3343results about "Gas handling/storage purpose" patented technology

The invention relates to a mobile hydrogen refueling station comprising at least a first, second and third hydrogen gas source configured for storing gas at different pressures. Said mobile hydrogen refueling station further comprises at least two filling hoses, connectable to said first, second and third hydrogen source a via conduit system and to a receiving vessel. Said mobile hydrogen refueling station further comprises a controller configured for simultaneously controlling refueling of at least a first and a second receiving vessel by: controlling flow of hydrogen gas from said first, second or third hydrogen gas source via a first of said at least two filling hoses to said first receiving vessel, and controlling flow of hydrogen gas from said first, second or third hydrogen gas source via a second of said at least two filling hoses to said second receiving vessel.

The invention discloses an underground gas storage prestress lining structure and a construction method, and relates to the technical field of underground gas storage, the underground gas storage prestress lining structure comprises a lining layer formed by concrete pouring and internally provided with prestress steel bars; the sealing layer is arranged on the inner side of the lining layer and defines a gas storage chamber; the sliding layer is arranged between the lining layer and the sealing layer. The arrangement of the prestressed reinforcements can counteract part of internal pressure of the gas storage, so that the problem of concrete cracking is relieved. The lining layer is divided into the first lining layer and the second lining layer, the tensioning notch is reserved in the bottom of the first lining layer and provides sufficient tensioning space for the prestressed steel bars, the tensioning effect of the prestressed steel bars is ensured, the second lining layer is formed in the tensioning notch in a pouring mode after the prestressed steel bars are tensioned, and the integrity of the lining layer is ensured. After the sealing layer is constructed, grouting is conducted on the gap between the lining layer and the sliding layer, it is guaranteed that grouting is compact and complete, stress concentration is reduced, and the problem of concrete cracking is further relieved.

A compressed gas supply system comprises at least one tank (2) for highly compressed gas, a tank-side shut-off device (4), and a first sensor group comprising a first pressure sensor (10) and a first temperature sensor (11). The pressure sensor (10) and the temperature sensor (11) are arranged on a line (3, 8) extending from a side of the tank-side shut-off device (4) facing away from the tank (2) to a consumer-side shut-off device (7, 16).

The invention belongs to the technical field of hydrogen storage equipment, and relates to a solid hydrogen storage tank and a manufacturing method thereof, the solid hydrogen storage tank comprises a tank body and a core heat exchanger arranged in the tank body; the core heat exchanger is arranged in the tank body and consists of a plurality of H-shaped expanded surface finned tubes, each H-shaped expanded surface finned tube comprises a heat exchange tube and a plurality of radiating fins arranged on the heat exchange tube, gaps among the fins are used as spaces for placing hydrogen storage materials, and the fins are arranged in sequence; a plurality of screen H-shaped expansion surface finned tubes are stacked up and down and fixed by tube clamps, and a plurality of screens are connected into a whole and fixed on a bracket at the upper part of the tank body. According to the core heat exchanger, the H-shaped expanded surface finned tube is adopted as a basic unit of the core heat exchanger, and the heat and mass transfer efficiency between a hydrogen storage material and a heat exchange medium is effectively improved by increasing the number and the area of the radiating fins. And meanwhile, the sequential arrangement mode is adopted, so that the core heat exchanger is filled with the hydrogen storage material more uniformly, and the hydrogen storage density and the hydrogen charging and discharging rate are further improved.

Membrane tank for containment of fluids at temperature that can differ significantly from ambient temperature, for example for containing a cryogenic fluid, wherein the membrane tank comprises, in direction from an inner containment volume: a primary membrane that is fluid tight, facing the contained fluid in operation and functioning as the primary fluid barrier, an insulation layer, surrounding the membrane on the outside, an outer structure, such as a ship hull or bulkhead or other structure, wherein the outer structure supports the insulation layer and primary membrane inside and carries the resulting forces thereby, and at least one opening for loading and unloading of fluid, and an optional secondary membrane if the outer structure is a steel structure becoming brittle at cryogenic temperature, such as a ship hull outer structure, the secondary membrane dividing the insulation layer into an inner insulation between the primary and secondary membranes and an outer insulation between the secondary membrane and the outer structure, wherein the primary membrane comprises areas of flat, curved or double curved shape and a corrugation in between said areas, wherein said areas are fastened to the underlaying insulation and the corrugations are taking up thermally induced strain. The membrane tank is distinguished in that it further comprises a coupling part for connecting a vacuum pump operatively to the whole insulation layer or the inner insulation layer, for enabling vacuum in the whole insulation layer or the inner insulation layer, during loading, containment and unloading of cryogenic fluid.

