Compressed gaseous oxidizer energy storage system

Abstract

A compressed gaseous oxidizer energy storage (COES) system includes a catalyst system in communication with a compressed gaseous oxidizer storage system and a compressed gas fuel storage system.

1 . A compressed gaseous oxidizer energy storage (COES) system comprising:
 a compressed gaseous oxidizer storage system;   a compressed gas fuel storage system; and   a catalyst system in communication with said compressed gaseous oxidizer storage system and said compressed gas fuel storage system.   
     
     
         2 . The COES system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said compressed gaseous oxidizer storage system is in communication with said compressed gas fuel storage system upstream of said catalyst system. 
     
     
         3 . The COES system as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a metering valve associated with each of said compressed gaseous oxidizer storage system and said compressed gas fuel storage system. 
     
     
         4 . The COES system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein a compressed gaseous oxidizer from said compressed gaseous oxidizer storage system and a compressed gas fuel from said compressed gas fuel storage system is communicated to said catalyst system below a predetermined combustible limit. 
     
     
         5 . The COES system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said catalyst system causes a catalytic reaction to generate a hot compressed gaseous oxidizer. 
     
     
         6 . The COES system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said compressed gaseous oxidizer storage system is a tank. 
     
     
         7 . A method generating a hot compressed gaseous oxidizer comprising:
 mixing a compressed gaseous oxidizer from a compressed gaseous oxidizer storage system with a compressed gas fuel from a compressed gas fuel storage system; and   communicating the mixture to a catalyst system below a predetermined combustible limit.   
     
     
         8 . The method as recited in  claim 7 , further comprising not generating a combustion reaction. 
     
     
         9 . The method as recited in  claim 7 , further comprising increasing an available energy of the compressed gaseous oxidizer by a factor of at least two (2) without a combustion step.