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EP2912365B1
EP2912365B1 EP13785515.1A EP13785515A EP2912365B1 EP 2912365 B1 EP2912365 B1 EP 2912365B1 EP 13785515 A EP13785515 A EP 13785515A EP 2912365 B1 EP2912365 B1 EP 2912365B1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of methods for filling a downstream tank with cryogenic liquid, such as liquid nitrogen, from an upstream storage facility.
  • cryogenic liquid such as liquid nitrogen
  • one of the techniques used in this type of truck uses one (or more) heat exchanger(s) located inside the enclosure, in which a cryogenic fluid is circulated, the enclosure also being equipped with an air circulation system (fans) bringing this air into contact with the cold walls of the exchanger, which thus makes it possible to cool the air inside the cold room of the truck, the cryogenic fluid supplying the exchanger(s) comes from a cryogen tank traditionally located under the truck, a tank which must therefore be filled regularly as the rounds progress.
  • an air circulation system fans
  • One of the problems posed here is related to the fact that during filling, a significant part of the cryogenic liquid is transformed into gaseous phase in the tank.
  • the filling installations of such tanks traditionally include valves controlling on the one hand the supply of cryogenic liquid to the tank and on the other hand the gas outlet from the tank, the end of filling can be recognized automatically by suitable means or manually by the operator.
  • the cryogenic fluid for example liquid nitrogen
  • a large capacity upstream storage connected to the tank to be filled downstream such as the tank of a truck, the upstream storage containing, under a storage pressure higher than atmospheric pressure, the cryogenic fluid in liquid phase at the bottom of the tank and in gas phase at the top of the tank, this storage being adapted to, on the one hand, supply the tank to be filled downstream with liquid which is drawn off at the bottom of the storage, and on the other hand to be supplied from the outside with fluid.
  • cryogenic pump To quickly transfer the fluid between this upstream storage and such a downstream tank to be filled, it is possible to consider using a cryogenic pump, to increase the upstream pressure during the transfer to the cryogenic tank located downstream.
  • a cryogenic pump can have disadvantages in terms of cost, maintenance requirements, and specific operational constraints such as cooling before use.
  • a cryogenic pump includes rotating parts that require specific maintenance.
  • the gas outlet line of the tank is opened or closed using a manual valve on the tank.
  • This valve allows complete opening/closing.
  • the manual valve is opened, the gas is evacuated and the tank is then at atmospheric pressure.
  • the present invention therefore seeks to propose a new technical solution for filling a downstream tank with cryogenic liquid (such as liquid nitrogen), from an upstream storage facility, making it possible to resolve the technical drawbacks listed above.
  • cryogenic liquid such as liquid nitrogen
  • the present invention then relates to a method of filling a tank with a cryogenic liquid, as in accordance with claim 1 below.
  • the invention also relates to an installation for filling a tank with a cryogenic liquid, as in accordance with claim 9 below.
  • This figure 2 allows you to view liquid nitrogen storage 1, as well as the contents of filling station 5, as well as the lines crossing it or ending there: the cryogenic liquid supply line (to 2), the gas return line (from 3) and the various pieces of equipment present on these lines.
  • the two connections of the two double connectors have been separated in space (in references 4) in this figure, but as will be clear to those skilled in the art, these two double connectors must be understood as a first double connector on the storage side, for example a male double “socket”, and a second double connector on the tank side, for example a female “housing”, i.e. a double acceptance path for the male double socket facing it.
  • a purge line 30 is present, as connected in its upstream part to the cryogenic nitrogen line, purge line to which the gas return line is connected, this purge line is equipped with a purge solenoid valve 31 and a silencer 33.
  • the temperature probe 23 installed on the gas return line in the filling station, makes it possible to detect - via an abnormally significant drop in the temperature of this gas return - the presence of liquid nitrogen in the gas return, indicating that the tank is completely filled.
  • This detection information is sent to the data acquisition and processing unit present in the station, a unit which then orders the filling to stop (closing of valve 10, closing of valve 20 to avoid a loss of pressure in the tank and its untimely degassing).
  • FIG 3 illustrates a comparative embodiment where the gas return does not include a discharger, the filling and the pressure achieved in the tank being controlled only by the sole presence of the solenoid valve 20 (we will see in the context of the figure 4 that two parallel solenoid valves 20 and 40 can preferably be implemented on this gas return).
