Shipboard LNG tanks
US4095546A · kind A · utility
15Cited by
4References
10Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S220/901
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rigid thin shell container for transporting liquified gas in marine tankers at near ambient pressure, constructed of completely developable flat plate, the contour of which is octagonal everywhere in horizontal section but curvilinear in side elevation, with eight sides linear in plan but curved vertically to form circularly or elliptically arched shell surfaces, intersecting in a point at the top, and connected at the base to an octagonal flat bottom which permits the container to be seated directly upon the insulated ship's innerbottom.
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