, wherein the first heat pipe assembly comprises a plurality of heat pipes of varying lengths, wherein each one of the plurality of heat pipes extends into the second atmosphere. 4. The heat exchanger of claim 1, wherein the first passageway is arranged in a serpentine pattern within the first metallic block. 5. The heat exchanger of claim 1, wherein the first heat pipe assembly comprises a first plurality of heat pipes of which at least one of said heat pipes extends into the first passageway for exposure to the first cryogen. 6. The heat exchanger of claim 1, further comprising a first outlet valve in communication with the first outlet pipe for controlling the cryogenic vapor exhausted and input of the first cryogen to the first passageway. 7. The heat exchanger of claim 1, further comprising a shroud housing disposed in the second, atmosphere and having a channel therein sized and shaped to receive the first heat pipe assembly, a shroud inlet disposed proximate an upstream end of the shroud housing and in communication with the channel, and a shroud outlet disposed proximate a downstream end of the shroud housing and in communication with the channel. 8. The heat exchanger of claim 7, further comprising at least one air circulation device disposed at the upstream end of the shroud housing and exposed to the second atmosphere for directing the second atmosphere to flow through the channel to contact the first heat pipe assembly. 9. The heat exchanger of claim 1, wherein the housing is mounted in the first atmosphere to a wall separating the first atmosphere from the second atmosphere. 10. The heat exchanger of claim 9, wherein the wall is part of a mode of in-transit refrigeration (ITR) selected from the group consisting of a truck, trailer, automobile, barge, shipping container and railcar. 11. The heat exchanger of claim 1, further comprising a tank having a side wall defining a space in the tank for containing the first cryogen, and a first pipe having a first end in communication with the first cryogen in the space and a second end in communication with the first inlet pipe. 12. The heat exchanger of claim 1, further comprising a second metallic block disposed in the chamber proximate the first metallic block, the second metallic block having a second passageway extending therethrough and through which a second cryogen can flow; and a second heat pipe assembly in contact with the second metallic block and extending to the second atmosphere for providing heat transfer at the second atmosphere. 13. The heat exchanger of claim 12, wherein the first passageway is constructed to receive the first cryogen comprising liquid nitrogen, and the second passageway is constructed to receive the second cryogen comprising liquid natural gas. 14. The heat exchanger of claim 13, further comprising a first tank holding the liquid nitrogen, and a first pipeline connecting the first tank to the first passageway; and a second tank holding the liquid natural gas, and a second pipeline connecting the second tank to the second passageway. 15. The heat exchanger of claim 14, further comprising another heat pipe extending between and in communication with an interior of each of the first and second tanks for phase changing vapor in the second tank into liquid. 16. The heat exchanger of claim 12, wherein the first and second metallic blocks are each constructed from a thermally conductive metallic alloy selected from the group consisting of copper and copper-nickel alloy. 17. A heat exchanger, comprising: a housing disposed in a first atmosphere and having an upstream end, a downstream end and a chamber within the housing;a first metallic block disposed in the chamber and having a first passageway extending therethrough and through which a first cryogen can flow;a first heat pipe assembly in contact with the first metallic block and extending to a second atmosphere which is separate from the first atmosphere for providing heat transfer at the second atmosphere; anda wall separating the first atmosphere from the second atmosphere and to which the housing is mounted, wherein the wall is part of a mode of in-transit refrigeration (ITR) selected from the group consisting of a truck, trailer, automobile, barge, shipping container and railcar. 18. The heat exchanger of claim 17, wherein the first heat pipe assembly comprises at least one heat pipe. 19. The heat exchanger of claim 17, wherein the first heat pipe assembly comprises a plurality of heat pipes of varying lengths, wherein each one of the plurality of heat pipes extends into the second atmosphere. 20. The heat exchanger of claim 17, wherein the first passageway is arranged in a serpentine pattern within the first metallic block. 21. The heat exchanger of claim 17, wherein the first heat pipe assembly comprises a first plurality of heat pipes of which at least one of said heat pipes extends into the first passageway for exposure to the first cryogen. 22. The heat exchanger of claim 17, wherein the first cryogen comprises a cryogenic substance selected from the group consisting of liquid nitrogen and liquid natural gas. 23. The heat exchanger of claim 17, further comprising a shroud housing disposed in the second atmosphere and having a channel therein sized and shaped to receive the first heat pipe assembly, a shroud inlet disposed proximate an upstream end of the shroud housing and in communication with the channel, and a shroud outlet disposed proximate a downstream end of the shroud housing and in communication with the channel. 24. The heat exchanger of claim 23, further comprising at least one air circulation device disposed at the upstream end of the shroud housing and exposed to the second atmosphere for directing the second atmosphere to flow through the channel to contact the first heat pipe assembly. 25. The heat exchanger of claim 17, further comprising a second metallic block disposed in the chamber proximate the first metallic block, the second metallic block having a second passageway extending therethrough and through which a second cryogen can flow; and a second heat pipe assembly in contact with the second metallic block and extending to the second atmosphere for providing heat transfer at the second atmosphere. 26. The heat exchanger of claim 25, wherein the first and second metallic blocks are each constructed from a thermally conductive metallic alloy selected from the group consisting of copper and copper-nickel alloy. 27. A heat exchanger, comprising; a housing disposed in a first atmosphere and having an upstream end, a downstream end and a chamber within the housing;a metallic block disposed in the chamber and having a passageway extending therethrough and through which a cryogen can flow, the passageway comprising an inlet port and an outlet port;an inlet pipe in communication with the inlet port at the upstream end of the housing for providing the cryogen to the passageway;an outlet pipe in communication with the outlet port at the downstream end of the housing for exhausting cryogenic vapor from the passageway;a heat pipe assembly in contact with the metallic block and extending to a second atmosphere which is separate from the first atmosphere for providing heat transfer at the second atmosphere;a tank having a side wall defining a space in the tank for containing the cryogen; anda pipe comprising a first end in communication with the cryogen in the space and a second end in communication with the inlet pipe. 28. A heat exchanger, comprising: a housing disposed in a first atmosphere and having an upstream end, a downstream end and a chamber within the housing;a first metallic block disposed in the chamber and having a first passageway extending therethrough and through which a first cryogen comprising liquid nitrogen can flow;a first heat pipe assembly in contact with the first metallic block and extending to a second atmosphere which is separate from the first atmosphere for providing heat transfer at the second atmosphere; anda second metallic block disposed in the chamber proximate the first metallic block, the second metallic block having a second passageway extending therethrough and through which a second cryogen comprising liquid natural gas can flow; anda second heat pipe assembly in contact with the second metallic block and extending to the second atmosphere for providing heat transfer at the second atmosphere.
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