Worthington Industries Inc. announced May 4 that it has expanded its line of compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders with a new lightweight, large diameter, 26.2-inch model. The new large diameter cylinder was introduced today at the 2015 Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Dallas.
This is the company’s largest Type III CNG cylinder and provides efficiency.
Ideal for Class 8 heavy-duty and refuse trucks, these large diameter cylinders will fill to rated capacity making longer routes possible. As with all Worthington Type III cylinders, the aluminum inner liner provides an added safety feature, by reducing the risk of flex or fracture in the outer composite reinforcement if an impact occurs.
“We believe that the fast-fill efficiency and durability of our new large diameter cylinder will be a welcomed addition to the market, maximizing the fuel system design for original equipment manufacturers,” said Wayne Powers, general manager of Worthington Industries’ Alternative Fuels business. “Our 30 years of experience producing cylinders which safely and efficiently store and transport alternative fuels has made us a trusted name in CNG cylinders. Of the hundreds of thousands of cylinders Worthington has produced for alternative-fuel applications globally, we have never had a composite cylinder failure.”
Worthington Type III CNG cylinders, including the new large diameter model, are built to aircraft, railcar and watercraft CNG cylinder standards.
