US 11,332,305 B2 · Stackable cast stone composite fermentation and storage tank

Abstract

A liquid storage vessel having a base with a bottom and an interior floor; a continuous side extending vertically from the base and having an interior surface, the bottom and continuous side each including an internal layer and an external layer separated by a material barrier, and configured such that the interior layers form an inner containment liner, and the external layers form a continuous exterior structural shell enclosing the inner containment liner. A top is affixed to the continuous side and has an interior ceiling. Access to the tank interior is provided by one or more manways. Mounting and connecting structures enable the tanks to be stacked directly atop one another and then structurally connected. The exterior structural shell is fabricated from high performance fiber reinforced concrete, and the inner containment liner is fabricated from a geopolymer concrete blend.

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Dependent claims

A stackable wine storage tank, comprising:

an inner containment liner made from a wet cast geopolymer concrete blend and forming an interior storage volume;
an exterior structural shell enclosing said inner containment liner so as to form a two-layered vessel including a front side, right and left sides, a rear side, and a bottom side, said exterior shell made from a fiber reinforced concrete;
a base integral with said bottom side;
a top disposed on said vessel and having a sloped interior ceiling;
a manway disposed on said top or on said front side;
a drain port disposed on a front side proximate said bottom side of said vessel;
and
coupling structure for connecting stacked vessels.

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Stackable cast stone composite fermentation and storage tank

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Stackable cast stone composite fermentation and storage tank

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Abstract

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