Internal combustion engine for natural gas compressor operation
Abstract
This application concerns systems and methods for compressing natural gas with an internal combustion engine. In a representative embodiment, a system for compressing a gas comprises a reciprocating internal combustion engine including at least one piston-cylinder assembly comprising a piston configured to travel in a cylinder and to compress gas in the cylinder in multiple compression stages. The system can further comprise a first pressure tank in fluid communication with the piston-cylinder assembly to receive compressed gas from the piston-cylinder assembly until the first pressure tank reaches a predetermined pressure, and a second pressure tank in fluid communication with the piston-cylinder assembly and the first pressure tank. The second pressure tank can be configured to receive compressed gas from the piston-cylinder assembly until the second pressure tank reaches a predetermined pressure. When the first and second pressure tanks have reached the predetermined pressures, the first pressure tank can be configured to supply gas to the piston-cylinder assembly, and the piston can be configured to compress the gas supplied by the first pressure tank such that the compressed gas flows into the second pressure tank.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- State of Oregon Acting By and Through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1247998
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,316,178
- Application Number:
- 14/244,807
- Assignee:
- State of Oregon Acting By and Through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000259
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Apr 03
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 03 NATURAL GAS; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Citation Formats
Hagen, Christopher L., Babbitt, Guy, Turner, Christopher, Echter, Nick, and Weyer-Geigel, Kristina. Internal combustion engine for natural gas compressor operation. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Hagen, Christopher L., Babbitt, Guy, Turner, Christopher, Echter, Nick, & Weyer-Geigel, Kristina. Internal combustion engine for natural gas compressor operation. United States.
Hagen, Christopher L., Babbitt, Guy, Turner, Christopher, Echter, Nick, and Weyer-Geigel, Kristina. Tue .
"Internal combustion engine for natural gas compressor operation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1247998.
@article{osti_1247998,
title = {Internal combustion engine for natural gas compressor operation},
author = {Hagen, Christopher L. and Babbitt, Guy and Turner, Christopher and Echter, Nick and Weyer-Geigel, Kristina},
abstractNote = {This application concerns systems and methods for compressing natural gas with an internal combustion engine. In a representative embodiment, a system for compressing a gas comprises a reciprocating internal combustion engine including at least one piston-cylinder assembly comprising a piston configured to travel in a cylinder and to compress gas in the cylinder in multiple compression stages. The system can further comprise a first pressure tank in fluid communication with the piston-cylinder assembly to receive compressed gas from the piston-cylinder assembly until the first pressure tank reaches a predetermined pressure, and a second pressure tank in fluid communication with the piston-cylinder assembly and the first pressure tank. The second pressure tank can be configured to receive compressed gas from the piston-cylinder assembly until the second pressure tank reaches a predetermined pressure. When the first and second pressure tanks have reached the predetermined pressures, the first pressure tank can be configured to supply gas to the piston-cylinder assembly, and the piston can be configured to compress the gas supplied by the first pressure tank such that the compressed gas flows into the second pressure tank.},
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