Apparatus for unloading pressurized fluid

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:869108

Rehberger, Kevin M ^[1]

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1. 3600 Westhampton Dr., Martinez, GA 30907

An apparatus for unloading fluid, preferably pressurized gas, from containers in a controlled manner that protects the immediate area from exposure to the container contents. The device consists of an unloading housing, which is enclosed within at least one protective structure, for receiving the dispensed contents of the steel container, and a laser light source, located external to the protective structure, for opening the steel container instantaneously. The neck or stem of the fluid container is placed within the sealed interior environment of the unloading housing. The laser light passes through both the protective structure and the unloading housing to instantaneously pierce a small hole within the stem of the container. Both the protective structure and the unloading housing are specially designed to allow laser light passage without compromising the light's energy level. Also, the unloading housing allows controlled flow of the gas once it has been dispensed from the container. The external light source permits remote operation of the unloading device.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• Assignee: Rehberger, Kevin M. (3600 Westhampton Dr., Martinez, GA 30907)
• Patent Number(s): US 5275214
• OSTI ID: 869108
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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