Prototyping and Laboratory Testing an Oil-Free, Reciprocating CompressorDeveloped Specifically for Refueling Commercial Natural Gas for Vehicles (NGV) Fleets. Final Report, May 1994-March 1996

摘要

Addressing a need for a compressor designed specifically for high pressurenatural gas in the 20 to 50 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) range, components were designed and successfully tested in the laboratory for an oil-free 50 scfm compressor. It was expected to find application in the natural gas vehicle refueling, where it is important to avoid oil carryover and to ensure cleaner burning natural gas, and where a need for a small compressor was perceived. However, a reevaluation of the market acknowledged the shift from this size of compressor to larger, faster-fill compressors, and the project was terminated.