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EP1431686B1
EP1431686B1 EP03029186A EP03029186A EP1431686B1 EP 1431686 B1 EP1431686 B1 EP 1431686B1 EP 03029186 A EP03029186 A EP 03029186A EP 03029186 A EP03029186 A EP 03029186A EP 1431686 B1 EP1431686 B1 EP 1431686B1
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Peter Jachmich
Franz Dr. Lürken
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Messer Group GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C13/00—Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
    • F17C13/001—Thermal insulation specially adapted for cryogenic vessels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/10—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air
    • F25D3/105—Movable containers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D7/00—Devices using evaporation effects without recovery of the vapour
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2203/00—Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/03—Thermal insulations
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2203/00—Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/03—Thermal insulations
    • F17C2203/0304—Thermal insulations by solid means
    • F17C2203/0325—Aerogel
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2203/00—Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/06—Materials for walls or layers thereof; Properties or structures of walls or their materials
    • F17C2203/0634—Materials for walls or layers thereof
    • F17C2203/0636—Metals
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2203/00—Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/06—Materials for walls or layers thereof; Properties or structures of walls or their materials
    • F17C2203/0634—Materials for walls or layers thereof
    • F17C2203/0658—Synthetics
    • F17C2203/066—Plastics
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/01—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
    • F17C2223/0146—Two-phase
    • F17C2223/0153—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • F17C2223/0161—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL cryogenic, e.g. LNG, GNL, PLNG
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2201/00—Insulation
    • F25D2201/10—Insulation with respect to heat
    • F25D2201/14—Insulation with respect to heat using subatmospheric pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/804—Boxes

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  • the invention relates to an insulated container for a cold-liquefied or cold-strengthened gas or gas mixture.
  • the cooling module is used to hold a cooling medium such as solid or liquid carbon dioxide or liquid nitrogen.
  • the cooling module consists of a stainless steel container with a thermal vacuum insulation
  • the EP 1 243 525 A2 discloses a changeable temperable container for long-term transport.
  • An occlusive footboard and lid contain evacuable, insulating components.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an alternative insulating container for cold-liquefied or cold-strengthened gases, which can be preferably used as a cooling module. Furthermore, the insulated container should have good insulation properties and be inexpensive to produce.
  • the insulated container has at least one fillable cavity (filling space or fillable space) or fillable body for accommodating a cooling medium and thermal insulation, wherein the thermal insulation is generally formed with at least one film body with a filling material.
  • the film body with the filling material is preferably evacuated.
  • the thermal insulation surrounds the space that can be filled with the cooling medium.
  • the thermal insulation is, for example, an insulating body, an insulating jacket or an insulating layer which contains at least one film body with a filling material.
  • the fillable with the cooling medium of the insulating space is formed by solid or flexible walls.
  • the walls are impermeable to the cooling medium or almost impermeable.
  • solid walls are given in a container.
  • the filling space is e.g. also formed by suitable flexible materials such as cold-resistant films, sheet-like material or other shell material. Hoses, bag-like structures, fillable casings, balloons, cushions or similar structures can be used for filling with the cooling medium, in particular as a container for the cooling medium.
  • the filled with the cooling medium space is the interior of a container (inner container).
  • Containers for the cooling medium are for example made of metal (for example stainless steel), plastic or composite material.
  • Preferred plastics are cold-resistant plastics.
  • cold-resistant plastics there are thermoplastic and thermosetting plastics.
  • Cold-applied plastics are e.g. Polyethylene (preferably high density polyethylene (HDPE), more preferably high molecular weight or ultra high molecular weight polyethylene), polycarbonate or epoxy resin.
  • fiber reinforced plastics such as glass fiber reinforced plastics, e.g. glass fiber reinforced epoxy resin or polyester resin.
  • the preferred container, in particular inner container are usually partially or completely made of cold-resistant plastics.
  • the inner container of the insulating container is a container, bag or bag-like structure made of plastic, a plastic material or a plastic-containing material.
  • Plastics or plastic materials which are used for the production of blood bags for cryopreservation are particularly suitable for producing plastic bags as inner containers.
