摘要:
The storage tank for cryogenic liquids incorporates an ullage vessel that provides for an ullage space. The ullage vessel is in communication through an ullage line to a fill line that provides cryogen to a cryogen space. The junction where the ullage line and fill line meet is of a certain cross-sectional area. Downstream of the junction within the fill line, measured in reference to the direction of cryogen flow during a coruse of filling the cryogen space, is of a greater cross-sectional area than is the case at the junction. This creates a pressure reduction at the junction during a course of filling that causes a net flow of material from the ullage space over the course of filling. Once the cryogen tank is liquid full causing cryogen to be redirected down the ullage line, the smaller cross-sectional area of the ullage line compared to the fill line causes a reduction in flow of cryogen which is detected by the fill pump causing filling to stop providing the ullage space. A means of draining the ullage vessel prior to and during filling of the storage tank is provided.
摘要:
A cryogenic storage tank comprises a partition that divides a cryogen space into a main storage space and an auxiliary space. A valve disposed inside the cryogen space is associated with a first fluid passage through the partition. The valve comprises a valve member that is actuatable by fluid forces within the cryogen space. A second fluid passage through the partition comprises a restricted flow area that is dimensioned to have a cross-sectional flow area that is smaller than that of a fill conduit such that there is a detectable increase in back-pressure when the main storage space is filled with liquefied gas. A preferred method comprises establishing a vapor-filled ullage space when the main storage space is being vented and re-filled with cryogenic fluid, by draining liquefied gas from the auxiliary space through the first fluid passage under the influence of a vapor pressure differential permitted by the partition. If the vapor pressure differential reverses during re-filling, the valve can close to preserve the vapor-filled ullage volume. Re-filling is stopped when an increase in back pressure is detected during re-filling.
摘要:
A cryogenic storage tank comprises a partition that divides a cryogen space into a main storage space and an auxiliary space. A valve disposed inside the cryogen space is associated with a first fluid passage through the partition. The valve comprises a valve member that is actuatable by fluid forces within the cryogen space. A second fluid passage through the partition comprises a restricted flow area that is dimensioned to have a cross-sectional flow area that is smaller than that of a fill conduit such that there is a detectable increase in back-pressure when the main storage space is filled with liquefied gas. A preferred method comprises establishing a vapor-filled ullage space when the main storage space is being vented and re-filled with cryogenic fluid, by draining liquefied gas from the auxiliary space through the first fluid passage under the influence of a vapor pressure differential permitted by the partition. If the vapor pressure differential reverses during re-filling, the valve can close to preserve the vapor-filled ullage volume. Re-filling is stopped when an increase in back pressure is detected during re-filling.