Patent ID: 7000399
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: F02C,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for warming a pressurized gas, comprising: a plurality of vessels for storing a gas wherein said plurality of vessels is comprised of a first vessel and an exhaust vessel, and wherein said first vessel is located inside of said exhaust vessel; an exhaust valve for exhausting the pressurized gas from the apparatus; a combustor fluidly communicating with said exhaust valve; heat conduction means exposed to the gas in said first vessel and the gas in said exhaust vessel, said heat conduction means for conducting heat from said exhaust vessel to said first vessel; communication means for fluidly communicating said vessels with each other and with said exhaust valve; and a heat exchanger for heating the gas flowing through said communication means, the heat exchanger being positioned outside of the exhaust vessel.