  • plastic materials are, for example, polyimide / fluoropolymer laminates, PVC formulations or ethylene-containing copolymers.
  • Cryo bags such as blood bags or plasma bags, as used for cryopreservation, can advantageously be used as inner containers.
  • the invention further relates to an insulated container with at least one plastic bag for receiving the cooling medium.
  • a plurality of plastic bags or cryobags are arranged as inner containers in an insulating container, in an outer container.
  • the filling spaces, fillable body or inner container as well as the outer container and insulating container are preferably flat, plate-shaped, cuboidal or cylindrical (tubular) executed.
  • the Isolier giventer consists of one or more inner containers for filling with the cooling medium, an outer container or an outer shell and a thermally insulating region such as an insulating body, an insulating layer or an insulating jacket.
  • Inner and outer container or outer shell are made of plastic, plastic material or plastic-containing material.
  • Outer container, outer shell or insulating jacket are double-walled (i.e., an inner wall and an outer wall), with thermal insulation with vacuum panels disposed inside.
  • cooling medium is meant here in particular a cold-liquefied or cryogen-solidified gas or gas mixture which is present at normal room temperature (about 23 ° C.) and at normal pressure (about 1 bar) as gas, for example nitrogen, carbon dioxide or air, and which at the corresponding temperature and pressure is in a liquid, supercritical or solid state, the term “solid” state including a particulate, granular or snowy form.
  • gas for example nitrogen, carbon dioxide or air
  • solid a particulate, granular or snowy form.
  • cryogenic liquid nitrogen is used as the cooling medium.
  • the insulated container is preferably filled with the cooling medium without pressure, that is, the cooling medium is under atmospheric pressure (by 1 bar absolute) or near normal pressure in Insulated container before.
  • the insulated container is used for storage, storage or transport for a cooling medium.
  • the cooling medium usually has a temperature below -100 ° C, on.
  • the insulated container is an insulated container for refrigerated liquefied gases (e.g., cryogenic liquified gases) or cryogenically solidified gases (e.g., solid carbon dioxide).
  • the insulated container for cold-liquefied or cryogenified gas has at least one inner container, in particular an inner container made of plastic, plastic material or plastic-containing material, and an insulating jacket or outer container surrounding the inner container, but not on the outer surface of the inner container with the insulating jacket or outer container directly connected is. It is advantageous between outer container or insulating jacket and inner container, an intermediate layer (“sliding layer”) or intermediate layer (“lubricant”), e.g.
  • Suitable intermediate or partial interlayers are powders (e.g., silica), particularly heat-insulating powders (e.g., airgel powder), fibrous material or plastic foam (e.g., polyurethane foam, polystyrene foam), which preferably is not firmly bonded to the inner container outer surface.
  • powders e.g., silica
  • heat-insulating powders e.g., airgel powder
  • fibrous material or plastic foam e.g., polyurethane foam, polystyrene foam
  • plastic foam e.g., polyurethane foam, polystyrene foam
  • the thermal insulation contains one or more vacuum insulation panels.
  • Vacuum insulation panels are generally based on a flat support and heat insulation body (insulating core) made of a powdery or fibrous material (eg microporous silicas) or an open-cell foam (eg polystyrene, polyurethane), which is surrounded by an evacuated envelope of foil.
  • the preferred material for the insulating core consists of a compressed, microporous powder such as fumed silica, airgel powder or Precipitated silicas.
  • the insulating core is preferably packed gas-tight with a covering.
  • the envelope of the vacuum insulation panels is generally made of metal, metal-containing (eg aluminum-containing), metal-coated or metal-clad plastic films.
  • the plastic films used serve as a barrier film and are gas-tight.
  • commercially available special high barrier films eg metal-coated plastic composite films
  • the vacuum generated in the vacuum insulation panels generally corresponds to an absolute pressure in the range from 0.01 to 100 mbar (absolute), advantageously from 0.01 to 10 mbar, particularly preferably in the range from 0.01 to 2 mbar, in particular from 0, 01 to 1 mbar.
  • the vacuum in the insulator e.g. in the evacuated space, in particular in the vacuum insulation panels is preferably less than 20 mbar (absolute), more preferably 0.01 to 1 mbar.
