Apparatus and method for cooling or liquefying fluids

Disclosed is a device for cooling or liquefying a fluid, such as natural gas or hydrogen, comprising a fluid circuit (3) to be cooled and having an upstream end for connection to a source of gaseous fluid (2) and a downstream end (23) for connection to a means for collecting the cooled or liquefied...

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Hauptverfasser:	DURAND, FABIEN, ROIG MARKUS, R.NICHOLAS, DROTT GERALD
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	chi ; eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT REFRIGERATION OR COOLING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Disclosed is a device for cooling or liquefying a fluid, such as natural gas or hydrogen, comprising a fluid circuit (3) to be cooled and having an upstream end for connection to a source of gaseous fluid (2) and a downstream end (23) for connection to a means for collecting the cooled or liquefied fluid, the device (1) comprises a heat exchanger assembly (6, 10) in heat exchange with a fluid circuit (3) to be cooled, the device (1) comprising a refrigerator (20) in heat exchange with at least a portion of the heat exchanger assembly (6, 10), the refrigerator (20) being of the type with a cycle for refrigerating the circulating gas, the circulating gas comprises at least one of helium, hydrogen, nitrogen or neon; according to the invention, the refrigerator (20) comprises, in series in the circulation circuit (14), means (15) for compressing the circulation gas, at least one means (7, 6, 10) for cooling the circulation gas, means (17) for expanding the circulation gas, and at least one means (6, 10) for rehea