Sealed and thermally insulating tank having anti-convection insulating seals

A sealed and thermally insulating tank including a thermally insulating barrier suitable for being anchored to a load-bearing structure, the thermally insulating barrier including two adjacent insulating panels, an inter-panel space being defined between the two adjacent insulating panels, said inter-panel space including an outer portion and an inner portion that are superposed in the direction of the thickness of the thermally insulating barrier, the outer portion and the inner portion being further away from and closer to the inside of the tank respectively,

• the tank further including:
• two outer insulating seals juxtaposed in the outer portion of the inter-panel space so that they have two adjacent edges, and
• an inner insulating seal arranged in the inner portion of the inter-panel space, the inner insulating seal being superposed in the direction of the thickness of the thermally insulating barrier on the two outer insulating seals so that it covers the two adjacent edges of said outer insulating seals, and
• wherein one said outer insulating seal has, in the free state, a width larger than or equal to a width of the inter-panel space.

A sealed and thermally insulating tank including a thermally insulating barrier suitable for being anchored to a load-bearing structure, the thermally insulating barrier including two adjacent insulating panels, an inter-panel space being defined between the two adjacent insulating panels, said inter-panel space including an outer portion and an inner portion that are superposed in the direction of the thickness of the thermally insulating barrier, the outer portion and the inner portion being further away from and closer to the inside of the tank respectively,

• the tank further including:
• a first outer insulating seal and a second outer insulating seal which are juxtaposed in the outer portion of the inter-panel space so that they have two adjacent edges, and
• an inner insulating seal arranged in the inner portion of the inter-panel space, the inner insulating seal being superposed in the direction of the thickness of the thermally insulating barrier on the two outer insulating seals so that it covers the two adjacent edges of said outer insulating seals, and
• wherein said second outer insulating seal is juxtaposed to said first outer insulating seal in a longitudinal direction of the inter-panel space in order that the second outer insulating seal is arranged in an extension of the first outer insulating seal according to the longitudinal direction of the inter-panel space.

A sealed and thermally insulating tank including a thermally insulating barrier suitable for being anchored to a load-bearing structure, the thermally insulating barrier including insulating panels juxtaposed in a regular pattern and inter-panel spaces, said inter-panel spaces each being defined by two of the adjacent insulating panels, said inter-panel spaces each including an outer portion and an inner portion superposed in the direction of the thickness of the thermally insulating barrier, the outer portion and the inner portion being respectively further away from and closer to the inside of the tank,

• the tank further including:
• outer insulating seals arranged in the outer portions of the inter-panel spaces, said outer insulating seals being juxtaposed in pairs each including a first outer insulating seal and a second outer insulating seal so that they have two adjacent edges, and
• inner insulating seals arranged in the inner portions of the inter-panel spaces, said inner insulating seals being arranged superposed in the direction of the thickness of the thermally insulating barrier on two respective juxtaposed outer insulating seals so that it covers the adjacent edges of said two respective juxtaposed outer insulating seals,
• wherein the second outer insulating seal is juxtaposed to the first outer insulating seal in a longitudinal direction of the inter-panel space in order that the second outer insulating seal is arranged in an extension of the first outer insulating seal according to the longitudinal direction of the inter-panel space.