Compression emissions evacuator
AssigneeEstis Compression, LLC
InventorsWill A. Nelle, Chris Lindsey
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Abstract
An emissions evacuator system that collects natural gas vented from various components of a natural gas compressor system and directs the vented gases to the intake system of a natural gas engine of the compressor system. The evacuator system utilizes vacuum from an intake system of the natural gas engine contained on compressor packages to “suck up” the gaseous emissions from various emission sources on the compressor package. These emissions are rendered inert when combusted in the natural gas engine.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
An emission evacuation system for a natural gas compressor package, comprising:
- at least one vacuum conduit having:
- a first end in fluid communication with an interior of at least one of:
- a crankcase of a compressor of the natural gas compressor package, and a crankcase of a natural gas engine of the natural gas compressor package;
- and
- a second end configured to be fluidly coupled to an air intake system of the natural gas engine of the natural gas compressor package, wherein vacuum from the air intake system draws emissions from within the crankcase into the natural gas engine;
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- a heat exchanger, wherein a first fluid path through the heat exchanger forms a portion of the at least one vacuum conduit between the crankcase and the air intake system and wherein a second fluid path through the heat exchanger is connected to a stream of heated fluid.
A system, comprising:
- a natural gas compressor;
- an internal combustion natural gas engine, wherein the natural gas engine runs the natural gas compressor, the natural gas engine having an air intake system;
- at least one collecting conduit fluidly connected to interiors of an engine crankcase of the natural gas engine and a compressor crankcase of the natural gas compressor;
- at least one vacuum conduit fluidly connecting the at least one collecting conduit with the air intake system, wherein vacuum from the air intake system draws emissions collected by the collecting conduits into the natural gas engine;
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- a heat exchanger, wherein a first fluid path through the heat exchanger forms a portion of the at least one vacuum conduit connecting the accumulator vessel and the air intake system and wherein a second fluid path through the heat exchanger is connected to a stream of heated fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.