Bespoke Cylinders and Products
This cylinder was manufactured for Reaction Engines and shows (Image 1) the cylinder in the background connected to a liquid nitrogen tank to the right. Liquid nitrogen is forced through the coil in the cylinder which vaporises, coming out at about -90degC or so depending on what temp they require. It then passes through a heat exchanger installed in the small wind tunnel in the foreground.
This image to the left was taken through the vent pipe at the top of the cylinder, after they had drained the water from the cylinder following a run of the facility. It shows the coils were covered in a layer of ice several millimeters thick! They blew down approximately 250 liters of liquid nitrogen in about 15 minutes which corresponds to drawing about 100kW from the water inside the cylinder.
Manufactured all from copper, this replicated radiator tank was connected to a marine engine in a narrow boat. Fitted with heating flow and return pipes and other auxillary pipes the original holding tank would have been manufactured approximately 50 year ago.
Such is the nature of our work we are always happy to take on special bespoke products. Please get in touch with us to discuss anything.
