Large-scale vacuum insulated cryogenic storage
AssigneeCB&I STS Delaware LLC
InventorsJohn Andrew Jacobson, Steven Matthew Cihlar, Yaming Li, Koray Kuscu, Randy Lee Eberly
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Abstract
Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to an apparatus for large-scale external pressure storage, and more particularly for large-scale storage of liquid hydrogen and other products that require evacuated insulation. In some examples, a plate for a storage apparatus is provided. The plate a body that includes a beveled joint with the body having a nominal thickness at the beveled joint. The beveled joint is configured to be welded to a corresponding beveled joint of an adjacent plate.
Claims18
A plate for an outer vessel of a storage apparatus, comprising:
- a body, the body having:
- a central portion with a first thickness;
- a beveled surface that extends from the central portion to an outer edge;
- and
- the outer edge having a vertical surface connected to the beveled surface;
- and
- a beveled joint that includes the vertical surface of the outer edge and a portion of the beveled surface, the beveled joint having a second thickness less than the first thickness at the central portion of the body, wherein the beveled joint is configured to be welded to a corresponding beveled joint of an adjacent plate.
A plate arrangement for a storage apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of plates, each plate includes:
- a body, the body having:
- a central portion with a first thickness;
- a beveled surface that extends from the central portion to an outer edge;
- and
- the outer edge having a vertical surface connected to the beveled surface;
- and
- a beveled joint including the vertical surface of the outer edge and a portion of the beveled surface, the beveled joint having a second thickness less than the first thickness at the central portion of the body, wherein each plate is welded at the beveled joint to the beveled joint of at least one other plate of the plurality of plates.
A large scale cryogenic storage vessel, comprising:
- a plurality of plates in a spherical arrangement to form a thermal vacuum chamber, wherein each plate includes:
- a body including a central portion and an outer portion surrounding the central portion;
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- a stiffener disposed on the body completely surrounding the central portion and contoured to the shape of a perimeter of the outer portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.