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EP3452751B1
EP3452751B1 EP17723262.6A EP17723262A EP3452751B1 EP 3452751 B1 EP3452751 B1 EP 3452751B1 EP 17723262 A EP17723262 A EP 17723262A EP 3452751 B1 EP3452751 B1 EP 3452751B1
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Heinz Posselt
Philip Werner
Marko PARKKONEN
Anders Gronlund
Stefan C. AGREN
Martin SMEDSTAD
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  • the invention relates to a transport container for helium.
  • Helium is extracted together with natural gas.
  • Transport containers are used for the transport of the liquid or supercritical helium, which are thermally insulated in a complex manner in order to avoid a rapid rise in pressure of the helium.
  • Such transport containers can be cooled, for example, with the help of liquid nitrogen.
  • a thermal shield cooled with the liquid nitrogen is provided.
  • the thermal shield shields an inner container of the transport container.
  • the liquid or cryogenic helium is accommodated in the inner container.
  • the holding time for the liquid or cryogenic helium in such transport containers is 35 to 40 days, which means that after this time the pressure in the inner container has risen to the maximum value of 6 bar.
  • the supply of liquid nitrogen is sufficient for about 35 days.
  • the EP 1 673 745 B1 describes such a transport container for liquid helium.
  • the transport container comprises an inner container in which the liquid helium is accommodated, a thermal shield which partially covers the inner container, a coolant container in which a cryogenic liquid for cooling the thermal shield is accommodated, and an outer container in which the inner container which thermal shield and the coolant tank are arranged.
  • the US 3,782,128 A shows a transport container for helium, with an inner container for holding the helium, a thermal shield that can be actively cooled with the aid of a cryogenic liquid and in which the inner container is received, an outer container in which the thermal shield and the inner container are received, and a stiffening ring provided on the thermal shield.
  • the US 2010/0011782 A1 describes a transport container for helium, with an inner container for holding the helium, a thermal shield in which the inner container is accommodated, and an outer container in which the thermal shield and the inner container are accommodated.
  • the inner container is suspended directly from the outer container with the help of struts.
  • the DE 29 03 787 A1 shows a suspension device for a thermally insulated arranged in a low temperature tank with several, on the one hand to the outer container and on the other hand to the low temperature tank fastening straps made of fiber composite material, the fastening straps are each composed of several consecutive individual elements of different fiber material and the next individual tank element of each fastening strap made of the fiber material with the comparatively lowest coefficient of thermal expansion exists.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved transport container.
  • the transport container comprises an inner container for holding the helium, a thermal shield which can be actively cooled with the aid of a cryogenic liquid and in which the inner container is accommodated, an outer container in which the thermal shield and the inner container are accommodated, and one on the thermal one Shield provided support ring, the inner container being suspended from the support ring by means of first suspension rods, the support ring being suspended from the outer container by means of second suspension rods, at least one of the first suspension rods having a first spring device and at least one of the second suspension rods having a second spring device, to ensure a spring preload of the first suspension rods and the second suspension rods with different thermal expansions of the inner container and the thermal shield.
  • the inner container can also be referred to as a helium container or inner tank.
  • the transport container can also be referred to as a helium transport container.
  • the helium can be referred to as liquid or cryogenic helium.
  • the helium is also a cryogenic liquid.
  • the shipping container is in particular set up to transport the helium in cryogenic or liquid or in supercritical form.
  • the critical point is a thermodynamic state of a substance, which is characterized by matching the densities of the liquid and gas phases. The differences between the two states of matter cease to exist at this point. In a phase diagram, the point represents the upper end of the vapor pressure curve.
  • the helium is filled into the inner container in liquid or cryogenic form.
  • a liquid zone with liquid helium and a gas zone with gaseous helium then form in the inner container.
  • the helium After being filled into the inner container, the helium therefore has two phases with different physical states, namely liquid and gaseous. This means that there is a phase boundary between the liquid helium and the gaseous helium in the inner container. After a certain time, that is, when the pressure in the inner container increases, the helium in the inner container becomes single-phase. The phase boundary then no longer exists and the helium is supercritical.
  • the cryogenic liquid or cryogen is preferably liquid nitrogen.
  • the cryogenic liquid can alternatively also be liquid hydrogen or liquid oxygen, for example.
  • the fact that the thermal shield can be actively cooled or actively cooled means that the cryogenic liquid flows through or around the thermal shield at least partially in order to cool it.
