Patent classifications
F02D19/022
STORAGE TANK FOR CRYOGENIC LIQUID GAS
A storage container includes an inner tank to store a cryogenic liquid gas and an extraction system to permit extraction of the cryogenic liquid gas by a cryogenic liquid gas consumer. The extraction system includes an extraction line, a consumer line to facilitate extraction of the cryogenic liquid gas by the cryogenic liquid gas consumer, a return line to facilitate return of the cryogenic liquid gas to the inner tank, a heat transmitter to heat the cryogenic liquid gas extracted from the inner tank and transfer the cryogenic liquid gas to a gaseous phase, and a compressor to compress the gaseous cryogenic liquid gas. A first flow of the compressed cryogenic liquid gas is conducted to the cryogenic liquid gas consumer via the consumer line and a second flow of the compressed cryogenic liquid gas is returned to the inner tank via the return line.
GAS CONTROL SYSTEM AND GAS CONTROL METHOD OF OFF-ROAD GAS ENGINE
A gas control system of a non-road gas engine and a gas control method thereof are disclosed by the present disclosure. The gas control system includes a mixer, the mixer is provided with an air inlet, a gas inlet and a mixed gas outlet respectively, the air inlet is provided with a first pressure sensor, the gas inlet is provided with a second pressure sensor and a pressure regulating valve that are spaced apart, and the mixed gas outlet is provided with a third pressure sensor; the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor, the pressure regulating valve and the third pressure sensor are respectively electrically connected to a controller, and the controller controls an opening degree of the pressure regulating valve according to pressure information fed back by the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor and the third pressure sensor so as to adjust an air-gas ratio of the mixed gas. The system has a simple structure. By disposing a pressure regulating valve at the gas inlet, the pressure of the gas entering the mixer is controlled, and the air-gas ratios required under various working conditions are controlled, which realizes a closed-loop control so that a control range of the air-gas ratio is smaller, the accuracy is higher, and a transient response speed of the engine is improved.
Liquefied gas fuel feeding system and a method of operating a power plant of internal combustion engines powered with liquefied gas
A liquefied gas fuel feeding system can include a liquefied gas container configured to store liquefied gas and gaseous gas in cryogenic circumstances, a first fuel passage opening into an ullage space of the gas, a second fuel passage opening into a bottom section of the gas and provided with a controllable pump, at least two fuel delivery passages each configured to convey gas to a single gas consumer of at least two gas consumers, and a valve assembly configured to connect alternatively the first fuel passage or the second fuel passage to each one of the at least two fuel delivery passages.
High pressure fuel pump and LPDI system including the same
Provided is a high pressure fuel pump that smoothly achieves fuel supply while running and quickly relieves vapor generated during a restart by a piston operation of a high pressure fuel pump to improve a startup delay phenomenon, and an LPDI system including the same.
SYSTEM FOR SHUTTING-OFF FLUID FLOW AND MEASURING FLUID FLOW RATE
A system for shutting-off fluid flow and measuring fluid flow rate may include a housing defining an inlet, a valve body chamber, and an outlet opposite the inlet. The system may also include a valve body at least partially received in the valve body chamber, and an actuator coupled to the valve body and configured to reposition and/or re-orient the valve body. The system may also include at least one pressure sensor configured to generate a pressure differential signal indicative of a pressure difference between pressure at the inlet and the outlet, and a controller configured to receive a valve body signal indicative of a valve body position and/or orientation and the pressure differential signal, and determine a flow rate of fluid flowing through the housing based at least in part on the valve body signal and/or the pressure differential signal.
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
A power generation system comprises a fuel gas supply device 13 for controlling methane concentration or carbon dioxide concentration in a mixed gas MG containing methane and carbon dioxide within a setting range for the concentration in the fuel gas of a gas engine 11, and for supplying the mixed gas MG to the gas engine 11 as the fuel gas, and a gas concentration sensor 14 for measuring the carbon dioxide concentration or the methane concentration of the mixed gas MG. The fuel gas supply device 13 comprises a carbon dioxide removal device 16 for removing carbon dioxide in the mixed gas MG, and an operating condition control device 17 for controlling an operating condition that affects an increase or decrease of a carbon dioxide removal rate of the carbon dioxide removal device 16, and the operating condition control device 17 controls the operating condition of the carbon dioxide removal device 16 based on the measurement result of the gas concentration sensor 14, thereby controlling the concentration of methane and carbon dioxide in the mixed gas.
USE OF DECOMPRESSING NATURAL GAS TO LOWER THE INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
A fuel system is comprising: a fuel tank; an internal combustion engine; a fuel regulator fluidly connecting the fuel tank to the engine, the fuel regulator being configured to reduce the pressure of the fuel from a first fuel pressure at the fuel tank to a second fuel pressure at the engine; an air supply assembly configured to supply air from an air inlet to the engine, the air assembly comprising: a first air supply line fluidly connecting the air inlet and the engine, the first air supply line being in thermal communication with the fuel regulator; a second air supply line fluidly connecting the air inlet and the engine, the second air supply line being in parallel with the first air supply line; and an air valve configured to adjust the air flowing through at least one of the first air supply line and the second air supply line.
Fuel delivery system
A fuel delivery system for an engine is provided. The fuel delivery system includes a fuel rail, a pressure sensor, a relief valve, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of a fuel rail pressure, identify exceeding of the fuel rail pressure beyond a first threshold, identify the fuel rail pressure drop below a second threshold, and initiate a counter for a first predefined amount of time accordingly. The controller is also configured to identify if the fuel rail pressure drops below a third threshold within the first predefined amount of time, and identify if the fuel rail pressure remains below the third threshold for at least a second predefined amount of time. The controller is further configured to determine an open status of the relief valve based, at least in part, on the identification.
Gas treatment system and vessel including the same
A gas processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a heater which is configured to increase a temperature of liquefied gas compulsorily vaporized by a forcing vaporizer before the liquefied gas is joined with Boil Off Gas (BOG) compressed by a BOG compressor.
Fuel pressure monitoring system of vaporizer
Provided is a fuel pressure monitoring system of a vaporizer using a safety module which issues a fault signal by detecting a pressure using a fuel pressure sensor disposed in a pressure regulating chamber of the vaporizer within a predetermined time after an engine is stopped and determining that the pressure regulating mechanism fails when the detected pressure exceeds a threshold stored in a storage device to be increased to a predetermined pressure or higher, and the pressure regulating mechanism is determined to fail only when a water temperature of cooling water in the engine of the vaporizer reaches a predetermined temperature at which warming up of the engine can be determined to be completed.