  • filling is carried out normally until the probe 22 detects a pressure in the gaseous air of the tank that is too high, in which case the automaton orders the opening of the solenoid valve 20 to bring this pressure below the set point, once this pressure has been brought below the set point, the automaton orders the closing of the solenoid valve 20.
  • the controller orders the solenoid valve 10 to close (thus stopping the cryogen supply).
  • the mode of the figure 4 is identical in almost every way to that of the figure 3 , except that for this mode, the gas return is equipped with not one but two solenoid valves in parallel: XV03 / 20, and XV05 / 40.
  • This figure 2 allows you to view the liquid nitrogen storage 1, as well as the contents of the filling station 5, as well as the lines crossing it or ending there: the cryogenic liquid supply line (to 2), the gas return line (from 3) and the various pieces of equipment present on these lines.
  • the two connections of the two double connectors have been separated in space (in references 4) in this figure, but as will be clear to those skilled in the art, these two double connectors must be understood as a first double connector on the storage side, for example a male double “socket”, and a second double connector on the tank side, for example a female “housing”, i.e. a double acceptance path for the male double socket facing it.
  • a purge line 30 is present, as connected in its upstream part to the cryogenic nitrogen line, purge line to which the gas return line is connected, this purge line is equipped with a purge solenoid valve 31 and a silencer 33.
  • the temperature probe 23 installed on the gas return line in the filling station, makes it possible to detect - via an abnormally significant drop in the temperature of this gas return - the presence of liquid nitrogen in the gas return, indicating that the tank is completely full.
  • This detection information is sent to the data acquisition and processing unit present in the station, which then orders the filling to stop (closing of valve 10, closing of valve 20 to avoid a loss of pressure in the tank and its untimely degassing).
  • FIG 3 illustrates an embodiment of the invention, where the gas return does not include a discharger, the filling and the pressure achieved in the tank being controlled only by the sole presence of the solenoid valve 20 (we will see in the context of the figure 4 that two parallel solenoid valves 20 and 40 can preferably be implemented on this gas return).
  • filling is carried out normally until the probe 22 detects a pressure in the gaseous air of the tank which is too high. high, in which case the automaton orders the opening of the solenoid valve 20 to bring this pressure below the setpoint, once this pressure has been brought below the setpoint the automaton orders the closing of the solenoid valve 20.
  • the controller orders the solenoid valve 10 to close (thus stopping the cryogen supply).
  • the mode of the figure 4 is identical in almost every way to that of the figure 3 , except that for this mode, the gas return is equipped with not one but two solenoid valves in parallel: XV03 / 20, and XV05 / 40.

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  1. Verfahren zum Befüllen eines Tanks mit einer kryogenen Flüssigkeit aus einem Speicher (1), Befüllen, während dessen ein Teil der kryogenen Flüssigkeit in dem Tank in eine gasförmige Phase umgewandelt wird, und wobei man, während des Befüllens, das Abführen mindestens eines Teils des so gebildeten Gases vornimmt, wobei man über eine Befüllstation (5) verfügt, durch die ein erster Kanal (2) verläuft, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet und den Transfer von kryogener Flüssigkeit von dem Speicher zu dem Tank ermöglicht, und ein zweiter Kanal (3), der einen Gasauslass des Tanks mit der Befüllstation verbindet und es ermöglicht, die aus dem Tank abzuführenden Gase zu der Befüllstation zurückzuführen, wo sie nach außen abgeführt werden können, wobei die Station Detektionsmittel (23) zur Detektion des Vorhandenseins von kryogener Flüssigkeit in dem zu der Station zurückgeführten Gas umfasst, wobei die Detektionsinformation an eine interne oder nicht interne Datenerfassungs- und -verarbeitungseinheit der Station übertragen wird, die in der Lage ist, das automatische Abbrechen des Befüllens zu ermöglichen, wenn der Tank als voll betrachtet wird,
    und dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Leitung (3) zur Gasrückleitung zu der Station keine Überströmeinrichtung aufweist, sondern mit mehreren parallel angeordneten, normalerweise geschlossenen Magnetventilen (20, 40, ..) versehen ist, wobei das Befüllen durch das Einwirken auf mindestens eines der Magnetventile gesteuert wird, um es so weit wie erforderlich zu öffnen, so dass eine Druckdifferenz Delta P zwischen dem Speicher und dem Tank erhalten wird, die einem gewünschten Sollwert Delta P entspricht, und ein finaler Druckwert in dem Tank, der einem gewünschten Sollwert Pfinale entspricht, Sollwert Pfinale, der dem betrachteten Tank zugeordnet ist, der befüllt werden soll,
    und wobei die Einheit in der Lage ist, eines oder jedes der Magnetventile einzusetzen, um den Tank bei Bedarf bei Detektion eines zu hohen Gasraumdruck druckzuentlasten.