  • the thermal shield is only actively cooled in one operating state, that is to say when the inner container is filled with helium.
  • the thermal shield can also be uncooled.
  • the thermal shield is actively cooled, the cryogenic liquid can boil and evaporate.
  • the thermal shield has a temperature that approximately or exactly corresponds to the boiling point of the cryogenic liquid.
  • the boiling point of the cryogenic liquid is preferably higher than the boiling point of the liquid helium.
  • the inside of the inner container preferably has a temperature which approximately or exactly corresponds to the temperature of the helium.
  • the outer container, the inner container and the thermal shield can be constructed rotationally symmetrically to a common symmetry or central axis.
  • the inner container and the outer container are preferably made of stainless steel.
  • the inner container shows preferably a tubular base section which is closed on both sides with curved cover sections.
  • the inner container is fluid-tight.
  • the outer container preferably also has a tubular base section which is closed on both ends by cover sections.
  • the base section of the inner container and / or the base section of the outer container can have a circular or an approximately circular cross section.
  • the thermal shield is preferably made of a high-purity aluminum material.
  • the thermal shield ensures that the inner container is only surrounded by surfaces which have a temperature corresponding to the boiling point of the cryogenic liquid (boiling point nitrogen at 1.3 bara: 79.5 K).
  • the thermal shield 79.5 K
  • the inner container temperature of the helium: 4.2 - 6 K
  • the holding time for the liquid helium can be significantly extended in comparison to known transport containers.
  • the heat exchange between the surfaces of the inner container and the thermal shield takes place only through radiation and residual gas conduction. This means that the thermal shield does not contact the inner container.
  • the thermal shield When the transport container is put into operation, the thermal shield is first cooled down, the inner container being initially not yet filled with helium. As a result, the vacuum residual gas on the thermal shield is frozen out and thus does not contaminate the bare metallic outermost layer of an insulation element provided on the inner container.
  • the inner container At one end of the inner container opposite the first and second suspension rods, the inner container is axially attached to the thermal shield and / or the outer container. This means that a fixed camp is planned here.
  • thermal stresses can be applied to the suspension rods. These thermal stresses caused by the relative movement between the thermal shield and the inner container are significantly greater than those which occur at the operating temperature of the transport container. These stresses are dominated by the difference between the thermal expansion coefficients of the inner container materials and the thermal shield.
  • the necessary change in length of the suspension rods can be absorbed elastically when the transport container is started up.
  • the elasticity of the suspension rods is thus artificially increased.
  • the spring devices are dimensioned in such a way that the suspension rods are only slightly plastically deformed when the transport container is started up.
  • the spring devices provide enough tensile force to be able to absorb the transverse forces elastically.
  • the first suspension rods and the second suspension rods are each arranged in a star shape.
  • the suspension rods are preferably each tension rods.
  • the first suspension rods and the second suspension rods can each be arranged distributed uniformly or unevenly around a circumference of the support ring.
  • the first spring device and the second spring device each have a plurality of plate spring elements.
  • the spring devices are each designed as plate spring element packages.
  • the number of plate spring elements per spring device is arbitrary.
  • the spring devices can also be designed as cylinder springs, in particular as tension springs.
  • first suspension rods and four second suspension rods are provided.
  • the number of suspension rods is arbitrary. However, at least three first suspension rods and three second suspension rods are preferably provided. Alternatively, more than four first suspension rods and more than four second suspension rods can also be provided. The number of the first suspension rods can differ from the number of the second suspension rods.
  • the at least one first suspension rod which has the first spring device, is arranged below a central axis of the outer container with respect to a direction of gravity.
  • the first suspension rods which are arranged above the central axis with respect to the direction of gravity, are held in tension by the weight of the inner container. These suspension rods therefore have no spring devices.
  • two first suspension rods are arranged below the central axis of the outer container with respect to the direction of gravity.
  • two first suspension rods without such a first spring device are positioned above the central axis of the outer container with respect to the direction of gravity.
  • the at least one second suspension rod which has the second spring device, is arranged below the central axis of the outer container with respect to the direction of gravity.
  • the second suspension rods which are arranged above the central axis with respect to the direction of gravity, are held in tension by the weight of the inner container. These suspension rods therefore have no spring devices.
  • two second suspension rods are arranged below the central axis of the outer container with respect to the direction of gravity.
  • two second suspension rods are preferably arranged without such a second spring device with respect to the direction of gravity above the central axis of the outer container.
