Select valves for LNG use as transportation fuel

B. P. Hood, Flowserve Corp., Houston, Texas Due to its high energy density, LNG is fast becoming a viable choice for transportation fuel. It is being adapted for use in vehicle engines and for high-horsepower applications. LNG’s usage as a transportation fuel—and, specifically, the valve and control designs used in LNG production, storage, distribution and refueling—is examined here. Trends in LNG transportation fuel. In 2009, the movement of goods and people in the US consumed 13 million barrels per day (MMbpd) of oil, and is projected to use in excess of 14 MMbpd by 2015, representing 70% of total US oil consumption.1 Two-thirds of this consumption was in the form of gasoline, and the ba