公开(公告)号：US6073450A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-13

申请号：US262755

申请日：1999-03-04

申请人： Tibor I Lak ,  Gene Rogers ,  James F. Weber ,  Michael V. Merlin ,  Timothy L. Gaynor, III ,  John E. Davis ,  David L. Gerhardt

发明人： Tibor I Lak ,  Gene Rogers ,  James F. Weber ,  Michael V. Merlin ,  Timothy L. Gaynor, III ,  John E. Davis ,  David L. Gerhardt

IPC分类号： B64G1/40 ,  F17C5/02

CPC分类号： B64G1/402 ,  F17C5/02 ,  F17C2221/011 ,  F17C2221/012 ,  F17C2223/0161 ,  F17C2223/033 ,  F17C2227/0107 ,  F17C2270/0194 ,  F17C2270/0197 ,  Y02E60/321

摘要： A cryogenic propellant tank system and process for densifying cryogenic liquid propellant comprises a tank with a combined manifold, a combined manifold line, a pressurizing gas line, and a vent line. The combined manifold is located in the tank. The combined manifold line functionally connects the combined manifold to a chilling system. The pressurizing gas line and the vent line are also functionally connected to the combined manifold line. The tank may be disposed in a vehicle. The manifold is disposed proximate the top of the tank. The chilling system may be a heat exchanger/filling system. The process for filling the tank comprises the steps of charging the tank with cryogenic liquid propellant, venting gases in the tank, densifying the cryogenic liquid propellant, and pressurizing the tank. The tank is charged with the cryogenic liquid propellant such that the orifices in the combined manifold are submerged. The gases in the tank are vented through the combined manifold and out of the tank. The venting step is arrested prior to the submerging of the combined manifold orifices. The liquid in the tank is densified by directing a recirculation stream of the cryogenic liquid propellant from the tank through the combined manifold, out of the tank, cooling and directing the recirculation stream back into the tank. The tank is pressurized by directing a pressurizing gas stream into the combined manifold and into the tank.

摘要翻译： 低温推进剂罐系统和用于致密化低温液体推进剂的方法包括具有组合歧管，组合歧管管线，加压气体管线和排气管线的罐。 组合的歧管位于水箱中。 组合的歧管管线将组合歧管功能连接到冷却系统。 加压气体管线和通气管线也在功能上连接到组合歧管管路。 罐可以设置在车辆中。 歧管靠近储罐的顶部设置。 冷却系统可以是热交换器/填充系统。 填充罐的过程包括以下步骤：向罐中加入低温液体推进剂，在罐中排放气体，使低温液体推进剂致密化，并对罐加压。 该罐装有低温液体推进剂，使得组合歧管中的孔被浸没。 罐中的气体通过组合歧管排出罐外。 排气步骤在组合的歧管孔口浸没之前被阻止。 通过将来自罐的低温液体推进剂的再循环流通过组合的歧管引导出罐，使罐中的液体冷却并将再循环流引导回罐中而致密。 通过将加压气流引导到组合的歧管中并进入罐中来对罐进行加压。

公开(公告)号：US6131397A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-17

申请号：US262787

申请日：1999-03-04

申请人： John E. Davis ,  Tibor I. Lak ,  Gene Rogers ,  James F. Weber ,  Michael V. Merlin ,  Timothy L. Gaynor, III ,  David L. Gerhardt

发明人： John E. Davis ,  Tibor I. Lak ,  Gene Rogers ,  James F. Weber ,  Michael V. Merlin ,  Timothy L. Gaynor, III ,  David L. Gerhardt

IPC分类号： F25J1/00 ,  B64G1/40 ,  B64G5/00 ,  C06B47/06 ,  C06B47/12 ,  F25C1/00 ,  F25D3/10 ,  F17C5/00

CPC分类号： B64G1/402 ,  B64G5/00 ,  C06B47/06 ,  C06B47/12 ,  F25C1/00 ,  F25C2301/002 ,  F25C2600/04 ,  Y02E60/324

摘要： Slush is made from a liquid using slush making systems or according to slush making processes. A jacketed vessel of the processes and the systems has an interior wall that defines an interior space. The interior space comprises a top and a bottom. The interior space has an average overall cross-sectional area taken through a vertical axis extending generally between the top and the bottom. The interior space also has a collection portion having an average collection portion cross-sectional area taken through the vertical axis that is less than the average overall cross-sectional area. The liquid is placed into the interior space and the interior walls are cooled. Slush forms on the interior walls and migrates to the collection portion. The collection portion is located at the interior space bottom when the slush density is higher than the liquid density and the collection portion is located at the interior space top when slush density is less than the liquid density. To facilitate the migration of the slush to the collection portion, at least a conical portion of the interior space has the general shape of a cone and the collection portion is located in the proximity of an apex of the conical portion, thereby helping to funnel the slush to the collection portion. The cryogenic liquid to be made into slush may be oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, helium, or water. The slush may be used to densify cryogenic liquids, such as cryogenic liquid propellants.