  • the support ring has pockets in which the second suspension rods are arranged.
  • the pockets are preferably oriented radially inwards in the direction of the central axis.
  • the second hanging bars can be made as long as possible. This extends the heat transport path from the support ring to the outer container. As a result, the heat input from the outer container into the support ring can be significantly reduced.
  • the inner container has a fastening flange to which the first suspension rods are fastened.
  • the mounting flange is preferably cylindrical.
  • the mounting flange is in particular arranged rotationally symmetrically to a central axis of the inner container.
  • the central axis of the outer container can be identical to the central axis of the inner container.
  • the first suspension rods can be suspended in the fastening flange by means of eyelets.
  • the support ring, the first suspension rods and the second suspension rods are assigned to a first cover section of the inner container.
  • the first cover section is preferably positioned facing away from a coolant container of the transport container which is likewise arranged in the outer container.
  • the inner container is suspended from the thermal shield on a second cover section with the aid of third suspension rods, the thermal shield being suspended on the outer container with the aid of fourth suspension rods.
  • a further support ring can be provided as part of the coolant container, on which the inner container is suspended with the aid of the third suspension rods.
  • the support ring can be suspended from the outer container by means of the fourth suspension rods.
  • four such third suspension rods arranged in a star shape and four such fourth suspension rods arranged in a star shape are provided.
  • the third and fourth suspension rods preferably each have no spring device.
  • the third and fourth suspension rods form a fixed bearing for the inner container.
  • the third suspension rods and the fourth suspension rods are passed through a coolant container in which the cryogenic liquid is received.
  • the third suspension rods and the fourth suspension rods are preferably passed through the coolant tank parallel to a direction of gravity.
  • the inner container on the second cover section is immovable relative to the thermal shield.
  • the fixed bearing of the inner container is preferably provided on the second cover section.
  • a floating bearing is provided on the first cover section.
  • the thermal shield completely surrounds the inner container.
  • the thermal shield is also arranged between the inner container and the coolant container. This ensures that the inner container is completely surrounded by surfaces which have a temperature corresponding to the boiling point of the cryogenic liquid, in particular nitrogen. This significantly increases the helium hold time.
  • transport container also include combinations of features or embodiments described above or below with reference to the exemplary embodiments that are not explicitly mentioned.
  • the specialist will also add individual aspects as improvements or additions to the respective basic shape of the transport container.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a highly simplified schematic sectional view of an embodiment of a transport container 1 for liquid or cryogenic helium He.
  • the Fig. 2 shows a front view of the transport container 1 according to view II of the Fig. 1 .
  • the Fig. 3 shows the detail view III according to the Fig. 1 and the Fig. 4 shows the detail view IV according to the Fig. 3 .
  • the following is the 1 to 4 referred to at the same time.
  • the transport container 1 can also be referred to as a helium transport container.
  • the transport container 1 can also be used for other cryogenic liquids.
  • the transport container 1 comprises an outer container 2.
  • the outer container 2 is made of stainless steel, for example.
  • the outer container 2 can have a length I 2 of, for example, 10 m.
  • the outer container 2 comprises a tubular or cylindrical base section 3, which is closed on both sides with a cover section 4, 5, in particular with a first cover section 4 and a second cover section 5.
  • the base section 3 can have a circular or approximately circular geometry in cross section.
  • the lid sections 4, 5 are curved.
  • the cover sections 4, 5 are curved in opposite directions, so that both cover sections 4, 5 are curved outwards with respect to the base section 3.
  • the outer container 2 is fluid-tight, in particular gas-tight.
  • the outer container 2 has a symmetry or center axis M 1 , to which the outer container 2 is rotationally symmetrical.
  • the transport container 1 further comprises an inner container 6 for holding the liquid helium He.
  • the inner container 6 is also made of stainless steel, for example.
  • a gas zone 7 with evaporated helium He and a liquid zone 8 with liquid Helium He can be provided in the inner container 6.
  • the inner container 6 is fluid-tight, in particular gas-tight, and can comprise a blow-off valve for controlled pressure reduction.
  • the inner container 6 comprises a tubular or cylindrical base section 9, which is closed on both ends by cover sections 10, 11, in particular a first cover section 10 and a second cover section 11.
  • the base section 9 can have a circular or approximately circular geometry in cross section.
  • a cylindrical fastening flange 12 can be provided on the first cover section 10.
