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A process and apparatus for rapidly filling a pressure vessel such as a fuel storage tank with highly pressurized gas by initially inserting into the tank, a measured quantity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or some other type of cryogenic liquid and permitting the temperature of the liquid to rise w

A process and apparatus for rapidly filling a pressure vessel such as a fuel storage tank with highly pressurized gas by initially inserting into the tank, a measured quantity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or some other type of cryogenic liquid and permitting the temperature of the liquid to rise within the tank to vaporize it into a gas under a pressure which at least approaches the design working pressure of the tank. The storage tank maintains the gas under sufficiently high pressure that automotive fuel tanks or other small tanks can be rapidly filled from the storage tank without compressors due to the high internal pressure of the storage tank.

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A process for rapidly filling a pressure vessel with highly pressurized gas comprising the steps of: (A) providing a liquid source containing cryogenic liquid at a temperature below -150°F. (101°C.); (B) providing a pressure vessel of a predetermined internal volume which is capable of a design work

A process for rapidly filling a pressure vessel with highly pressurized gas comprising the steps of: (A) providing a liquid source containing cryogenic liquid at a temperature below -150°F. (101°C.); (B) providing a pressure vessel of a predetermined internal volume which is capable of a design working pressure of between 500 psi (35.2 kg/cm2) and 4,000 psi (280 kg/cm2); (C) providing a conduit connecting the liquid source to the interior of the pressure vessel; and (D) transferring from the liquid source to the pressure vessel, a sufficient amount of the cryogenic liquid that when such liquid reaches at least 0°F. (-17.8°C.), within the pressure vessel, it will convert to a gas under a pressure of at least 50% of the design working pressure of said pressure vessel.