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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2015
Applicants:
Christopher Hagen, Bend, OR (US);
Guy Babbitt, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Hagen, Bend, OR (US);
Guy Babbitt, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/42 (2006.01); F02B 33/22 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); F02D 17/02 (2006.01); F02F 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/42 (2013.01); F02B 33/22 (2013.01); F02D 17/026 (2013.01); F02M 21/0218 (2013.01); F02M 21/0224 (2013.01); F02F 2001/244 (2013.01); Y02T 10/32 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4927 (2015.01);
Abstract
This application concerns systems and methods for compressing natural gas with an internal combustion engine. In a representative embodiment, a method is featured which includes placing a first cylinder of an internal combustion engine in a compressor mode, and compressing a gas within the first cylinder, using the cylinder as a reciprocating compressor. In some embodiments a compression check valve system is used to regulate pressure and flow within cylinders of the engine during a compression process.