| 20100236284 | Preserving liquids in cryogenic processes - A trap system for cryogenic environments, which brings a gas to a body of the same material in liquid form, allows the liquefied material in the gas bearing tube to pass through a submerged trap combining the newly condensed liquid with that in the reserve. With this apparatus, for example, pure cold Nitrogen gas can be condensed and recycled in a system requiring cryogenic liquid Nitrogen to start the process. This trap system can also be applied to other gaseous materials stored cooled beyond the condensing temperatures. The trap system brings the newly condensed material into the vessel of already condensed material. The gas that has not condensed into liquid, in the case of Liquid Nitrogen, will release into the atmosphere. It is expected that all the gas of the other material will liquefy and be part of the stored liquid because it is stored below its liquefaction temperature—here using Liquid Nitrogen chambers surrounding the vessel of the liquefied material. Also included are means to maintain a clean reservoir of cryogenic liquids providing means to remove debris on the surface, floating within the liquid and at the bottom of the reservoir. And yet more, keeping the liquid form of material is protected from the gas state material to prevent more rapid evaporation. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100122846 | Boring green-hydro, cryo vertical drilling - A vertical water jet cutter method of boring holes in the ground and other solid substrate managing the difficulties of removing the center stone by freezing it until brittle, and cracking it from the base yet to be cut or fragmenting it and removing the material. This process is repeated until the desired or prescribed depth of the boring is reached. Means to handle unexpected dissembly of equipment in the boring is handled with tie-lines to each component placed to dangle the part in an orientation that will allow removal of the part without disturbing the walls of the boring. Means to handle invading ground water includes cryogenically freezing the region of the boring from where the water is flowing, melting the ice in the center of the boring, applying mortar to displace the melted ice and settle in the crevasses of the rock, curing it, and then water jet cutting the boring through the mortar and on into the rock below. With a deep area of ground water penetration, this process must be repeated. This type of water jet cutter boring has many applications from water well drilling, insitu fuel extraction, assaying minerals and more. Comparing this method with the standard drill methods, the equipment is low-profile, cost effective, and no waste. Water and grit are recycled, powdered stone, fragments, and whole center stones can be sold for use elsewhere. This method will not ruin the landscaping or forest floor beauty long term. The energy expended is directed at the cutting zone in the boring. | 05-20-2010 |
