Abstract: A portable apparatus for domiciliary and ambulatory oxygen therapy intended for people suffering from respiratory insufficiencies and treated by administering gaseous oxygen so as to correct the gas contents in their blood, in particular the carbon dioxide and oxygen contents. The system includes an air compression device; a concentrator device allowing gaseous oxygen having a purity of 50 to 99% to be produced; an oxygen liquefaction device; an accumulation and storage device for the oxygen liquefied by the liquefaction device; a liquefied-oxygen warming and vaporizing device; and a gas transport section for conveying the oxygen warmed and vaporized by the warming/vaporizing device to a gas delivery interface connected to the upper airways of a user.

Abstract: In order to deliver ultrapure helium to a utilization line (1), helium is withdrawn, in liquid or supercritical form, from a storage tank (3), it is filtered in this liquid or supercritical form (at 4), the filtered helium is vaporized and the resulting helium gas is sent to the utilization line (1). The process is applicable to the cooling of integrated-circuit wafers.

Abstract: Transfer line for cryogenic fluid comprising a transfer conduit (1) for cryogenic fluid and a conduit (3) for cooling fluid surrounded by a metallic shield (4) coupled thermally to the cooling conduit (3). The metal shield (4) is a thin strip wound in unsecured manner about the conduits (1, 3) and locally connected to the cooling conduit (3) by resilient clips (5) or by a layer (6) of connecting material. The metallic strip has a thickness no greater than 0.1 mm and can be of aluminum.