This invention relates to an apparatus for pressurizing a fluid and
delivering a gas comprising a pump, an accumulator and a heater such that
the pump pressurizes a quantity fluid received from a fluid store and
delivers that pressurized fluid to an accumulator. The accumulator then
delivers a quantity of the pressurized fluid to a heater that, in turn,
warms the fluid to a gas within a specified temperature and pressure
range to be delivered to the end user as required. The invention further
relates to a method of delivering a gas at a desired pressure and
temperature wherein a quantity of fluid is received, pressurized and
stored as a fluid in an accumulator storage vessel at a desired pressure.
The fluid is then delivered from the accumulator to a heater where it is
warmed and delivered to the end user as a gas at specified temperature
and pressure.