摘要翻译： 泥浆由使用制浆系统的液体或根据制浆工艺制成。 工艺和系统的夹套容器具有限定内部空间的内壁。 内部空间包括顶部和底部。 内部空间的平均整个横截面面积通过一般在顶部和底部之间延伸的垂直轴线。 内部空间还具有收集部分，该收集部分具有通过垂直轴线截取的平均收集部分横截面积小于平均总横截面积。 液体被放置在内部空间中并且内壁被冷却。 在内墙上形成灰浆，并迁移到收集部分。 当泥浆密度高于液体密度时，收集部分位于内部空间底部，当灌浆密度小于液体密度时，收集部分位于内部空间顶部。 为了便于将浆料迁移到收集部分，内部空间的至少一个锥形部分具有锥体的大致形状，并且收集部分位于锥形部分的顶点附近，从而有助于漏斗 溜到收集部分。 待制成冷冻的低温液体可以是氧气，氮气，氢气，氦气或水。 泥浆可用于致密化低温液体，例如低温液体推进剂。

公开(公告)号：US6164078A

公开(公告)日：2000-12-26

申请号：US262796

申请日：1999-03-04

申请人： Tibor I Lak ,  Gene Rogers ,  James F. Weber ,  Michael V. Merlin ,  Timothy L. Gaynor, III ,  John E. Davis ,  David L. Gerhardt

发明人： Tibor I Lak ,  Gene Rogers ,  James F. Weber ,  Michael V. Merlin ,  Timothy L. Gaynor, III ,  John E. Davis ,  David L. Gerhardt

IPC分类号： F28D1/06 ,  B64G1/40 ,  B64G5/00 ,  F25B19/02 ,  F25J1/02 ,  F28D21/00 ,  F17C5/02

CPC分类号： F25B19/02 ,  B64G1/402 ,  B64G5/00 ,  F25B2341/0011 ,  Y10S62/91

摘要： A cryogenic liquid heat exchanger system has a subatmospheric pressure reservoir, a tube, and an initial fluid ejector. The sub-atmospheric pressure reservoir has a vacuum exhaust. The tube extends through the reservoir. The initial fluid ejector has a suction chamber inlet that is functionally connected to the reservoir vacuum exhaust. The system may have a plurality of fluid ejectors connected to one or more exhausts either in series or parallel. The initial fluid ejector may receive one or more pressurized fluid streams, and the streams may be steam. A process for generating sub-atmospheric pressures in a cryogenic fluid heat exchanger reservoir includes the step of discharging an initial fluid stream into an initial fluid ejector having a suction chamber functionally connected to an exhaust of the reservoir. A process for generating sub-atmospheric pressures in a cryogenic fluid heat exchanger reservoir includes the step of using a fluid ejector to reduce the pressure in the reservoir. In either process, cooling cryogenic fluid is directed through the reservoir. The cooling cryogenic fluid may be liquid nitrogen or liquid hydrogen. In either process, an incoming cryogenic fluid stream is directed through a tube that extends through the reservoir. The incoming cryogenic fluid may be liquid oxygen or liquid hydrogen, or any other suitable cryogenic fluid.

摘要翻译： 低温液体热交换器系统具有低于大气压的压力储存器，管和初始流体喷射器。 次大气压力储存器具有真空排气。 管延伸通过储存器。 初始流体喷射器具有在功能上连接到储存器真空排气口的吸入室入口。 该系统可以具有串联或并联连接到一个或多个排气的多个流体喷射器。 初始流体喷射器可以接收一个或多个加压流体流，并且流可以是蒸汽。 在低温流体热交换器储存器中产生次大气压力的方法包括将初始流体流排放到具有功能性地连接到储存器的排气口的吸入室的初始流体喷射器中的步骤。 在低温流体热交换器储存器中产生低于大气压的方法包括使用流体喷射器来降低储存器中的压力的​​步骤。 在任一过程中，冷却低温流体被引导通过储存器。 冷却低温流体可以是液氮或液态氢。 在任一过程中，进入的低温流体流被引导通过延伸穿过储存器的管。 进入的低温流体可以是液氧或液态氢，或任何其它合适的低温流体。