  • a gas filling of the evacuated or evacuable space with a condensable gas at the temperature of the cooling medium e.g. Carbon dioxide, krypton or argon when using liquid nitrogen as the cooling medium, particularly advantageous.
  • the invention therefore also Isolier employer with vacuum insulation panels containing a condensable at the temperature of the cooling medium gas such as carbon dioxide, krypton or argon, especially in a reduced-pressure atmosphere (negative pressure, pressure below 1 bar absolute).
  • the reduced-pressure atmosphere of the evacuated space advantageously consists of carbon dioxide, krypton and / or argon.
  • Vacuum insulation panels are advantageously placed in a double-walled, cold-resistant plastic container (eg glass fiber reinforced plastic such as glass fiber reinforced epoxy or polyethylene, especially high density polyethylene (HDPE), high molecular weight or ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) and in turn positioned and fixed within this double wall with insulating foam (eg polyurethane foam, mounting foam) become.
  • the insulation value of the double wall can be influenced by the volume ratio insulating foam / vacuum panels so that the desired amount of cooling medium, in particular cryogenic nitrogen, can evaporate from the inner container per unit time.
  • the cooling capacity of an insulating container is determined when used as a cooling module.
  • the double-walled, cold-resistant plastic container with thermal insulation advantageously forms an outer container.
  • the insulated container is preferably used as a cooling module or cryo-battery for a room to be cooled or for a refrigeration device (eg a cooling tank or refrigerator).
  • a refrigeration device eg a cooling tank or refrigerator
  • cryogenic nitrogen is stored in the cooling module.
  • the cooling module for a refrigeration device serves, for example, as a source of cold gas.
  • liquid nitrogen evaporates over time, the cold gas formed thereby escapes from the cooling module, for example through a discharge opening, into the space to be cooled in the refrigeration device and cools it.
  • a further advantageous use of the insulating container as a cooling module for a refrigeration device is the use as a source for a cryogenic liquefied gas, in particular for the spraying of refrigerated liquefied gas in the space to be cooled of a refrigeration appliance.
  • Refrigerators are devices for cooling refrigerated goods.
  • the refrigerator has a space to be cooled (refrigerator) for the refrigerated goods.
  • the cooling of the Refrigerator is carried out by means of a cooling medium.
  • the cooling medium is provided in an insulated container (insulated container) in the refrigerator.
  • the refrigeration device usually has insulated or insulating walls.
  • the insulating walls of the refrigeration device contain one or more vacuum insulation panels.
  • the refrigerator is in a simple case an insulated housing with a permanently installed or preferably replaceable insulating container for the cooling medium.
  • the refrigeration device can be designed for stationary or mobile use.
  • the cooling module advantageously has a discharge opening (outgas opening), from which substantially vaporized cooling medium can escape into the interior of the container or cooling device to be cooled, wherein the discharge opening of the cooling module can also be the supply opening for the cooling medium.
  • this opening may be provided with a flap which is kept closed by its own mass due to gravity or with the aid of a suitable closure mechanism and can be opened only by a forming pressure in the interior of the cooling module by forming gaseous cooling medium.
  • the absorption capacity of the cooling module in the cooling medium is usually up to 30000 g, preferably 500 g to 15000 g, for nitrogen-liquefied nitrogen.
  • differing amounts of cooling medium can be introduced into the cooling module.
  • the amount of cooling medium to be filled depends on a large number of parameters, for example depending on the outside temperature, the temperature to be maintained in the refrigerating appliance, the starting temperature of the refrigerating appliance, the type of product contained in the refrigerating appliance, the duration of the refrigeration, the method of transport and / or the type and Size of the refrigerator. For example, very large quantities of cooling medium are required for ship tanks, and refrigerators for vaccines or certain trolleys require only a relatively small amount (up to a few grams) of cooling medium.
  • the designed as a cooling module insulating container is advantageously used in rooms to be cooled, in particular heat-insulated rooms such as containers with a thermally insulating wall for the transport and / or storage of perishable goods.
  • Systems with a cooling module are used in the DE 198 58 061 A1 and the DE 198 40 262 A1 described, to which reference is hereby made.
