Gas cooling method using a melting/solidifying media for high pressure storage tanks for compressed natural gas or hydrogen
OwnerKiyoshi Handainventor
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Abstract
A system for increasing the overall efficiency of a high pressure gas fueled vehicle and refilling station infrastructure wherein the compression heat of high pressure refueling of an on board tank is absorbed by a temperature dependent melting/solidifying media within the interior of an on board tank and may be dispersed through an external radiator.
Claims13
In a gas powered vehicle having one or more than one on board tank for the storage of a fuel gas under high pressure, a system including:
- a melting/solidifying heat absorbent/heat releasing media within the one or more than one tank, the media capable of having solid and liquid physical states that are dependent on temperature;
- a radiator external to the one or more than one tank;
- the media and the radiator being interconnected, such that, in the course of refueling the tank, the heat of compression occurring during refueling is exhausted to the external environment, and, in the course of vehicle operation, heat from an external environment is introduced into the tank.
In a gas powered vehicle having one or more than one on board tank for the storage of a fuel gas under high pressure, a system wherein a melting/solidifying heat absorbent media within the one or more than one tank absorbs heat of compression resulting from a refueling process for one or more than one tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.