The present invention relates to a rebound composite electromagnetic energy dissipation device for reducing sloshing with a liquid-filled ball for a large liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank. When the liquid surface sloshes around, the gas spring is pulled by the steel strand to produce vertical displacement and provide a restoring force, and the vertical displacement of the gas spring drives the fan blades on the sleeves of the ball screws at the bottom to rotate in the damping fluid, consuming energy. The present invention uses hydraulic transmission instead of mechanical transmission of traditional piston motion, and the horizontal pistons produce horizontal displacement in the case of pressure unbalance, thus increasing the flexibility of horizontal piston motion; magnets are arranged in the horizontal slideways and the horizontal pistons to intensify the motion of the horizontal pistons and the relative motion between the horizontal pistons and the interior.

A gaseous fuel storage system includes: one or more storage tanks, each having a first end and a second end, the first end of each tank having a connection fitting; a piping and valving assembly coupled to the connection fitting, wherein each of the one or more tanks is coupled to an outlet line through a remote shut off valve; a first cabinet surrounding the piping and valving assembly and a portion of the first end of the storage tanks; a detector disposed in the first cabinet which operable to detect the presence of hydrogen gas and generate a signal representative of a hydrogen gas concentration; and an electronic controller operably connected to the sensor apparatus and to the remote shut off valve, wherein the electronic controller is programmed to close all of the remote shut off valves in response to detection of a first predetermined concentration of hydrogen.

A gas supply system includes a loading / unloading stage including a cradle loader where a cradle loaded with a gas container is loaded, a test buffer chamber is configured to test the gas container, and a loading / unloading robot configured to transfer the gas container between the cradle and the test buffer chamber. A gas supply stage includes a storage queue configured to temporarily store the gas container, a gas supply cabinet where the gas container is mounted, and a transfer robot configured to transfer the gas container between the test buffer chamber and the storage queue and between the storage queue and the gas supply cabinet.

A sensor mounting assembly is configured for use with a vessel arrangement including at least four vessels. The assembly includes first and second elongated frame members, first and second rollers, and first and second sensors. The first sensor is attached to the first elongated frame member and is configured to contact the surface of the first vessel upon actuation in a first direction. The second sensor is attached to the second elongated frame member and is configured to contact the surface of the second vessel upon actuation in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. This disclosure also describes a method of mounting at least six sensors for use with a vessel arrangement including at least four vessels, the vessel arrangement disposed in a container in a two-by-two stacked configuration having a central space.

A production control system for a hydrogen storage tank includes: an operating unit, a design terminal, and a processor. The processor may be communicatively connected to the operating unit and the design terminal, respectively. The design terminal may be configured to operate a finite element simulation command stored in a storage unit. The processor may be configured to obtain the target laying parameter from the design terminal, generate an operation command based on the target laying parameter, send the operation command to the winding mechanism; and determine whether to generate an optimization command. In response to a determination of generating the optimization command, the optimization command may be generating and sent to at least one of the operating unit, the monitoring unit, and the design terminal.

The present invention relates to a fuel oil theft prevention tool configured to prevent theft or siphoning of fuel oil from a fuel tank. The tool is compact and lightweight and includes a metal female×female reduced coupling, a heavy-duty metal screen having a plurality of holes disposed therein, the screen is positioned inside the reduced coupling and is secured / biased and held tight by a torsional spring, a male×female hex bushing having a hexagonal head is positioned inside the reduced coupling over the screen for further securing of the screen. The tool is positioned between the fuel delivery pipe and the supply pipe and is configured to allow flow of fuel oil in only one direction.

The present invention relates to a check valve, in particular of a hydrogenation installation, having an inlet and an outlet which define a flow direction which extends from the inlet to the outlet. The check valve has a piston (6) movably arranged relative to the inlet and the outlet to open and close the inlet of the check valve, where the piston (6) defines a piston axis (63) by means of a first end facing the inlet and a second end facing the outlet. The piston (6) has an outer surface along which a fluid flowing through the check valve in a flow direction flows. The outlet has outlet channels (35) in order to enable the fluid to flow outward from the check valve, all outlet channels (35) of the outlet running obliquely with respect to the piston axis (63). The check valve can be used for high pressure and allows soft closing even in the event of a reversal of the pressure action. The check valve is used in particular in hydrogen refueling stations.

