No loss fueling station for liquid natural gas vehicles

Patent · Tue Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6424807

Gustafson, K

A no loss liquid natural gas (LNG) delivery system is described comprising: (a) means for storing LNG and natural gas at low pressure; (b) means for delivering LNG from the means for storing to a use device including means for sub-cooling the LNG; (c) means for pre-cooling the means for sub-cooling before the LNG is delivered to the use device to substantially reduce vaporization of the initial LNG delivered to the use device; and (d) means for delivering a selectable quantity of the natural gas in said storing means to said use device with the LNG.

• Assignee: Minnesota Valley Engineering, New Prague, MN (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5228295; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-803088
• OSTI ID: 6424807
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 5 Dec 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
COOLING
EVAPORATION
LOADING
MITIGATION
TRANSPORT
VEHICLES
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
LIQUEFIED GASES
NATURAL GAS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
032000* - Natural Gas- Transport
Handling
& Storage