Gas storage using liquid for gas displacement
AssigneeFraenkel Wright Limited
InventorMartin Thomas Ian Wright
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Abstract
Apparatus and method of storing useful gas comprising respective sources of a gas and a liquid. a sealed storage container. gas inlet and outlet means of the storage container, liquid inlet and outlet means of the storage container, and control means including a pressure monitoring device to maintain a substantially constant pressure in the storage container by control of the amount of the gas and liquid being transferred to and withdrawn from the storage container by way of the respective inlet and outlet means, wherein the gas and the liquid are immiscible so that the gas fills a space in the storage container over the liquid surface.
Claims24
Apparatus comprising respective sources of a gas and a liquid, a sealed storage container, gas inlet and outlet means of the storage container, liquid inlet and outlet means of the storage container, and control means including a pressure monitoring device in order to maintain a substantially constant pressure in the storage container by control of the amount of the gas and liquid being transferred to and withdrawn from the storage container by way of the respective inlet and outlet means, wherein the gas and the liquid are immiscible so that the gas fills a space in the storage container over the liquid surface.
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A method to compress and displace a gas stored in a sealed storage container by introducing a liquid from a liquid source into the storage container, introducing a gas from a gas source into the storage container to a desired substantially constant pressure within the storage container, wherein the gas and the liquid are immiscible so that the gas fills a space in the storage container over the liquid surface, and maintaining the substantially constant pressure by controlling the amount of liquid and gas being introduced into and withdrawn from the storage container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.