Patent ID: 8215120
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: F17C,F25J,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A process for cooling a storage container for storing a medium, said process comprising: a) directly or indirectly connecting the storage container (S) that is to be cooled to a refrigeration circuit ( circulating in said refrigeration circuit a cold medium, which is identical to or different from the medium that is to be stored in the storage container that is to be cooled, c) compressing (V), cooling (E), and expanding (T) said cold medium to produce cold, and d) using at least a partial stream of said cold medium ( wherein (i) said storage container (S) is directly connected to said refrigeration circuit, and the direct connection of the storage container (S) to the refrigeration circuit ( (ii) said storage container (S) is indirectly connecting to said refrigeration circuit, and the indirect connection of the storage container (S) to the refrigeration circuit (