Compressed gas capture and recovery system
AssigneeThird Shore Group, LLC
InventorsChristopher T. Kondogiani, Michael F. Donoughe
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Abstract
A method and system for recycling permeated gas is disclosed. A container encapsulating a pressure vessel defines a containment volume. Gas permeating through the pressure vessel is captured in the containment volume. When a sensor detects a threshold level of permeated gas captured within the containment volume, a control module sends a command to open a purge valve. The open purge valve allows permeated gas captured within the containment volume to be supplied to an engine, a repressurization unit, or a secondary container.
Claims20
A method of recycling permeated gas, the method comprising:
- capturing permeated gas in a containment volume defined by a container,
- wherein the permeated gas escapes from a pressure vessel supplying compressed gas to an engine through a main fuel line, and
- wherein the container encapsulates the pressure vessel;
- detecting, using a sensor, a threshold level of permeated gas captured within the containment volume of the container;
- and
- based on detecting the threshold level of permeated gas, supplying the permeated gas from the containment volume to the engine, wherein supplying the permeated gas includes sending a command, from a control module, to modify a position of a purge valve.
A method of recycling permeated gas, the method comprising:
- capturing permeated gas in a containment volume defined by a container,
- wherein the permeated gas escapes from a pressure vessel supplying compressed gas to an engine through a main fuel line, and
- wherein the container encapsulates the pressure vessel;
- detecting, using a sensor, a threshold level of permeated gas captured within the containment volume of the container;
- and
- based on the sensor detecting the threshold level of permeated gas in the containment volume, supplying the permeated gas from the containment volume to a repressurization unit, wherein supplying the permeated gas includes sending a command, from a control module, to modify a position of a purge valve.
A system for recycling permeated gas, comprising:
- a container defining a containment volume for capturing permeated gas escaping from a pressure vessel,
- wherein the pressure vessel supplies compressed gas to an engine through a main fuel line, and
- wherein the container encapsulates the pressure vessel within the containment volume;
- a purge valve in fluid communication with the containment volume,
- wherein the purge valve has a first position to vent the permeated gas captured within the containment volume, and
- wherein the purge valve has a second position to block flow of the permeated gas captured within the containment volume;
- and
- a recovery fuel line in fluid communication with the containment volume, wherein the purge valve is located along the recovery fuel line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.