摘要 |
Apparatus and method for "peak shaving" storage of gas in a gas distribution system wherein the pressure varies from a maximum when demand is low to a minimum when demand is high, the method comprising cooling gas, in a gas storage chamber in open fluid communication with the system with a frozen cooling medium having a freezing point approximately midway between the minimum and maximum boiling points of the gas in the system. When the pressure in the system is high, gas in the chamber liquifies and is stored; when the pressure in the system is low gas in the chamber vaporizes and is available for use.
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