Bulk metallic glass pressure vessels
AssigneeSupercool Metals LLC
InventorsJohn Chay, Jan Schroers, Jason Sagaci, Jittisa Ketkaew, Evgenia Pekarskaya
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Abstract
A pressure vessel containing a main body with at least one opening. The pressure vessel is made from a BMG material. The pressure vessel may contain an additional part such as a neck, a liner, a rib, a lattice, a fin, and a diaphragm. The pressure vessel may be free of a welded joint in entirety. The pressure vessel may contain multiple parts in the main body, each of which is free of a welded joint. The pressure vessel may be made through thermoplastic forming.
Claims36
A pressure vessel, the pressure vessel comprising:
- a main body with at least one opening, wherein the main body is made from a BMG material, and wherein the pressure vessel is capable of receiving a pressurized fluid or gas.
A diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm is made of a BMG material, and wherein the diaphragm is capable of operating in a pressure vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.