Integrated Dry Ice Production and Storage System

• Main Authors: Yager, David J, Kuiper, Mark K, Burkot, Stephen Thomas Graves, Schwampe, Nicholas John, Lieberman, Daniel Howard, Ng, Chin Hei
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.10.2018
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; WEAPONS

Devices and systems for dry ice production are described, including a lid structure sized for placement over a storage container, an input tube sized to traverse a first opening in the lid structure and forming a flow conduit for pressurized carbon dioxide into the storage container, a vent tube sized to traverse a second opening in the lid structure and forming a flow conduit for gaseous carbon dioxide, a first end of the vent tube sized to fit into the storage container, a lower vent tube sized to fit in the storage container, the lower vent tube coupled to the first end of the vent tube and having openings to vent gaseous carbon dioxide from the storage container and into the vent tube.