  • the cooling module according to the invention is advantageously similar to that in the DE 198 58 061 A1 and the DE 198 40 262 A1 constructed cooling module and is preferably used in a system described there (refrigeration device).
  • the filling with cooling medium and the use of the cooling module is advantageously carried out as in the DE 198 58 061 A1 and the DE 198 40 262 A1 is described, to which reference is hereby made.
  • an insulated container according to the invention in particular an insulated container with plastic inner container, can be integrated directly into a refrigerating device such as a cooling device (for example insulating container), removable or permanently installed.
  • a refrigerating device such as a cooling device (for example insulating container), removable or permanently installed.
  • the insulation of the refrigeration device is constructed analogously to the insulated containers with the aid of vacuum insulation panels.
  • one or more insulated containers are disposed on the rear wall of a refrigerator (e.g., a refrigerated container).
  • the inner container for the cooling medium may have the shape of a recumbent, extremely flat and rectangular container or even a standing, tall container (e.g., cylindrical shape).
  • the shape of the insulated container as well as the inner container can be varied depending on the application.
  • plastic, plastic material or plastic-containing material in particular foil-like material, for the wall of a storage container (inner container) for the cooling medium and the wall of a thermal insulation (eg outer container) allows a simple and cost-effective production of insulated containers, especially for cryogenic liquefied gases. In addition, can be produced in this way insulating container with low weight. Furthermore, insulated containers of different shapes can be produced.
  • the in Fig. 1 illustrated insulating container 1 comprises a container 2 with a cavity 3 (fillable space) for the cooling medium, an insulating body with vacuum insulation panels 4, 4 ', 4 "and an outer shell or an outer container 5.
  • At least one opening 7 is provided on the insulated container 1.
  • Inner container 2 and outer container 5 are preferably made of plastic, for example epoxy, in particular glass-fiber-reinforced epoxy
  • An opening 7 serves as a filling opening for filling the container 2 with the cooling medium
  • a further opening can be used for the removal of gas (eg evaporating Cooling medium) can be provided.
  • the cooling medium used is preferably nitrogen-liquefied nitrogen.
  • the filled container 2 remains pressureless during use.
  • the vacuum insulation panels 4, 4 ', 4 " are highly heat-insulating panels with a core of eg microporous silica or airgel powder, an evacuated envelope of metallized, highly vacuum-tight plastic film 'is 270 mm x 783 mm, the base of the vacuum insulation panel 4 "is 573 mm x 783 mm.
  • the insulated container has a height of 140 mm and a base of 590 mm x 800 mm.
  • the intermediate space 6 between inner container 2, vacuum insulation panels 4, 4 ', 4 "and outer shell or outer container 6 is foamed up with a polyurethane foam, for example assembly foam
  • the opening 7 is as a rule closed by a closure device (eg lid or stopper) the opening 7 is the only opening, then a discharge opening (outgassing opening) is provided in the closure device 1.
  • the illustrated insulating container 1 is preferably constructed as a flat, plate-shaped, cuboid or angular insulating container and is particularly suitable as a permanently installed or exchangeable unit in a refrigeration appliance.
  • the insulated container 1 is usually closed with a lid or a closure device (not shown).
  • a cylindrical insulating container 1 is shown.
  • a cylindrical, tubular or cup-shaped inner container 2 with a filling chamber 3 and a filling opening 7 is surrounded with insulating body or insulating jacket 8.
  • the insulating body or insulating jacket 8 is constructed like a vacuum insulation panel.
  • an insulating material such as open-cell polyurethane foam or microporous powder such as silica or airgel is arranged.
  • the envelope is preferably evacuated (eg 1 mbar absolute).
  • the envelope is eg a highly vacuum-tight foil or a container.
  • the insulated container 1 is preferably used upright.
  • the insulated container 1 is usually closed with a lid or a closure device (not shown).
  • a flat, plate-shaped, cuboid or edged Isolier anyoneer can be constructed.
  • Fig. 3 shows a cylindrical insulating container 1.
  • a tube 4 is arranged, which is constructed as a vacuum insulation panel.
