PRESSURE VESSEL HAVING PLURALITY OF TUBES FOR HEAT EXCHANGE

摘要

A system for compressing gas includes a source of gas, a gas output location, first and second pressure vessels, first and second gas input lines for directing gas from the source of gas respectively to the first and second pressure vessels, first and second gas output lines for directing gas respectively from the first and second pressure vessels to the gas output location, a hydraulic system for moving hydraulic fluid back and forth between the first and second pressure vessels to compress gas in the first and second pressure vessels in an alternating manner. The first and second pressure vessels each include a plurality of tubes for containing the gas as the gas is pressurized and for absorbing heat generated as the gas is compressed.

主权项

1. A system for compressing gas, the system comprising:
a source of gas; a gas output location; first and second pressure vessels; first and second gas input lines for directing gas from the source of gas respectively to the first and second pressure vessels; first and second gas output lines for directing gas respectively from the first and second pressure vessels to the gas output location; a hydraulic system for moving hydraulic fluid back and forth between the first and second pressure vessels to compress gas in the first and second pressure vessels in an alternating manner, wherein gas is pressurized in the first pressure vessel by directing a first charge of gas from the source of gas into the first pressure vessel through the first gas input line and moving hydraulic fluid from the second pressure vessel to the first pressure vessel to compress the first charge of gas within the first pressure vessel, and wherein gas is pressurized in the second pressure vessel by directing a second charge of gas from the source of gas into the second pressure vessel through the second gas input line and moving hydraulic fluid from the first pressure vessel to the second pressure vessel to compress the second charge of gas within the second pressure vessel; and wherein the first and second pressure vessels each include a plurality of tubes for containing the gas as the gas is pressurized and for absorbing heat generated as the gas is compressed.