Apparatus and method for making large diameter wound-fiber reinforced tanks
US7481899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2270/0136
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process of constructing a large diameter tank is provided. The process includes the step of providing a tank wall mandrel that has at least one drive wheel and at least one curved panel. Glass fibers are applied from a vertical winder to the curved panel in order to form a segment of a tank wall shell. Additional glass fibers are also applied to the curved panel at a location above the segment of the tank wall shell in order to form a unitary tank shell.
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