The invention relates to an active and passive integrated protection method and system for hydrogen safety in a confined space, and the protection method specifically comprises the steps: building an equal ratio test model and a simulation model of a hydrogen utilization system in the confined space, and carrying out the numerical simulation analysis; carrying out limited space hazard source identification, determining installation positions of a limited space hydrogen leakage collection device and a hydrogen concentration sensor, and formulating a hydrogen micro-leakage criterion combining a hydrogen concentration change rate, a hydrogen concentration break variable and a hydrogen concentration threshold value; and determining an arrangement scheme of a limited space exhaust system and an explosion pressure relief system. The protection system comprises an active protection device and a passive protection device. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages that the accuracy of the simulation model is verified, the simulation model is continuously optimized and adjusted until the accuracy meets the requirement, and the obtained result is more reliable and is more consistent with the actual situation. The hydrogen safety active and passive integrated protection device provided by the invention has early warning and protection functions, and comprehensively and efficiently realizes prevention and control of system hydrogen safety.

An underground storage system for storing fluid includes a hole having a bottom, a support element including at least one opening able to receive a joining element, at least one reservoir having a longitudinal axis, a bottom end and a top end, a first closure able to close the reservoir at its bottom end, and a second closure able to close the reservoir at its top end. The top end is able to be joined to the support element via the joining element such that the reservoir is hung inside the hole and such that an axial clearance able to absorb axial thermal expansion of the reservoir remains between the first closure and the bottom.

A method for estimating a volume of a reservoir to be filled from a station for distributing a pressurized fluid including injecting a flow of pressurized fluid into the reservoir, determining a pressure variation in the reservoir, the pressure variation being determined with respect to an initial pressure, determining an amount of the fluid flow injected into the reservoir, and estimating the volume of the reservoir to be filled, on the basis of the amount of the fluid flow injected into the reservoir and on the basis of the pressure variation in the reservoir after the injection of the fluid flow. Wherein the volume of the reservoir to be filled is also estimated on the basis of an injection temperature, and on the basis of a temperature variation in the reservoir after the injection of the fluid flow.

A fuel rail and a method for producing the fuel rail for a pressure vessel system are provided. The method provides a fuel line and configures a plurality of rail connectors. The rail connectors have a cross-sectional area that is enlarged in comparison to the provided fuel line, and the rail connectors are configured so as to be integral to the fuel line.

The invention relates to a pressurised fluid container (30), in particular a gas cylinder, having a container body (31) fitted with a fluid dispensing valve (10) and also an electronic device (20) having a casing (21) having an end fitting (25) configured to be housed in an end fitting housing (15) of the valve body (10). A protective cover (40) is arranged around the valve body (11). The peripheral wall (21.1) of the casing (21) is shaped for the peripheral edge (43) of the opening (42) of the cover (40) in order to keep the electronic device (20) secured to the cover (40) when its end fitting (25) is housed in the end fitting housing (15) of the valve body (11).

The present invention relates to a liquefied gas storage facility comprising: a load support structure having a bottom wall and a vertical load support wall, the vertical load support wall being composed of N vertical load support panels; and a can comprising a bottom wall and a vertical wall, the bottom wall comprising a plurality of angular sectors, the corrugated sealing membrane of each angular sector having a first corrugation, the corrugated sealing membrane of each angular sector comprising a plurality of metal plates arranged to form a loop portion, the loop portion comprises a set of complete metal sheets in which the total number of first corrugations present on the loop portion increases in the direction of the vertical wall, said total number increasing only per M consecutive loop portions, where M is a natural integer greater than or equal to 2.

The invention relates to a pressure vessel (1), comprising a vessel body (3), wherein at an upper end of the vessel body (3) an end region (2) is formed in one piece with the vessel body (3), which has an opening (O), and a fastening structure (9) for a valve (6) formed on the inside of a wall (2.1) surrounding the opening (O) of the end region (2). According to the invention, two outflow openings (SO) are formed opposite each other in the wall (2.1) surrounding the opening (O) of the end region (2).

Scalable greenhouse gas capture systems and methods to allow a user to off-load exhaust captured in an on-board vehicle exhaust capture device and to allow for a delivery vehicle or other transportation mechanism to obtain and transport the exhaust. The systems and methods may involve one or more exhaust pumps, each with an exhaust nozzle corresponding to a vehicle exhaust port. Upon engagement with the vehicle exhaust port, the exhaust nozzle may create an air-tight seal between the exhaust nozzle and the vehicle exhaust port. A first pipe may be configured to transport captured exhaust therethrough from the exhaust nozzle to. The captured exhaust may be at least temporarily stored in an exhaust holding tank connected to and in fluid communication with the first pipe.

A hydrogen storage and delivery system delivering storing and dispensing cryogenic liquid and gaseous hydrogen, comprising cryogenic liquid hydrogen storage vessels with heaters 1, 2, 3, ambient tempe

Disclosed herein is a filling device for filling a storage tank with compressed hydrogen. Also disclosed are storage tanks including the filling device, as well as methods for filling a hydrogen tank with compressed hydrogen.

