The present disclosure relates to a system for pressurizing liquid hydrogen (LH2). The system has a pressure vessel for containing an initial quantity of LH2, with the pressure vessel containing an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice. A vaporizer is used which has an inlet and an outlet. A supply tube is used to couple the outlet orifice of the pressure vessel with the inlet of the vaporizer. A discharge tube couples the discharge outlet of the vaporizer with the inlet orifice of the pressure vessel. The vaporizer receives LH2 from the pressure vessel via the supply tube during a pressurization operation, warms the LH2 using an ambient environment, and discharges heated and pressurized H2 back to the pressure vessel through the supply tube.

A cryogenic liquid sampler is provided. The sampler includes an inner volume and a useful internal length, a cryogenic liquid inlet conduit in fluid connection with an inlet valve, a weir tube in fluid connection with the inlet valve, wherein the weir tube comprises at least one weir hole, wherein the weir tube extends a predetermined distance into the inner volume, a cryogenic liquid outlet conduit in fluid connection with inner volume and in fluid connection with an outlet valve, and a purge tube in fluid connection with the outlet valve.

The present invention relates to a method, system, vehicle, and computer program product for determining time data relating to a non-combustion outlet process of a fuel gas from a gas tank associated with a vehicle. The method comprises providing a model for the state of fuel gas in the gas tank. The method further comprises determining time data relating to the outlet process of the fuel gas based on the model.

The invention relates to a tank valve (4) for installation at a pressure gas tank (3), having a base body (5), including a first base body section (5.1), which in the assembled state projects into the pressure gas tank (3) and is sealingly connected with the same, and which includes a second base body section (5.2), which in the assembled state remains outside the pressure gas tank (3), further having a plurality of functional sub-groups (9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 23, 26, 27) for refueling the pressure gas tank (3) via a refueling path, for the extraction of gas from the pressure gas tank (3) via an extraction path and for implementing safety and operating functions, at least some of the functional sub-groups (9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 23, 26, 27) at least partially being disposed in the base body (5). The tank valve according to the present invention is characterized by the fact that in the first base body section (5.1) or on the side facing the interior of the pressure gas tank (3) functional sub-groups (13, 22, 23, 26, 27) are disposed at the first base body section (5.1).

The invention relates to a tank valve (4) for installation on a compressed gas container (3), having a base body (5), having a shared gas connection (16) for refueling/extraction, which is divided inside the base body (5) into a refueling line (24) and an extraction line (25) as part of an extraction path, and having an extraction valve (9) in the extraction line (25). The tank valve according to the invention is characterized in that a check valve (26) is arranged in the extraction path in series with the extraction valve (9), blocking the flow against the flow direction (A) when gas is extracted.

A cryogenic liquid sampler is provided. The sampler includes an inner volume and a useful internal length, a cryogenic liquid inlet conduit in fluid connection with an inlet valve, a weir tube in fluid connection with the inlet valve, wherein the weir tube comprises at least one weir hole, wherein the weir tube extends a predetermined distance into the inner volume, a cryogenic liquid outlet conduit in fluid connection with inner volume and in fluid connection with an outlet valve, and a purge tube in fluid connection with the outlet valve.

Disclosed herein is a floating ball filling-control device for a cryogenic tank with enhanced structural stability. The floating ball filling-control device comprises a liquid feeding pipe (2) with a liquid discharging end disposed in the liquid storage tank (1), the liquid feeding pipe (2) having liquid spraying holes (3) located on the pipe wall at the top of the pipe, and a slide valve (4) arranged on the top end of the liquid feeding pipe, wherein the slide valve is in a sliding fit with the liquid feeding pipe in a vertical direction via a floating ball lever driving mechanism, and forms an open/close mechanism for the liquid spraying holes via a control mechanism.

A pressurized gas storage system is disclosed for maintaining a minimum pressure of a primary fluid (5). The system includes a pressurized gas tank (2) inside which is mounted a flexible bladder (4) which contains the primary fluid. The space between the gas tank and the bladder is considered a compression chamber (9) which contains a secondary fluid (7) that exerts pressure on the bladder to maintain a minimum pressure upon the primary fluid. The secondary fluid is supplied to and exits tank pressure chamber through a port (6). The flexible bladder is couple to inlet outlet port (8) extending to a pickup tube (10). The system also includes a pump (18), fluid reservoir (14), pressure relief valve (24) and controller (26) which functions to maintain the pressure of the secondary fluid. In a second embodiment, pressure is maintained through a second fluid absorbing and releasing material.

The present invention discloses a solid-state source gasification device, comprising a housing and one or more trays, a top cover is provided on the top of the housing. A gas inlet and a gas outlet are provided on the top cover. The trays are vertically stacked in the housing. A carrier gas pipe is provided in the housing. An upper end of the carrier gas pipe is connected to the gas inlet. The carrier gas pipe penetrates through the trays, and extends into the bottommost-layer tray. One or more carrier gas outlets are formed in the carrier gas pipe. The carrier gas outlets are formed in a space of the bottommost-layer tray or formed in a space of the bottommost-layer tray and the rest trays. Except for the bottommost-layer tray, the rest trays are each provided with one or more gas conduits. The solid-state source gasification device of the present invention adopts a parallel gas transmission channel, whereby the carrier gas, after entering the carrier gas pipe from the gas inlet, can enter into each tray separately, and can be transmitted horizontally in each tray along the surface of the solid-state source material for a longer distance before reaching gas conduit, and thus a large amount of gasification gas can be carried in the carrier gas to enhance the overall gasification efficiency of the solid-state source gasification device.