Exhibit 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Chart Industries, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan for
Outside Directors of our report dated February 5, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Chart Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
March 14, 2001