  • An axial fastening point 13, which can be tubular, can be provided on the second cover section 11.
  • the cover sections 10, 11 are curved in opposite directions, so that they are curved outwards with respect to the base section 9.
  • the inner container 6 is, like the outer container 2, rotationally symmetrical to the central axis M 1 .
  • An intermediate space 14 provided between the inner container 6 and the outer container 2 is evacuated.
  • the inner container 6 can continue in the 1 to 4 Have insulation element, not shown.
  • the outside of the insulation element has a highly reflective copper layer, for example a copper foil or an aluminum foil coated with copper, and a multilayer insulation layer arranged between the inner container 6 and the copper layer.
  • the insulation layer comprises several alternating layers of perforated and embossed aluminum foil as a reflector and glass paper as a spacer between the aluminum foils.
  • the insulation layer can be 10 layers.
  • the layers of aluminum foil and glass paper are applied to the inner container 6 without gaps, that is, pressed.
  • the insulation layer can be a so-called MLI (multilayer insulation).
  • the inner container 6 and also the insulation element have on the outside approximately a temperature corresponding to the temperature of the helium He.
  • the transport container 1 further comprises a cooling system 15 with a coolant container 16.
  • the coolant container 16 is preferably also constructed to be rotationally symmetrical to the central axis M 1 .
  • the coolant container 16 has an opening 17 in the center, which runs in the direction of the central axis M 1 .
  • the coolant tank 16 has four openings 18, 19, of which in the Fig. 1 only two openings 18, 19 extending in a direction of gravity g are shown.
  • a cryogenic liquid, in particular nitrogen N2 is received in the coolant container 16.
  • a gas zone 20 with vaporized nitrogen N2 and a liquid zone 21 with liquid nitrogen N2 can be provided in the coolant container 16.
  • the coolant tank 16 is arranged next to the inner tank 6 in an axial direction A of the inner tank 6.
  • the coolant tank 16, like the inner tank 6, is positioned inside the outer tank 2.
  • an intermediate space 22 is provided, which can be part of the intermediate space 14. That is, the space 22 is also evacuated.
  • the transport container 1 further comprises a thermal shield 23 assigned to the cooling system 15.
  • the thermal shield 23 is arranged in the evacuated intermediate space 14 provided between the inner container 6 and the outer container 2.
  • the thermal shield 23 can be actively cooled or actively cooled with the aid of the liquid nitrogen N2, which is accommodated in the coolant container 16.
  • active cooling is to be understood to mean that the liquid nitrogen N2 is passed through or guided along the thermal shield 23 to cool it.
  • the thermal shield 23 is cooled to a temperature which corresponds approximately to the boiling point of the nitrogen N2.
  • the thermal shield 23 comprises a cylindrical or tubular base section 24, which is closed on both sides by a cover section 25, 26 that closes the end face. Both the base section 24 and the cover sections 25, 26 are actively cooled using the nitrogen N 2 . Alternatively, the cover sections 25, 26 are integrally connected to the base section 24, so that the cover sections 25, 26 can be cooled by heat conduction.
  • the base section 24 can have a circular or approximately circular geometry in cross section.
  • the thermal shield 23 is preferably also constructed to be rotationally symmetrical to the central axis M 1 .
  • a first cover section 25 of the thermal shield 23 is arranged between the inner container 6, in particular the cover section 11 of the inner container 6, and the coolant container 16.
  • a second cover section 26 of the thermal shield 23 faces away from the coolant container 16.
  • the thermal shield 23 is self-supporting. That is, the thermal shield 23 is not supported on either the inner container 6 or the outer container 2.
  • the thermal shield 23 is fluid permeable. That is, an intermediate space 27 between the inner container 6 and the thermal shield 23 is in fluid communication with the intermediate space 14. As a result, the intermediate spaces 14, 27 can be evacuated at the same time. Bores, openings or the like can be provided in the thermal shield 23 in order to enable the intermediate spaces 14, 27 to be evacuated.
  • the thermal shield 23 is preferably made of a high-purity aluminum material.
  • the first cover section 25 of the thermal shield 23 completely shields the coolant tank 16 from the inner tank 6. That is, as viewed from the inner container 6 to the coolant container 16, the coolant container 16 is completely covered by the first cover section 25 of the thermal shield 23.
  • the thermal shield 23 completely encloses the inner container 6. That is, the inner container 6 is arranged entirely within the thermal shield 23, the thermal shield 23, as already mentioned, not being fluid-tight.
