High conformal pressure vessel

US10222001B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Paul F. Croteau · Columbia, US
• John P. Wesson · Vernon, US
• Andrzej Ernest Kuczek · Bristol, US
• Matthew E. Lynch · Canton, US
• Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany · Bloomfield, US
• Ellen Y. Sun · South Windsor, US
• Wenping Zhao · Glastonbury, US
• Daniel V. Viens · Mansfield Center, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 8, 2014
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 24, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E60/32
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A pressure vessel configured to store a pressurized fluid is provided including a plurality of lobes. Each lobe includes at least one vertically arranged interior wall. The plurality of lobes are positioned in a side by side configuration such that a first interior wall of a first lobe is positioned adjacent a second interior wall of a second adjacent lobe. The first interior wall and the second interior wall are configured to contact one another at a first point of tangency. A first tangent intersects the first lobe at the first point of tangency and a second tangent intersects the second lobe at the first point of tangency. The first tangent and the second tangent are separated by about 120 degrees.