<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-14-001753.txt : 20140106
<SEC-HEADER>0001209191-14-001753.hdr.sgml : 20140106
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20140106160338
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-14-001753
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140102
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140106

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHART INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000892553
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED PLATE WORK (BOILER SHOPS) [3443]
		IRS NUMBER:				341712937
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			GARFIELD HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44125-5370
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4407531490

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			GARFIELD HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44125-5370

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROWN W DOUGLAS
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001220019

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11442
		FILM NUMBER:		14509804

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7201 HAMILTON BLVD
		CITY:			ALLENTOWN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			181951501
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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000892553</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CHART INDUSTRIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GTLS</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>BROWN W DOUGLAS</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CHART INDUSTRIES, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GARFIELD HEIGHTS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>OH</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>44125</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2014-01-02</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>220</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5181</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These securities were granted on January 2, 2014 pursuant to the terms of a stock award agreement under the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 717 vested stock units which previously have been deferred. The vested stock units herein were granted by the Issuer under the Amended and Restated Chart Industries, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This direct holding total of 5,181 shares was adjusted to reflect a 73 share gift made by the reporting person in December 2011.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ W. Douglas Brown, by Matthew J. Klaben, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated May 20, 2008 on file with the Commission</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-01-06</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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