Abstract: An apparatus for energy replenishment, fueling for non-hydrocarbon fueled vehicles includes a reconfigurable display comprising a matrix graphically representing and communicating locations and energy type or refueling status of a plurality of energy dispensers for non-hydrocarbon fueled vehicles. A method of scheduling availability of a plurality of energy dispensers in a refueling station forecourt for non-hydrocarbon fueled vehicles includes providing the reconfigurable display to help vehicle operators choose a location that improves traffic flow and reduce congestion within the forecourt. The reconfigurable display may indicate that a first energy dispenser in the plurality of energy dispensers is unavailable until a second energy dispenser in the plurality of energy dispensers immediately forward of the first energy dispenser is occupied.

Abstract: An imaging method positions a heterogeneous object within a fixture having a chamber. The fixture also has a valve for receiving a gas and normally sealing the chamber. Thus, the object is within the chamber. Next the method positions the fixture within an active region of a CT machine, fluidly connects a gas line to the valve, and injects an inert gas into the chamber through the gas line and the valve. The inert gas may include one or more of the xenon, argon, and krypton. The method then increases the pressure within the sealed chamber to increase the density of the gas within the chamber, and directs x-ray energy toward the active region of the CT machine to produce a plurality of two-dimensional images of the object and the pressurized gas. Finally, the method generates a three-dimensional representation of the object from the plurality of images.

Abstract: An imaging method positions a heterogeneous object within a fixture having a chamber. The fixture also has a valve for receiving a gas and normally sealing the chamber. Thus, the object is within the chamber. Next the method positions the fixture within an active region of a CT machine, fluidly connects a gas line to the valve, and injects an inert gas into the chamber through the gas line and the valve. The inert gas may include one or more of the xenon, argon, and krypton. The method then increases the pressure within the sealed chamber to increase the density of the gas within the chamber, and directs x-ray energy toward the active region of the CT machine to produce a plurality of two-dimensional images of the object and the pressurized gas. Finally, the method generates a three-dimensional representation of the object from the plurality of images.