No loss single line fueling station for liquid natural gas vehicles

Patent · Tue Aug 03 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6368173

Cieslukowski, R E

A no loss fueling station is described for delivery of liquid natural gas (LNG) to a fuel tank of a use device such as a motor vehicle, comprising: (a) a pressure building tank holding a quantity of LNG and a natural gas head; (b) first means for selectively building the pressure and temperature in the pressure building tank; (c) second means for selectively reducing the pressure and temperature in the pressure building tank; (d) means for controlling the first and second means to maintain a desired pressure and temperature in the pressure building tank without venting natural gas to the atmosphere; and (e) means for delivering LNG from the pressure building tank to the use device.

• Assignee: Minnesota Valley Engineering, Inc., New Prague, MN (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5231838; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-837168
• OSTI ID: 6368173
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 18 Feb 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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