Conformable pressure vessel for high pressure gas storage
US9234626B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2221/033
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A non-cylindrical pressure vessel storage tank is disclosed. The storage tank includes an internal structure. The internal structure is coupled to at least one wall of the storage tank. The internal structure shapes and internally supports the storage tank. The pressure vessel storage tank has a conformability of about 0.8 to about 1.0. The internal structure can be, but is not limited to, a Schwarz-P structure, an egg-crate shaped structure, or carbon fiber ligament structure.
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