  • a vacuum insulation panel 4 ' At the bottom of the insulated container 1 is a vacuum insulation panel 4 '.
  • the space 6 (gray) is filled with foam (construction as Fig. 1 ) or evacuated.
  • the gap 6 can be reduced to a minimum, especially during evacuation.
  • the insulated container 1 is preferably used upright.
  • the insulated container 1 is usually closed with a lid or a closure device (not shown).
  • a flat, plate-shaped, cuboid or edged insulated container can be constructed.
  • the in Fig. 4 shown insulating container 1 is analogous to Fig. 1 built up.
  • the inner container 2 is a plastic container (eg of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene) which is surrounded by a space 6 (eg polyurethane foam intermediate layer) and has no direct contact with the vacuum insulation panels 4, 4 'and 4 " represents.
  • the in Fig. 5 shown insulating container 1 is analogous to Fig. 2 built up.
  • the inner container 2 is preferably a plastic container (eg made of HDPE or ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene) for filling with a cold-liquefied gas such as liquid nitrogen, which is surrounded by a gap 6, here a gas space with a non-condensing gas or gas mixture.
  • the inner container 2 is on the support members 9 (eg parts of polyurethane foam) stored (placed). The storage of the inner container 2 in a gap 6 avoids thermally induced, mechanical stresses between the insulating jacket 8 and the inner container. 2
  • Refrigeration unit 12 shown in a highly simplified manner has a space 13 to be cooled for the refrigerated goods, a container 2 with a cavity 3 (fillable space) for the cooling medium and an insulation 8.
  • Container 2 and surrounding insulation 8 form the insulated container.
  • the surrounding insulation 8 is constructed with vacuum insulation panels.
  • the insulated container contains a filling opening 7 and at least one opening 14 for the discharge of cold gas (usually vaporized cooling medium), whereby the cooling space 8 is cooled.
  • the opening 14 is preferably inclined to the container 2.
  • the cooling medium is preferably liquid nitrogen.
  • the container 2 for the cooling medium is preferably made of cold-resistant plastic, for example epoxy, in particular glass-fiber-reinforced epoxy.
  • the integrated container 2 is, for example, a flat or plate-shaped container or a cylindrical or tubular container.
  • Several containers 2 can be arranged in the refrigerator 12, for example on one or more side walls or on the upper side (facing the upper edge of the sheet).
  • the side walls, the bottom and the upper side are advantageously also insulated with vacuum insulation panels, for example as in the DE 199 48 361 A1 described.
  • the filling opening 7 is closed with a closure device (eg lid or stopper).
  • a refrigeration device 12 is shown with removable or replaceable insulating container 1 (view in vertical cross-section, left back, right front).
  • the device housing 1 is designed as a side wall, in particular as a rear wall (as shown), or door of the refrigeration device 12.
  • the container 2 can be flat (eg as a flat container, in particular with expansion over a Side of the refrigerator) or narrow (eg tubular container, expansion only in a region of a page) be designed.
  • the insulation 8, 8 'and 8 is constructed with vacuum insulation panels
  • the insulating container 1 is preferably used upright.
  • Fig. 9 shows the diagram of an insulating container 1 with a plurality of plastic bags as inner container 2, which are filled with a cooling medium, in particular a cold-liquefied gas such as liquid nitrogen, in the interior 3 (view: horizontal cross-section).
  • the plastic bags are, for example, cryobags (eg blood bags).
  • the inner container 2 are arranged in an outer container (insulating jacket 8).
  • the outer container is a double-walled plastic container with a filling of insulating material.
  • the outer container contains vacuum insulation panels.
  • the outer container is for example as in Fig. 2 or Fig. 3 built up.
  • the gap 6 between inner container 2 and outer container 8 is, for example, with a non-condensable at the temperature of the cooling medium gas or gas mixture and / or a powder as in Fig. 6 filled.
  • the plastic bags serving as inner container 2 generally have a filling opening or a filling nozzle, advantageously on the upper edge of the bag.
  • the outer container 8 is, for example, box-shaped or cuboid with an upwardly open side, which is covered with a preferably insulated lid.
