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Production and use of coolant in cryogenic devices
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1989-11-17
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Granted: 1991-08-13
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Expires: 2009-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A coolant for use in cryogenic devices of closed cycle system which comprises a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4. The coolant, when used to cool heat generating semiconductor devices and other devices to a cryogenic temperature, exhibits an increased heat flux and thus an increased cooling capability, in addition to a simple and small structure of the cooling system, and a prevention of environmental pollution.
Inventors
- 👤 Kishio Yokouchi
- 👤 Mitsutaka Yamada
- 👤 Nobuo Kamehara
- 👤 Koichi Niwa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:40
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K5/00; C09K5/02; C09K5/04; C09K5/041; C09K5/044; C09K5/045; H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/30; H10W40/305; C09K2205/00; C09K2205/10; C09K2205/12; C09K2205/128; F; F25; F25D; F25D3/00; F25D3/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 44
Claim 1
Independent Claim
39 words
A coolant, for use in a cryogenic device having a closed cycle system, which comprises a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: CnF 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
39 words
A coolant, for use in a cryogenic device having a closed cycle system, which comprises a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: CnF 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A coolant according to claim 1, in which the liquid nitrogen has the fluorocarbon dissolved therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A coolant according to claim 1, which is placed as a cooling medium in a closed cryostat of the cryogenic device, an article to be cooled being immersed in the cooling medium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A coolant according to claim 3, in which the cooling medium boiled and vaporized in the cryostat is liquefied in a separate liquefier and the thus produced cooling medium in the form of a liquid is returned to the cryostat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
A coolant according to claim 3, in which the cooling medium boiled and vaporized in the cryostat is liquefied within the same cryostat as a result of heat exchange between a vapor of the cooling medium and a heat exchange medium in a heat exchanger pipe which is disposed at a suitable position in the cryostat so that the heat exchange is made therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A coolant according to claim 5, in which the heat exchange medium circulated through the heat exchanger pipe is a liquid nitrogen.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of producing a coolant comprising a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4, the method comprising the steps of cooling a mixed gas of nitrogen and fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is the integer of 2 to 4; and pressurizing and thereafter liquefying the mixed gas of nitrogen and fluorocarbon.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of producing a coolant comprising a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4, the method comprising the steps of cooling a mixed gas of nitrogen and fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is the integer of 2 to 4; and pressurizing and thereafter liquefying the mixed gas of nitrogen and fluorocarbon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein the step of cooling the mixed gas includes the step of cooling the mixed gas having a ratio of fluorocarbon to nitrogen being substantially the same as that of the resultant coolant.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein the step of pressurizing includes the step of pressurizing at an increased pressure of 1 to 2 atms being applied to the mixed gas during the cooling step.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein the step of cooling includes the step of introducing the mixed gas in a high pressure vessel into a liquefier where the gas is cooled with a compressed and adiabatically cooled gas.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of producing a coolant including a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4, the method comprising the steps of introducing a gaseous fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 into a liquid nitrogen, wherein n is the integer of 2 to 4, to thereby obtain the mixture of liquid nitrogen having the fluorocarbon dissolved therein.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of producing a coolant including a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4, the method comprising the steps of introducing a gaseous fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 into a liquid nitrogen, wherein n is the integer of 2 to 4, to thereby obtain the mixture of liquid nitrogen having the fluorocarbon dissolved therein.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 11, wherein the step of pressurizing includes the step of introducing the gaseous fluorocarbon in a high pressure vessel into the liquid nitrogen in a Dewar's vessel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein the step of cooling includes the step of passing the gaseous fluorocarbon from the high pressure vessel through the liquid nitrogen in another Dewar's vessel before introduction thereof into said liquid nitrogen to cool the gaseous fluorocarbon to a temperature beyond which the fluorocarbon is liquified.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
55 words
A method of cooling an article to a cryogenic temperature of about 123K or less, which method comprises the step of immersing the article in a coolant which comprises a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
55 words
A method of cooling an article to a cryogenic temperature of about 123K or less, which method comprises the step of immersing the article in a coolant which comprises a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 14, in which the liquid nitrogen has the fluorocarbon dissolved therein.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 14, in which the coolant is placed as a cooling medium in a closed cryostat of the cryogenic device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 16, in which the cooling medium boiled and vaporized in the cryostat is liquefied in a separate liquefier and the thus produced cooling medium in the form of a liquid is returned to the cryostat.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
