Open AccessOptimization and testing of the Beck Engineering free-piston cryogenic pump for LNG systems on heavy vehicles. Final technical report
Author(s) -
Douglas Stephen Beck
Publication year - 2003
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/809075
Subject(s) - piston (optics) , automotive engineering , engineering , marine engineering , cryogenics , milestone , liquefied natural gas , task (project management) , piston pump , cryogenic temperature , flow (mathematics) , environmental science , mechanical engineering , systems engineering , hydraulic pump , waste management , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics , natural gas , mechanics , optics , archaeology , composite material , history , wavefront
Task 7 was completed by reaching Milestone 7: Test free piston cryogenic pump (FPCP) in Integrated LNG System. Task 4: Alternative Pump Design was also completed. The type of performance of the prototype LNG system is consistent with requirements of fuel systems for heavy vehicles; however, the maximum flow capacity of the prototype LNG system is significantly less than the total flow requirement. The flow capacity of the prototype LNG system is determined by a cavitation limit for the FPCP