  • the lid has, for example, an opening (filling opening) for each inner container 2.
  • tube-like parts are arranged in the lid openings, on which the inner container 2 are attached to the filling opening.
  • the inner container 2 can be filled through the lid openings with the cooling medium (eg liquid nitrogen).
  • the insulating container 1 as a storage container, in particular as a cooling module or cryo-battery in a refrigerator, cold gas can flow out or solid or liquid cooling medium can be removed.
  • the insulated container 1 is advantageously used for liquid taking of the cooling medium. In this case, for example, liquid nitrogen is passed through a riser into the cold room of a refrigerator and sprayed there.
  • the arrangement is eg analogous to Fig. 10 built up.
  • openings e.g. be provided for a pressure compensation valve or as a removal opening.
  • FIG. 10 greatly simplified and schematically illustrated refrigeration device 12 (vertical cross-section shown) has a space to be cooled 13 for the refrigerated goods and an insulated container 1 in the bottom region of the refrigerator 12.
  • the insulated container 1 is, for example, as in Fig. 1 or Fig. 4 built up.
  • the insulated container 1 is constructed, for example, plate-shaped or cuboid.
  • the insulating container 1 is exchangeable.
  • the arrangement of the insulating container 1 in the bottom region of the refrigeration device 12 is particularly advantageous because the stability and Kippfestmaschine the refrigerator 12 is improved.
  • One or more trays (eg perforated trays) or compartments 15 are advantageously arranged in the refrigeration device.
  • the insulating container 1 is advantageously used as a source of cold gas (as in Fig. 10 shown) or for liquid taking of the cooling medium (eg liquid nitrogen), for example via a riser, in particular for spraying the liquid cooling medium in the cooling space 13 of the refrigeration device 12.
  • the insulation 8 of the refrigerator 12 is constructed with vacuum insulation panels.

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  1. Récipient isolé (1) pour l'entreposage, la mise en réserve ou le transport d'un gaz ou d'un mélange de gaz liquéfiés à froid ou solidifiés à froid dans au moins une cavité (3) à une température inférieure à moins 100°C (Celsius), la cavité (3) étant entourée par un récipient intérieur en matière synthétique, par une matière synthétique ou par un matériau contenant une matière synthétique,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le récipient intérieur est entouré par un récipient extérieur à paroi double doté d'une isolation thermique qui présente au moins un panneau sous vide dans une enveloppe ou par un récipient en matière synthétique, par une matière synthétique ou par un matériau contenant une matière synthétique.
  2. Récipient isolé (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'une strate intermédiaire et/ou une couche intermédiaire (6) sont disposées entre le récipient intérieur (2) et le récipient extérieur (8), l'enveloppe isolante ou le corps isolant.
  3. Récipient isolé (1) selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la partie (4, 4', 4") mise sous vide contient du dioxyde de carbone, du krypton ou de l'argon.
  4. Récipient isolé (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le récipient intérieur (2) est un sac.
  5. Récipient isolé (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le récipient isolé (1) est disposé dans ou sur un appareil frigorifique (12) ou un appareil frigorifique (12) qui présente au moins un panneau d'isolation sous vide pour son isolation thermique.
  6. Procédé de refroidissement de produits à refroidir, le produit à refroidir étant refroidi à l'aide d'un fluide frigorifique qui est conservé dans un récipient isolé (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5.
  7. Utilisation d'un récipient isolé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5 pour reprendre, entreposer ou conserver un gaz ou un mélange de gaz liquéfiés à froid ou solidifiés à froid.
  8. Utilisation selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que le récipient isolé (1) sert de module de refroidissement ou de cryo-accumulateur ou en ce que le récipient isolé (1) sert de module de refroidissement ou de cryo-accumulateur dans un dispositif de refroidissement ou un appareil frigorifique (12).
  9. Utilisation selon les revendications 7 ou 8, caractérisée en ce que le récipient isolé (1) sert de source d'un gaz froid ou d'un gaz liquéfié à froid et en ce que le gaz froid ou le gaz liquéfié à froid sont amenés dans la chambre frigorifique (13) d'un appareil frigorifique (12).
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