  • the thermal shield 23 comprises at least one, but preferably a plurality of cooling lines for actively cooling the same.
  • the thermal shield 23 can have six cooling lines.
  • the cooling line or the cooling lines are in fluid communication with the coolant tank 16, so that the liquid nitrogen N 2 can flow from the coolant tank 16 into the cooling line or into the cooling lines.
  • the cooling system 15 may further comprise a phase separator, not shown, which is set up to separate gaseous nitrogen N2 from liquid nitrogen N2. With the aid of the phase separator, gaseous nitrogen N2 formed during the boiling of the liquid nitrogen N2 can be blown out of the cooling system 15.
  • the cooling line or the cooling lines are provided both on the base section 24 and on the cover sections 25, 26 of the thermal shield 23.
  • the cover sections 25, 26 can be integrally connected to the base section 24, so that they are cooled by heat conduction.
  • the cooling line or the cooling lines have an incline with respect to a horizontal H, which is arranged perpendicular to the direction of gravity g. In particular, the cooling line or the cooling lines form an angle of greater than 3 ° with the horizontal H.
  • a further multi-layer insulation layer in particular an MLI, can be arranged between the thermal shield 23 and the outer container 2, which completely fills the intermediate space 14 and thus contacts the thermal shield 23 on the outside and the outer container 2 on the inside.
  • Layers of aluminum foil as a reflector and glass silk, glass paper or glass mesh fabric of the insulation layer are fluffy in the intermediate space 14, in contrast to the previously described insulation element of the inner container 6. Fluffy here means that the layers are not pressed from aluminum foil and glass silk, glass paper or glass mesh fabric, so that the embossing and perforation of the aluminum foil enables the insulation layer and thus the intermediate space 14 to be evacuated without problems.
  • An undesirable mechanical-thermal contact between the aluminum foil layers is also reduced. This contact could interfere with the temperature gradient of the aluminum foil layers due to radiation exchange.
  • the thermal shield 23 is circumferentially spaced from the copper layer of the insulation element of the inner container 6 and does not touch it. The incidence of heat from radiation is thereby reduced to the physically possible minimum.
  • a gap width of a gap provided between the copper layer and the thermal shield 23 can be 10 mm. As a result, heat can only be transferred from the surfaces of the inner container 6 to the thermal shield 23 by radiation and residual gas conduction.
  • the inner container 6 is firmly connected to the outer container 2 at an end section assigned to the first cover section 11. This means that the inner container 6 on the second cover section 11 is immovable relative to the thermal shield 23 and the outer container 2.
  • A, in particular tubular, fastening point 28 is provided on the outer container 2 and is connected to the fastening point 13.
  • the fastening points 13, 28 are passed through the opening 17 provided in the coolant tank 16.
  • the coolant tank 16 is also axially fixed in the outer tank 2.
  • the thermal shield 23 comprises a support ring 29 which is assigned to the first cover section 10 of the inner container 6.
  • the support ring 29 can, for example, be integrally connected to the base section 24 of the thermal shield 23.
  • the inner container 6 is suspended from the support ring 29 via the fastening flange 12 with the aid of first suspension rods 30 to 33.
  • the first suspension rods 30 to 33 are in particular tension rods.
  • the number of the first suspension rods 30 to 33 is arbitrary. For example, four such first suspension rods 30 to 33 can be provided, which are arranged in a star shape.
  • the first suspension rods 30 to 33 can be arranged unevenly distributed over a circumference of the support ring 29.
  • first suspension rods 32, 33 are below the central axis M 1 arranged.
  • Two further first suspension rods 30, 31 are arranged above the central axis M 1 with respect to the direction of gravity g.
  • the first suspension rods 30 to 33 are each guided from the mounting flange 12 to the support ring 29 and connect the support ring 29 to the mounting flange 12.
  • the support ring 29 is suspended from the outer container 2 with the aid of second suspension rods 34 to 37.
  • the second suspension rods 34 to 37 are preferably also arranged in a star shape and can be arranged distributed unevenly over the circumference of the support ring 29.
  • the number of second suspension rods 34 to 37 is arbitrary. For example, four such second suspension rods 34 to 37 are provided.
  • Two of the second suspension rods 36, 37 are arranged below the central axis M 1 with respect to the direction of gravity g.
  • Two further of the second suspension rods 34, 35 are positioned above the central axis M 1 with respect to the direction of gravity g.
