Patent ID: 6314978
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B64G,F02K,F17C,Y10T

Abstract:
A fluid transport system for transferring fluid from a low pressure reservoir to an outlet at high pressure in a continuous stream, comprising:a plurality of storage tanks, each of said storage tanks being capable of confining fluid at high pressure;draining means for draining fluid from each of said plurality of storage tanks in sequential order to said outlet, said draining means draining each of said plurality of tanks in sequence such that a continuous stream of fluid is supplied to said outlet at high pressure; andfilling means for supplying fluid from said low pressure reservoir to each of said drained storage tanks in sequential order to fill said respective tanks with said fluid;said sequential order of each of said draining means and said filling means being out of phase with each other such that as one storage tank in said plurality is being drained by said draining means, at least another of said storage tanks is being filled by said filling means.