Method of improving compressed natural gas tank fill
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorMichael SWAB, JR.
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Abstract
A system for cooling compressed natural gas comprises a compressed natural gas coil located within a compartment. The compressed natural gas coil has a compressed natural gas inlet and a compressed natural gas outlet. The system also comprises a refrigerant coil located within the compartment. The refrigerant coil has a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet. The system further comprises a heat transfer fluid located within the compartment. The heat transfer fluid thermally connecting the compressed natural gas coil to the refrigerant coil.
Claims18
A system for cooling compressed natural gas, the system comprising;
- a compressed natural gas coil located within a compartment, the compressed natural gas coil having a compressed natural gas inlet and a compressed natural gas outlet;
- a refrigerant coil located within the compartment, the refrigerant coil having a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet;
- and
- a heat transfer fluid located within the compartment, the heat transfer fluid thermally connecting the compressed natural gas coil to the refrigerant coil.
A method of cooling compressed natural gas, the method comprising:
- flowing compressed natural gas through a compressed natural gas coil located in a compartment, the compressed natural gas coil having a compressed natural gas inlet and a compressed natural gas outlet;
- circulating a refrigerant through a refrigerant coil located in the compartment, the refrigerant coil having a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet;
- and
- transferring heat from the compressed natural gas coil to the refrigerant coil through a heat transfer fluid located within the compartment, the heat transfer fluid thermally connecting the compressed natural gas coil to the refrigerant coil.
A controller of a transport refrigeration system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- flowing compressed natural gas through a compressed natural gas coil located in a compartment, the compressed natural gas coil having a compressed natural gas inlet and a compressed natural gas outlet;
- circulating a refrigerant through a refrigerant coil located in the compartment, the refrigerant coil having a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet;
- and
- transferring heat from the compressed natural gas coil to the refrigerant coil through a heat transfer fluid located within the compartment, the heat transfer fluid thermally connecting the compressed natural gas coil to the refrigerant coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.