  • At least one of the first suspension rods 32, 33 has a first spring device 38.
  • the two first suspension rods 32, 33 which are arranged below the central axis M 1 with respect to the direction of gravity g, each have such a spring device 38.
  • Those of the first suspension rods 30, 31 which are arranged above the central axis M 1 with respect to the direction of gravity g do not have such a first spring device 38.
  • the support ring 29 comprises a plurality of pockets 39 to 42, a second suspension rod 34 to 37 being accommodated in each pocket 39 to 42.
  • the pockets 39 to 42 extend radially inward from the support ring 29 towards the mounting flange 12.
  • the second suspension rods 34 to 37 are each supported on the pocket 39 to 42 assigned to them.
  • the support ring 29 is suspended from the outer container 2 via the pockets 39 to 42 and the second suspension rods 34 to 37.
  • the second suspension rods 34, 35 are shown in an assembly position in which they are not yet supported on the pockets 39, 40 assigned to them. After the assembly of the transport container 1, nuts provided on the second suspension rods 34, 35 have contact with the pockets 39, 40.
  • the second suspension rod 37 On the two second suspension rods 36, 37, which are provided with respect to the direction of gravity g below the central axis M 1 , there are second spring devices 43 provided.
  • the principle of the first spring devices 38 and the second spring devices 43 is identical.
  • the second spring devices 43 are supported on the pockets 41, 42.
  • the second suspension rod 37 In the Fig. 3 the second suspension rod 37 is shown in an assembly position in which the second spring device 43 has no contact with the pocket 42. After the assembly of the transport container 1, the second spring device 43 has contact with the pocket 42.
  • the greatest possible mechanical length of the second suspension rods 34 to 37 can be achieved.
  • the heat conduction path from the outer container 2 to the support ring 29 is as long as possible, as a result of which the heat input onto the thermal shield 23 can be reduced.
  • the spring devices 38, 43 With the aid of the spring devices 38, 43, a spring pretension of the first suspension rods 32, 33 and the second suspension rods 36, 37 can be ensured with different thermal expansions of the inner container 6 and the thermal shield 23.
  • the Fig. 4 shows an enlarged detailed view of the second spring device 43.
  • Each of the spring devices 38, 43 has a plurality of plate spring assemblies or plate spring elements 44, of which in the Fig. 4 only one is provided with a reference number.
  • Each plate spring element 44 comprises one, two or more superimposed curved plate springs. Adjacent plate spring elements 44 are arranged so that they are arched in opposite directions. In this way, the desired spring action can be achieved.
  • the inner container 6 is suspended from the thermal shield 23 or the coolant container 16 with the aid of the third suspension rods 45, 46.
  • the thermal shield 23 is in turn via fourth suspension rods 47, 48, of which in the Fig. 1 only two are shown, suspended from the outer container 2.
  • a further support ring can also be provided for fastening the suspension rods 45 to 48.
  • the suspension rods 45 to 48 are passed through the openings 18, 19 provided in the coolant container 16.
  • the transport container 1 also comprises a plurality of anti-rotation devices 49, 50, which prevent the inner container 6 from rotating relative to the support ring 29.
  • the anti-rotation devices 49, 50 are designed, for example, as steel strips.
  • the anti-rotation devices 49, 50 are fixedly connected at one end to the cover section 10 of the inner container 6 and at the other end to the support ring 29.
  • the thermal shield 23 is at least approximately or completely at least to the boiling point (1.3 bara: 79.5 K) of the liquid nitrogen with the aid of cryogenic nitrogen gas which is initially gaseous and later liquid N 2 cooled.
  • the inner container 6 is not yet actively cooled.
  • the thermal shield 23 cools, the vacuum residual gas still located in the intermediate space 14 is frozen out on the thermal shield 23.
  • the thermal shield 23 and the coolant container 16 have completely cooled down and the coolant container 16 is refilled with nitrogen N2
  • the inner container 6 is filled with the liquid helium He.
  • thermal shield 23 Since first the thermal shield 23 is cooled and the inner container 6 is not yet filled with helium He, there is a difference in length between the cooled thermal shield 23 and the inner container 6 on the one hand due to the different temperatures and on the other hand due to the different thermal expansion coefficients of the materials of the thermal shield 23, namely aluminum, and the material of the inner container 6, namely stainless steel. This can lead to relative movements between the thermal shield 23 and the inner container 6.
