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Method and apparatus for dispensing compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas to natural gas powered vehicles

  • Dennis A. Bingham (Inventor)
  • , Michael L. Clark (Inventor)
  • , Bruce M. Wilding (Inventor)
  • , Gary L. Palmer (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

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.
Original languageAmerican English
Patent number6899146
StatePublished - May 31 2005

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