X-Message-Number: 2100
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 93 10:32:11 CDT
From: Brian Wowk <>
Subject: CRYONICS LN2 Patients

Yours Truly:
 
> Maybe I should do some design calculations on a refrigerated
> Cold Room that has some LN2 reservoirs in the center for the
> specific purpose of holding Alcor's existing patient load.
> The LN2 used to maintain these patients would then directly
> reduce our refrigeration power requirements, a bunch of floor
> space would be freed up, and Alcor's whole-body patients would
> have vault protection!
 
        I have since thought better of this.  If all the LN2 consumed 
by our present patients was poured into the Cold Room instead of 
dewars it would only reduce room operating costs by 25%.  Additional 
design and construction costs would also arise because of the more 
complicated design.  Floor space would not be saved because we would 
lose space for -130'C patients in the room (and lose a lot of it 
because of all the foam insulation around the LN2 tanks).    
 
                                                --- Brian Wowk

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