  2. Verfahren zum Befüllen nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Detektionsmittel aus einem an dem zweiten Kanal gelegenen Temperaturfühler bestehen, der eine anormal hohe Temperaturabsenkung in dem zu der Station zurückgeführten Gas anzeigt.
  3. Verfahren zum Befüllen nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungen zwischen Speicher und Tank zum einen und zwischen dem Gasauslass des Tanks und der Station zum anderen über ein System aus zwei Doppelstutzen (4) mit Nippel/Kupplung-Steckverbindung ausgeführt werden:
    - einem ersten Doppelstutzen ("speicherseitig"), zu dem ein Schlauchabschnitt des ersten Kanals führt, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet, und von dem ein Schlauchabschnitt des zweiten Kanals abgeht, der den Gasauslass des Tanks mit der Station verbindet;
    - einem zweiten Doppelstutzen ("tankseitig"), zu dem ein Schlauchabschnitt des zweiten Kanals führt, der den Gasauslass des Tanks mit der Station verbindet, und von dem ein Schlauchabschnitt des ersten Kanals abgeht, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet;
    wobei einer der beiden Doppelstutzen vom Nippeltyp ist, während der andere der Doppelstutzen vom Kupplungstyp ist, wobei das Verbinden der beiden Doppelstutzen die Kontinuität von Fluiden über den ersten Kanal, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet, zum einen und über den zweiten Kanal, der den Gasauslass des Tanks zu der Station zurückführt, zum anderen gewährleistet.
  4. Verfahren zum Befüllen nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Doppelstutzen in Fluidverbindung mit dem oberen Teil des Tanks ist.
  5. Verfahren zum Befüllen nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass man über eine Entlüftungsleitung (30) verfügt, die mit einem Magnetventil (31) versehen ist, Entlüftungsleitung, die in ihrem stromaufwärtigen Teil mit dem ersten Kanal verbunden ist, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet, und mit der vorteilhafterweise der zweite Kanal verbunden ist, der die abzuführenden Gase zu der Befüllstation zurückführt, was es somit ermöglicht, über diese Entlüftungsleitung die aus dem Tank abgeführten und zu der Station zurückgeführten Gase nach außen abzuführen.
  6. Verfahren zum Befüllen nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass man eine Entlüftung mindestens eines Abschnitts des ersten Kanals, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet, nach dem Abbrechen des Befüllens durchführt, indem nach einer vorgegebenen Zeit t1 der Abschnitt des ersten Kanals, den man entlüften möchte, durch die Öffnung des an der Entlüftungsleitung gelegenen Magnetventils (31) entlüftet wird.
  7. Verfahren zum Befüllen nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass man eine Entlüftung des Schlauchabschnitts des ersten Kanals, der den Speicher mit dem ersten Doppelstutzen verbindet, nach der einen oder der anderen der folgenden Techniken durchgeführt wird:
    - nach einer vorgegebenen Zeit t1 wird der Schlauch durch die Öffnung eines Magnetventils entlüftet, das an einer Entlüftungsleitung gelegen ist, die an ihrem stromaufwärtigen Teil mit dem ersten Kanal verbunden ist, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet;
    - man verfügt über einen Sensor zur Detektion der richtigen Positionierung des ersten Doppelstutzens an einem Einhängelement, das sich an der Befüllstation befindet, und das Einhängen des ersten Doppelstutzens an diesem Element startet automatisch das Entlüften des Schlauchabschnitts des ersten Kanals, der den Speicher mit dem ersten Doppelstutzen verbindet.
