Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING VAPORIZED GAS ON CONSUMER DEMAND
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1999058896
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of supplying vaporized gas from a storage tank (2) storing the gas in liquified form in a lower liquid region (2a) and having a vapor region (2b) thereover, the method including employing an external source of heat (12) to heat a heat exchange liquid to no more than about 35 DEG C, bringing the heat exchange liquid into heat exchange relation with at least a portion of the liquified gas so as to transfer heat from the external source of heat (12) to the liquified gas,and supplying vaporized gas to the consumer (4) according to the consumer demand (23) directly from the vapor region (2b) of the storage tank. The heat exchange relation is controlled such that the at least portion of the liquified gas which is heated remains mostly in a liquified state but that the temperature of the liquified gas is prevented from falling below a predefined minimum operational temperature.
Inventors:
SICHERMAN GADI (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL1999/000254
Publication Date:
March 09, 2000
Filing Date:
May 12, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SICHERMAN GADI (IL)
International Classes:
F17C9/02; F23K5/00; (IPC1-7): F17C9/02
Foreign References:
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