GAS SAVING DEVICE

Abstract

The present invention consists of a saving gas device which, being placed downstream of the pressure regulator and upstream of the consuming devices, in a natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases supply facility, improves the gas consumption efficiency by means of a recirculation, filtering and centrifugation process. The action exerted on the steam trap of the device, retains the impurities the gas contains, thus improving retention of particles and achieving the gas to come out substantially pure, as well as achieving gas molecules rearrangement by means of a centrifugation coil, obtaining flow stabilization and improving the circulation thereof.

Claims

1. Gas saving device.of the type being mounted downstream of the pressure regulator and upstream of the consuming devices characterized in that it features a steam trap (8) having a cylindrical shape containing inside first an activated carbon filter (9) and then a copper centrifugation coil (10), and a flow rate regulator (11) connected to the supply pipe for the consuming devices.

2. Gas saving device.according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a steam trap (8) the diameter of which is longer than the inner diameter of the passages of the first and second fitting.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] FIG. 1: Plan view of an outline of the saving gas device.

LIST OF REFERENCES

[0019] 1.First inlet three-way T-fitting

[0020] 2.Central inlet passage of the first fitting

[0021] 3.Side inlet passage of the first fitting

[0022] 4.Flexible or rigid pipes

[0023] 5.Second outlet three-way T-fitting

[0024] 6.Side inlet passage of the second fitting

[0025] 7.Central outlet passage of the second fitting.

[0026] 8.Steam trap

[0027] 9.Activated carbon filter

[0028] 10.Copper centrifugation coil

[0029] 11.Flow rate regulator

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

[0030] FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the gas saving device.

[0031] The gas saving device shown in FIG. 1 is connected downstream to the natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases inlet pipe. The gas enters through a central inlet passage (2) into the first three-way T-fitting (1), and the flow thereof splits going out through the two side outlet passages (3) towards the side inlet passages (6) of the second three-way T-fitting (5), through the flexible or rigid pipes (4). Both flows coming from the first three-way T-fitting (1) are joined in the central outlet passage of the second fitting (7), increasing the gas pressure. Then, the gas flows into the steam trap (8) where the impurities contained therein are deposited; furthermore, the gas flows into said steam trap through an activated carbon filter (9), improving the particle and impurities capture, thus achieving the gas to come out substantially pure. Still inside the steam trap (8), the gas flows through a copper centrifugation coil (10), wherein the gas molecules rearrangement is achieved, obtaining flow stabilization in the facility and improving the circulation thereof. And after said step, the gas flows towards the consuming devices, through the flow rate regulator (11) which regularizes the gas flow to the consumption requirements.

[0032] It is well known by those skilled in the art that the connections among the different elements of the invention and the supply facility are hermetically connected by means of the corresponding fittings and connections, such as gaskets, sealing elements, to guarantee the tightness of the facility and therefore to avoid gas leaks which can cause dangerous explosions.

[0033] The gas saving device disclosed in the present invention, increases the gas pressure and supply flow rate so as to fulfil the requirements of the devices consuming said gas, eliminates the impurities it contains and prevents the problem of freezing by insufficient gas vaporization, thereby causing the combustion to produce a less amount of polluting emissions and particles, and making said combustion be more efficient.

[0034] Another one of the multiple advantages of the invention is that the mounting thereof does not require modifications in the general facility already installed, but only the connection thereof to the inlet pipe for the gas supply.