Method and apparatus for transporting potable water and other fluids
US4484533A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2025/022
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A non-permeable liner is utilized to define a first liquid-fillable chamber within a vessel, and cooperates with walls of the vessel to define a second liquid-fillable chamber external to the liner. Separate quantities of liquids are simultaneously transported in these separate chambers. In one application, a liner is utilized to segregate central portions of an oil tanker hold from surrounding portions thereof to provide a central chamber within which potable water can be transported. The liner cooperates with walls of the hold to define a surrounding chamber within which another liquid such as non-potable water can be shipped. In preferred practice the liner is formed from flexible, collapsible, relatively light-weight material which can be installed easily in a vessel such as an oil tanker hold, and which can be collapsed inside the vessel when the vessel is used for transporting a single quantity of liquid such as oil.
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