Manufacture of a conformable pressure vessel
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsWenping Zhao, Ellen Y. Sun
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a high-pressure fluid vessel includes forming a first portion of a high-pressure fluid vessel with a molding process. The high-pressure fluid vessel includes a stack of capsules. Each capsule includes a first domed end, a second domed end, and a semicylindrical portion extending between and connecting the first domed end to the second domed end. The method further includes forming a second portion of a high-pressure fluid vessel with the molding process. The second portion of the high-pressure fluid vessel is positioned adjacent to the first portion of the high-pressure fluid vessel. The second portion of the high-pressure fluid vessel is welded to the first portion of the high-pressure fluid vessel.
Claims10
A method of manufacturing a high-pressure fluid vessel, the method comprising:
- forming a plurality of liners with a molding process;
- wrapping a first composite material around each of the liners to form a plurality of compartments;
- forming an aperture in each of the plurality of compartments;
- positioning the plurality of compartments adjacent to one another to form a stack of capsules, wherein each capsule includes a first domed end, a second domed end, and a semicylindrical portion extending between and connecting the first domed end to the second domed end;
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- wrapping a second composite material around the plurality of compartments to form the high-pressure fluid vessel.
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