INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR STORING AND DISPENSING CRYOGENIC LIQUID

摘要

Storage and distribution installation for cryogenic liquid, in particular liquefied hydrogen, comprising a thermally insulated cryogenic tank (2) for storing a liquefied gas in equilibrium with a gaseous phase, a device for refrigerating the fluid contained in the tank (2), the refrigeration device comprising a refrigerant circuit (3) provided with a heat exchanger (4) located in the lower part of the tank (2) and a refrigerator (5) for cooling the refrigerant, characterized in that the refrigeration device comprises a mechanism (7, 9) for displacement and vertical positioning of the heat exchanger (4) in the tank among a plurality of determined vertical positions.