A liquid cryogen stored in a liquid cryogen space of a closed insulated cryogenic storage vessel is subcooled by allowing it to enter into a conduit disposed in the liquid cryogen space where it is expanded by a pressure reducer in the conduit, thereby producing a cooled biphasic mixture of the cryogen in liquid and vaporized forms. The cooled biphasic mixture has a temperature lower than that of the liquid cryogen in the liquid cryogen space. Heat is transferred across the conduit from the liquid cryogen in the liquid cryogen space to the cooled biphasic mixture.

A pressure vessel support apparatus includes a first side member configured to be coupled to an object, a second side member spaced from the first side member, and a cross-frame portion connecting the first side member and the second side member and supporting a pressure vessel between the first side member and the second side member, obtaining an advantageous effect of simplifying a structure and improving spatial utilization and a degree of design freedom.

The invention relates to a liquefied gas storage device, comprising: a support structure (1); a sealed and thermally isolated tank; and a dome structure (25) comprising: an inner barrel (29) passing through an aperture (27) formed in the support structure (1); -an outer barrel (26) arranged around the barrel (29), the outer barrel (26) being fixed to the support structure (1) around an annular portion (34) of the support structure (1); and-a secondary discharge duct (61) formed in the secondary space (52); wherein the annular portion (34) of the support structure (1) comprises a plurality of through-openings (38) distributed around the annular channel portion and allowing gas to flow from the secondary thermal insulation barrier (12) to the secondary space (52).

A gas supply system for a high-pressure gas consuming appliance and a low-pressure gas consuming appliance of a floating structure including a tank containing the gas is disclosed. The supply system includes: a first supply circuit and a second supply circuit; a gas return line; and a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger configured to carry out a heat exchange between the gas of the first supply circuit and the gas circulating in the return line. The first supply circuit includes an additional pump.

Disclosed in the present disclosure is a multi-position controlled airway valve, including a venting control member; a valve body, provided with a fluid channel and a venting channel, in which the venting control member is provided on the venting channel; a valve core assembly, mounted in the fluid channel, controlling the fluid channel to switch between a connected state and a sealed state, wherein the valve core assembly in a filling mode controls the fluid channel to be in the connected state and abuts against the venting control member so as to keep the venting channel to be in a ventilated state. Disclosed is also a refilling device applied with the multi-position controlled airway valve and a refilling system applied with the refilling device, so as to achieve the objective of removing air and residual gases promptly when refilling with new fuels.

The invention discloses a safety monitoring method and system for a dangerous goods storage tank group, and the method ingeniously carries out the monitoring of the corrosion condition and crack initiation and expansion conditions of a storage tank bottom plate of the storage tank group through a corrosion monitoring sensing module and an acoustic monitoring sensing module, so that the storage tank is not liable to crack when being used for a long time. The thickness of the bottom plate and the acoustic abnormal condition can be monitored in time, so that a background manager can timely and reliably know the corrosion condition and the stress change condition of the storage tank body; according to the scheme, corrosion rate data, acoustic event characteristics, environmental parameters, inter-tank position parameters, storage tank bottom plate thickness difference data and other data of different dimensions are fused to generate multi-source fusion data, and on the basis, independent and combined judgment is conducted on the multi-source data through a corresponding algorithm so as to analyze whether the storage tank bottom plate is abnormal or not; and reliable mechanism guarantee is provided for safety monitoring of the storage tank group.

The following invention relates, in a first aspect, to a pressure vessel for receiving and storing gases, more particularly hydrogen. The pressure vessel comprises a main body of metal together with an outer shell, the outer shell having sensor elements and reinforcing elements, with optional transmitters and / or receivers of information and electric fields present optionally in the outer shell. The present invention also relates to corresponding pressure storage systems having pressure vessels of this type, to devices having fuel cells and pressure vessels according to the invention, and to methods for producing said pressure vessels.

A no emission tank gauge has a housing having a valve connection extending from a bottom side of the housing, a gauge line within the housing, the gauge line having a plumb bob attached at a free end, a pulley attached within the housing and supporting the gauge line, the pulley configured to allow extension and retraction of the gauge line, and an actuator connected to the pulley and extending exterior to the housing and configured to actuate the extension and retraction of the gauge line via rotation of the pulley. The housing has a window in a wall of the housing facing a marked side of the gauge line. The valve connection has an opening sized to allow for passage of the plumb bob and the gauge line. The housing is sealed when the valve connection is connected to a valve to prevent escape of fluid.