公开(公告)号：US6151900A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-28

申请号：US262754

申请日：1999-03-04

申请人： Tibor I Lak ,  Gene Rogers ,  James F. Weber ,  Michael V. Merlin ,  Timothy L. Gaynor, III ,  John E. Davis ,  David L. Gerhardt

发明人： Tibor I Lak ,  Gene Rogers ,  James F. Weber ,  Michael V. Merlin ,  Timothy L. Gaynor, III ,  John E. Davis ,  David L. Gerhardt

IPC分类号： B64G1/40 ,  B64G5/00 ,  B67D7/02 ,  F02K9/42 ,  F02M31/20 ,  F17C5/02 ,  F25J1/02 ,  F17C11/00 ,  F25B19/00

CPC分类号： F17C5/02 ,  B64G1/402 ,  B64G5/00 ,  F17C2221/011 ,  F17C2221/012 ,  F17C2221/014 ,  F17C2221/017 ,  F17C2223/0161 ,  F17C2223/033 ,  F17C2227/0337 ,  F17C2260/031 ,  F17C2260/056 ,  F17C2265/025 ,  F17C2270/0168 ,  F17C2270/0189 ,  F17C2270/0197 ,  Y02E60/321

摘要： A system and method for cooling a first cryogenic liquid in a vessel comprises the steps of directing a second cryogenic into the first cryogenic fluid and releasing gas from the vessel. The first cryogenic fluid has a boiling point that is higher than the boiling point of the second cryogenic fluid. Directing the second cryogenic fluid into the first cryogenic fluid results in the second fluid cooling the first fluid and the second fluid vaporizing. The vaporized fluid is released as a gas from the vessel. The vessel may be a propellant tank for a space vehicle. The first and second cryogenic fluids are delivered from supplies located outside of the vehicle. The first cryogenic liquid may be oxygen and the second cryogenic liquid may be nitrogen, neon, or helium. In another aspect of the invention, the first cryogenic liquid may be hydrogen and the second cryogenic liquid may be helium.

摘要翻译： 用于冷却容器中的第一低温液体的系统和方法包括将第二低温引入第一低温流体并从容器释放气体的步骤。 第一低温流体的沸点高于第二低温流体的沸点。 将第二低温流体引导到第一低温流体中导致第二流体冷却第一流体和第二流体蒸发。 蒸发的流体作为来自容器的气体释放。 船舶可能是太空车的推进剂罐。 第一和第二低温流体从位于车辆外部的供应物输送。 第一低温液体可以是氧气，第二低温液体可以是氮气，氖气或氦气。 在本发明的另一方面，第一低温液体可以是氢气，第二低温液体可以是氦气。

公开(公告)号：US5315530A

公开(公告)日：1994-05-24

申请号：US930489

申请日：1992-08-14

申请人： David L. Gerhardt ,  Paul J. Su ,  Tibor I. Lak ,  Donna M. Brakeville

发明人： David L. Gerhardt ,  Paul J. Su ,  Tibor I. Lak ,  Donna M. Brakeville

IPC分类号： G05D7/06 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G05D9/00 ,  G06F15/46

CPC分类号： G05D7/0617 ,  G06F17/5009 ,  G06F2217/16

摘要： A computer program is disclosed for specifying and solving a fluid transfer problem. Schematic manager means are provided for generating and modifying a pictorial representation of a fluid system schematic having a plurality of components. The schematic manager means Is fluid and process independent. Replicator means are provided for generating a set of simultaneous equations from the pictorial representation and for assuring that the schematic manager remains fluid and process independent. A generic run-time simulation module is provided for solving the set of simultaneous equations, thereby allowing the computer program to adapt to variations in component state and fluid state as a function of system parameters. A fluid and property database manager is invoked by the simulation module, for allowing simulation of fluid flow processes having fluid states which may be unknown at the time of model creation. The data display routine is provided for displaying program results, thereby obviating any requirement for user coding.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于指定和解决流体转移问题的计算机程序。 提供了示意性管理器装置，用于生成和修改具有多个部件的流体系统示意图的图形表示。 示意图管理器意味着流体和过程无关。 提供复制器装置用于从图形表示生成一组联立方程，并且确保示意图管理器保持流体和处理独立。 提供了一个通用运行时模拟模块，用于求解一组联立方程，从而允许计算机程序根据系统参数适应组件状态和流体状态的变化。 流体和财产数据库管理器由模拟模块调用，用于允许模拟具有在模型创建时可能是未知的流体状态的流体流动过程。 提供数据显示程序用于显示程序结果，从而避免对用户编码的任何要求。