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I am trying to fill pipes with a volume of 556 cuft to 15,000 psi. I want to capture and re-use the heat generated from the compression process and re-use it.

Is this amount of compression and heat exchanging possible with current technology
 
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Walker C said:
I am trying to fill pipes with a volume of 556 cuft to 15,000 psi. I want to capture and re-use the heat generated from the compression process and re-use it.

Is this amount of compression and heat exchanging possible with current technology
Sorry, at that pressure, you are well into the red. What is your experience with high-pressure systems?

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More on the pressure pumping side using fluid. I am a petroleum engineer and have completed oil wells up to 12,000 psi using hydraulic pumps. Steel piping is rated up to 18,000 psi if needed to I am trying trap as much pressure as possible.

I don't have any experience in air compression though.
 
Are you aware that compressed air is more dangerous than compressed water or compressed hydraulic oil? It is the compressibility itself that is the cause.

Spring a leak in a water pipe, and the gauge pressure goes to zero almost immediately. Do the same in a compressed air container and it retains the pressure. Worse, the jet through the leak enlarges the hole or the crack until it might become a rupture, leading to an explosion.

What is your application? I was looking at the ASME B31 code for pressure piping, and it is divided into many sections depending on application.
 
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