Patent ID: 8215331
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: F17C,F17D,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A startup method of mitigating leaks in a pressurized system having a first line disposed between a tank valve of a storage tank and a regulator, comprising: a. sensing an initial pressure of a fluid in a second line having a second volume and disposed between a regulator and a system isolation valve, wherein the system isolation valve selectively connects the second line with a third line having a third volume and being disposed between the system isolation valve and an injector; b. if the pressure in the second line is greater than a release pressure, connecting the second line via opening a bleed valve to a pressure relief valve, whereby the pressure in the second line is reduced to the release pressure; and c. if the pressure in the second line is less than or equal to the release pressure, opening the system isolation valve, whereby the fluid in the second line is distributed across the second line and the third line and delivered to the injector at a target pressure.