  • the thermal stresses caused by the relative movement between the thermal shield 23 and the inner container 6 are significantly greater than those which occur at the operating temperature of the transport container 1 and which are dominated by the difference between the thermal expansion coefficients of aluminum and stainless steel.

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  1. Contenant de transport (1) destiné à de l'hélium (He), comprenant un contenant interne (6) pour la collecte de l'hélium (He), un écran thermique (23), qui peut être refroidi activement à l'aide d'un fluide cryogénique (N2) et dans lequel est logé le contenant interne (6), un contenant externe (2), dans lequel sont logés l'écran thermique (23) et le contenant interne (6) et une bague de support (29) prévue au niveau de l'écran thermique (23), le contenant interne (6) étant suspendu à la bague de support (29) à l'aide de premières tiges de suspension (30 - 33), la bague de support (29) étant suspendue au contenant externe (2) à l'aide de deuxièmes tiges de suspension (34 - 37), au moins une des premières tiges de suspension (30 - 33) présentant un premier dispositif de ressort (38) et au moins une des deuxièmes tiges de suspension (34 - 37) présentant un deuxième dispositif de ressort (43), afin d'assurer une précontrainte de ressort des premières tiges de suspension (30 - 33) et des deuxièmes tiges de suspension (34 - 37) à différentes dilatations thermiques du contenant interne (6) et de l'écran thermique (23).
  2. Contenant de transport selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les premières tiges de suspension (30 - 33) et les deuxièmes tiges de suspension (34 - 37) sont disposées respectivement en forme d'étoile.
  3. Contenant de transport selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le premier dispositif de ressort (38) et le deuxième dispositif de ressort (43) présentent respectivement plusieurs éléments de ressort à disque (44).
  4. Contenant de transport selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel sont prévues respectivement quatre premières tiges de suspension (30 - 33) et quatre deuxièmes tiges de suspension (34 - 37).
  5. Contenant de transport selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel l'au moins une première tige de suspension (30 - 33), qui présente le premier dispositif de ressort (38), est disposée en dessous d'un axe central (M1) du contenant externe (2) par rapport à un sens de la gravité (g).
  6. Contenant de transport selon la revendication 5, dans lequel deux premières tiges de suspension (32, 33), qui présentent respectivement un premier dispositif de ressort (38), sont disposées en dessous de l'axe central (M1) du contenant externe (2) par rapport au sens de la gravité (g).
  7. Contenant de transport selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans lequel l'au moins une deuxième tige de suspension (34 - 37), qui présente le deuxième dispositif de ressort (43), est disposée en dessous de l'axe central (M1) du contenant externe (2) par rapport au sens de la gravité (g).
  8. Contenant de transport selon la revendication 7, dans lequel deux deuxièmes tiges de suspension (36, 37), qui présentent respectivement un deuxième dispositif de ressort (43), sont disposées en dessous de l'axe central (Mi) du contenant externe (2) par rapport au sens de la gravité (g).
  9. Contenant de transport selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel la bague de support (29) présente des poches (39 - 42), dans lesquelles sont disposées les deuxièmes tiges de suspension (34 - 37).
  10. Contenant de transport selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel le contenant interne (6) présente une bride de fixation (12), à laquelle sont fixées les premières tiges de suspension (30 - 33).
  11. Contenant de transport selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel la bague de support (29), les premières tiges de suspensions (30 - 33) et les deuxièmes tiges de suspension (34 - 37) sont associées à une première partie de couvercle (10) du contenant interne (6).
  12. Contenant de transport selon la revendication 11, dans lequel le contenant interne (6) est suspendu par une deuxième partie de couvercle (11) à l'aide de troisièmes tiges de suspension (45, 46) à l'écran thermique (23) et dans lequel l'écran thermique (23) est suspendu au contenant externe (2) à l'aide de quatrièmes tiges de suspension (47, 48).
  13. Contenant de transport selon la revendication 12, dans lequel les troisièmes tiges de suspension (45, 46) et les quatrièmes tiges de suspension (47, 48) sont passées à travers un contenant de fluide de refroidissement (16), dans lequel le fluide cryogénique (N2) est collecté.
  14. Contenant de transport selon la revendication 13, dans lequel le contenant interne (6) ne peut être déplacé par rapport à l'écran thermique (23) au niveau de la deuxième partie de couvercle (11).
  15. Contenant de transport selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, dans lequel l'écran thermique (23) entoure totalement le contenant interne (6).
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