EP 1177401 A1 20020206 - SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS TO AN ENGINE
Title (en)
SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS TO AN ENGINE
Title (de)
SYSTEME ZUR BSCHICKUNG EINES MOTORS MIT VERFLÜSSIGTEM ERDGAS
Title (fr)
SYSTEMES DESTINES A ALIMENTER UN MOTEUR EN GAZ NATUREL LIQUEFIE
Publication
Application
Priority
US 9827231 W 19981221
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0037847A1] A fuel delivery system includes a fuel tank (14) configured to receive liquid natural gas. A first conduit (36) extends from a vapor holding portion (24) of the fuel tank (14) to an economizer valve (38). A second conduit (48) extends from a liquid holding portion (20) of the fuel tank (14) to the economizer valve (38). Fluid coupled to the economizer valve is a vaporizer (100) which is heated by coolant from the engine (30) and is positioned below the fuel tank (14). The economizer valve (38) selectively withdraws either liquid natural gas or vaporized natural gas from the fuel tank (14) depending on the pressure within the vapor holding portion (24) of the tank (14). A delivery conduit (114) extends from the vaporizer (100) to the engine (30). A return conduit (116) having a check valve (118) formed therein extends from the delivery conduit (114) to the vapor holding portion (24) of the fuel tank (14) for pressurizing the fuel tank (14).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F17C 5/06 (2006.01); F17C 7/04 (2006.01); F17C 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F17C 5/06 (2013.01); F17C 7/04 (2013.01); F17C 9/02 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0382 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0153 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0161 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0393 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0176 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0037847 A1 20000629; AU 2449599 A 20000712; CA 2365521 A1 20000629; CA 2365521 C 20070227; DE 69840780 D1 20090604; EP 1177401 A1 20020206; EP 1177401 A4 20060215; EP 1177401 B1 20090422
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9827231 W 19981221; AU 2449599 A 19981221; CA 2365521 A 19981221; DE 69840780 T 19981221; EP 98966747 A 19981221