High conformal pressure vessel

A pressure vessel configured to store pressurized fluid comprising;

• a plurality of lobes, each lobe including at least one vertically oriented interior wall, the plurality of lobes being 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, and a first tangent contacts the first lobe at the first point of tangency and a second tangent contacts the second lobe at the first point of tangency such that the first tangent and the second tangent are separated by about 120 degrees;
• an end cap mounted to a first end and a second, opposite end of each of the plurality of lobes;
• an external manifold mounted to the end caps and configured to fluidly couple to each of the plurality of lobes;
• an external boss formed on the exterior of each end cap, adjacent each lobe, each external boss including a first through hole arranged generally parallel to a horizontal plane and a second through hole extending perpendicularly from the first through hole into the interior of the pressure vessel;
• a connector fluidly coupled to the first through hole and to the interior of the pressure vessel and being mounted to both sides of each boss;
• a piece of tubing extending from a connector of a first external boss to a connector of a second external boss;
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• the position of the external boss on an end cap relative to each lobe is alternating such the the tubing extending between adjacent connectors is arranged in a Z-shape.