Method and apparatus for dispensing compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas to natural gas powered vehicles
Abstract
A fueling facility and method for dispensing liquid natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG) or both on-demand. The fueling facility may include a source of LNG, such as cryogenic storage vessel. A low volume high pressure pump is coupled to the source of LNG to produce a stream of pressurized LNG. The stream of pressurized LNG may be selectively directed through an LNG flow path or to a CNG flow path which includes a vaporizer configured to produce CNG from the pressurized LNG. A portion of the CNG may be drawn from the CNG flow path and introduced into the CNG flow path to control the temperature of LNG flowing therethrough. Similarly, a portion of the LNG may be drawn from the LNG flow path and introduced into the CNG flow path to control the temperature of CNG flowing therethrough.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1175364
- Patent Number(s):
- 6899146
- Application Number:
- 10/435,166
- Assignee:
- Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F17 - STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS F17C - VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 03 NATURAL GAS; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Citation Formats
Bingham, Dennis A., Clark, Michael L., Wilding, Bruce M., and Palmer, Gary L. Method and apparatus for dispensing compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas to natural gas powered vehicles. United States: N. p., 2005.
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Bingham, Dennis A., Clark, Michael L., Wilding, Bruce M., & Palmer, Gary L. Method and apparatus for dispensing compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas to natural gas powered vehicles. United States.
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@article{osti_1175364,
title = {Method and apparatus for dispensing compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas to natural gas powered vehicles},
author = {Bingham, Dennis A. and Clark, Michael L. and Wilding, Bruce M. and Palmer, Gary L.},
abstractNote = {A fueling facility and method for dispensing liquid natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG) or both on-demand. The fueling facility may include a source of LNG, such as cryogenic storage vessel. A low volume high pressure pump is coupled to the source of LNG to produce a stream of pressurized LNG. The stream of pressurized LNG may be selectively directed through an LNG flow path or to a CNG flow path which includes a vaporizer configured to produce CNG from the pressurized LNG. A portion of the CNG may be drawn from the CNG flow path and introduced into the CNG flow path to control the temperature of LNG flowing therethrough. Similarly, a portion of the LNG may be drawn from the LNG flow path and introduced into the CNG flow path to control the temperature of CNG flowing therethrough.},
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year = {Tue May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2005},
month = {Tue May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2005}
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