Apparatus for unloading CNG from storage vessels
US9046218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2270/0171
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for offloading CNG from high-pressure storage vessels (22) are provided. The methods and apparatus are operable to warm the offloaded CNG either before or after a letdown in pressure to ensure that the delivered product is gaseous and that delivery of condensed products to downstream equipment is avoided. Particularly, a heating assembly (32) configured to warm a stream offloaded from a vessel (22) and flowing through a coil-shaped conduit (84) by infrared energy emitted by one or more heating elements (70) is provided upstream or downstream of a pressure reduction device (50).
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