Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Transport und Verteilen von Helium.

摘要

Helium is transported and distributed in large mobile tanks (1) and is transferred to smaller users' tanks (11) at filling stations (3). The contents of the tank continually absorb heat from the surroundings, which leads to a continuous increase in the temperature and pressure of the tank contents, so that the originally liquid helium turns into a single-phase, supercritical fluid above a critical pressure. When required, the large tank (5) can be fed to a recooling station (2) which, using a recooling assembly (4) with a closed cooling circuit, cools a heat exchanger (29) which cools the contents of the large tank (5). The contents of the large tank (5) can be cooled down to a normally standardised temperature as often as required, by the removal of heat.