  8. Verfahren zum Befüllen nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich der Tank auf einem Lkw befindet, der zum Transportieren und Verteilen von temperaturempfindlichen Produkten wie pharmazeutischen Produkten und Nahrungsmittelprodukten verwendet wird.
  9. Anlage zum Befüllen eines Tanks mit einer kryogenen Flüssigkeit aus einem Speicher (1), Befüllen, während dessen ein Teil der kryogenen Flüssigkeit in dem Tank in eine Gasphase umgewandelt wird, und wobei man, während des Befüllens, das Abführen mindestens eines Teils des so gebildeten Gases vornimmt, wobei:
    - die Anlage eine Befüllstation (5) aufweist;
    - die Anlage einen durch die Befüllstation verlaufenden ersten Fluidkanal (2) aufweist, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet und den Transfer von kryogener Flüssigkeit von dem Speicher zu dem Tank ermöglicht;
    - die Anlage einen zweiten Fluidkanal (3) aufweist, der einen Gasauslass des Tanks mit der Befüllstation verbindet und es ermöglicht, die abzuführenden Gase zu der Befüllstation zurückzuführen;
    - die Station Detektionsmittel (23) zum Detektieren des Vorhandenseins von kryogener Flüssigkeit in dem zu der Station zurückgeführten Gas umfasst,
    - die Anlage eine Datenerfassungs- und - verarbeitungseinheit aufweist, die in der Lage ist die von den Detektionsmitteln kommende Detektionsinformation zu empfangen und in Abhängigkeit von der empfangenen Information das automatische Abbrechen des Befüllens anzuordnen, wenn die empfangene Information angibt, dass der Tank voll ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Leitung zur Gasrückleitung zu der Station keine Überströmeinrichtung aufweist, sondern mit mehreren parallel angeordneten, normalerweise geschlossenen Magnetventilen (20, 40, ..) versehen ist.
  10. Anlage zum Befüllen nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Detektionsmittel aus einem an dem zweiten Kanal gelegenen Temperaturfühler (23) bestehen, der in der Lage ist, eine anormal hohe Temperaturabsenkung in dem zu der Station zurückgeführten Gas anzugeben.
  11. Anlage zum Befüllen nach Anspruch 9 oder 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungen zwischen Speicher und Tank zum einen und zwischen dem Gasauslass des Tanks und der Station zum anderen über ein System aus zwei Doppelstutzen (4) mit Nippel/Muffe-Steckverbindung ausgeführt werden:
    - einem ersten Doppelstutzen ("speicherseitig"), zu dem ein Schlauchabschnitt des ersten Kanals führt, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet, und von dem ein Schlauchabschnitt des zweiten Kanals abgeht, der den Gasauslass des Tanks mit der Station verbindet;
    - einem zweiten Doppelstutzen ("tankseitig"), zu dem ein Schlauchabschnitt des zweiten Kanals führt, der den Gasauslass des Tanks mit der Station verbindet, und von dem ein Schlauchabschnitt des ersten Kanals abgeht, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet;
    wobei einer der beiden Doppelstutzen vom Nippeltyp ist, während der andere der Doppelstutzen vom Kupplungstyp ist, wobei das Verbinden der beiden Doppelstutzen die Kontinuität von Fluiden über den ersten Kanal, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet, zum einen und über den zweiten Kanal, der den Gasauslass des Tanks zu der Station zurückführt, zum anderen gewährleistet.
  12. Anlage zum Befüllen nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Doppelstutzen in Fluidverbindung mit dem oberen Teil des Tanks ist.
  13. Anlage zum Befüllen nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Entlüftungsleitung (30) aufweist, die mit einem Magnetventil (31) versehen ist, Entlüftungsleitung, die an ihrem stromaufwärtigen Teil mit dem ersten Kanal verbunden ist, der den Speicher mit dem Tank verbindet, und mit der vorteilhafterweise der zweite Kanal verbunden ist, der die abzuführenden Gase zu der Befüllstation zurückführt, was es somit ermöglicht, über diese Entlüftungsleitung die aus dem Tank abgeführten und zu der Station zurückgeführten Gase ins Freie abzuführen.
  14. Anlage zum Befüllen nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich der Tank auf einem Lkw befindet, der zum Transportieren und Verteilen von temperaturempfindlichen Produkten wie pharmazeutischen Produkten und Nahrungsmittelprodukten verwendet wird.
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