65 words
A method according to claim 16, in which the cooling medium boiled and vaporized in the cryostat is liquefied within the same cryostat as a result of a heat exchange between a vapor of the cooling medium and a heat exchange medium in a heat exchanger pipe which is disposed at a suitable position in the cryostat so that the heat exchange is made therein.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 18, in which the heat exchange medium circulated through the heat exchanger pipe is a liquid nitrogen.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 14, in which the article to be cooled is a semiconductor device which is designed to be operated at the cryogenic temperature.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 20, in which the semiconductor device is a high electron mobility transistor.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 20, in which the semiconductor device is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor device.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 14, in which the article to be cooled is a device using a superconducting material which exhibits a superconductivity at the cryogenic temperature.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 14, in which the article to be cooled is an electronic equipment which is designed to be operated at the cryogenic temperature.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
69 words
A cryogenic device having a closed cycle system, which comprises a closed cryostat containing, as a cooling medium, a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4, an article to be cooled being immersed in the cooling medium in the cryostat, and cooled to a cryogenic temperature of about 123K or less.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
69 words
A cryogenic device having a closed cycle system, which comprises a closed cryostat containing, as a cooling medium, a mixture of a liquid nitrogen and a fluorocarbon of the formula: C n F 2n+2 , wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4, an article to be cooled being immersed in the cooling medium in the cryostat, and cooled to a cryogenic temperature of about 123K or less.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device according to claim 25, in which the liquid nitrogen has the fluorocarbon dissolved therein.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
73 words
A device according to claim 25, in which a wall of the cryostat is provided with inlet and outlet openings communicated through pipes with a separate liquefier, so that the cooling medium boiled and vaporized as a result of a heat generated from the article in the cryostat is guided into and liquefied in the liquefier and the thus produced cooling medium in the form of a liquid is returned to the cryostat.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 27, in which the liquefier comprises a Stirling cycle refrigerator with a compressor.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
78 words
A device according to claim 25, in which an upper inner portion of the cryostat has a heat exchanger pipe disposed at a suitable position therein and communicated with a separate liquefier, so that the cooling medium boiled and vaporized as a result of heat generation in the cryostat is liquefied within the same cryostat as a result of heat exchange between a vapor of the cooling medium and a heat exchange medium in the heat exchanger pipe.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 29, in which the heat exchange medium circulated through the heat exchanger pipe is a liquid nitrogen.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 29, in which the liquefier comprises a Stirling cycle refrigerator with a compressor.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 25, in which the article to be cooled is a semiconductor device which is designed to be operated at the cryogenic temperature.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 32, in which the semiconductor device is a high electron mobility transistor.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 32, in which the semiconductor device is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor device.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 25, in which the article to be cooled is a device using a superconducting material which exhibits a superconductivity at the cryogenic temperature.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 25, in which the article to be cooled is an electronic equipment which is designed to be operated at the cryogenic temperature.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
134 words
A cryogenic device having a closed cycle system, comprising a closed cryostat containing, as a cooling medium, at least one liquid fluorocarbon of the formula: C m F 2m+2 , wherein m is an integer of 1 to 4; an article to be cooled being immersed in the cooling medium; and a heat exchanger pipe which is disposed in an upper inner portion of the cryostat and communicates with a separate liquefier so that the cooling medium being boiled and vaporized as a result of a heat generation in the cryostat is liquified within the same cryostat as a result of a heat exchange between a vapor of the cooling medium and a liquid gas circulated as a heat exchange medium in the heat exchanger pipe, wherein the heat exchange medium is liquid nitrogen.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
134 words
A cryogenic device having a closed cycle system, comprising a closed cryostat containing, as a cooling medium, at least one liquid fluorocarbon of the formula: C m F 2m+2 , wherein m is an integer of 1 to 4; an article to be cooled being immersed in the cooling medium; and a heat exchanger pipe which is disposed in an upper inner portion of the cryostat and communicates with a separate liquefier so that the cooling medium being boiled and vaporized as a result of a heat generation in the cryostat is liquified within the same cryostat as a result of a heat exchange between a vapor of the cooling medium and a liquid gas circulated as a heat exchange medium in the heat exchanger pipe, wherein the heat exchange medium is liquid nitrogen.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 37, in which the liquifier comprises a Stirling cycle refrigerator with a compressor.
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