Apparatus and methodology for the onsite autonomous manufacturing and placement of a coiled, cannular intelligent composite structure for the high volume, localized and resilient storage of hydrogen and other gaseous and liquid media
AssigneeBraindrip, LLC
InventorKent Weisenberg
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Abstract
Methods and manufactures disclosed herein generally relate to a cannular composite (ITC) structure composed of multiple layers of sealing, reinforcement, sensing, protection, and interspatial injected materials.
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An innervated tubular composite (“ITC”), comprising one or more assemblies of concentric tubes, wherein each assembly of concentric tubes comprises, from innermost surface to outermost surface:
- a sealing layer having a longitudinal axis defining an axial direction,
- an axial reinforcement layer having a plurality of longitudinally extending filaments, wherein the axial reinforcement layer is disposed around the sealing layer in a manner wherein the longitudinally extending filaments are oriented in and extend longitudinally along the axial direction for imparting axial reinforcement to the tubular assembly,
- one or more hoop reinforcement layers disposed around the axial reinforcement layer to provide resistance to hoop stresses in the tubular assembly, and
- a protective layer;
- wherein:
- at least one of the layers in the one or more assemblies of concentric tubes is intrinsically curved;
- and
- the innervated tubular composite forms a coiled tube structure having one or more loops.
An innervated tubular composite (“ITC”), comprising one or more the following assembly assemblies of concentric tubes, wherein each assembly of concentric tubes comprises, from innermost surface to outermost surface:
- a sealing layer having a longitudinal axis defining an axial direction,
- an axial reinforcement layer having a plurality of longitudinally extending filaments, wherein the axial reinforcement layer is disposed around the sealing layer in a manner wherein the filaments are oriented in and extend longitudinally along the axial direction for imparting axial reinforcement to the tubular assembly,
- one or more hoop reinforcement layers disposed around the axial reinforcement layer to provide resistance to hoop stresses in the tubular assembly, and
- a protective layer, wherein:
- at least one of the layers in the one or more assemblies of concentric tubes is intrinsically curved;
- and
- the axial reinforcement layer further comprises a Pd-coated tapered optical fiber.
An innervated tubular composite (“ITC”), comprising one or more the following assembly assemblies of concentric tubes, wherein each assembly of concentric tubes comprises, from innermost surface to outermost surface:
- a sealing layer having a longitudinal axis defining an axial direction,
- an axial reinforcement layer having a plurality of longitudinally extending filaments, wherein the axial reinforcement layer is disposed around the sealing layer in a manner wherein the filaments are oriented in and extend longitudinally along the axial direction for imparting axial reinforcement to the tubular assembly,
- one or more hoop reinforcement layers disposed around the axial reinforcement layer to provide resistance to hoop stresses in the tubular assembly, and
- a protective layer, wherein:
- at least one of the layers in the one or more assemblies of concentric tubes is intrinsically curved;
- and
- the one or more hoop reinforcement layers further comprise a Pd-coated tapered optical fiber.
An innervated tubular composite (“ITC”), comprising one or more the following assembly assemblies of concentric tubes, wherein each assembly of concentric tubes comprises, from innermost surface to outermost surface:
- a sealing layer having a longitudinal axis defining an axial direction,
- an axial reinforcement layer having a plurality of longitudinally extending filaments, wherein the axial reinforcement layer is disposed around the sealing layer in a manner wherein the filaments are oriented in and extend longitudinally along the axial direction for imparting axial reinforcement to the tubular assembly,
- one or more hoop reinforcement layers disposed around the axial reinforcement layer to provide resistance to hoop stresses in the tubular assembly,
- a protective layer, and
- a mesh-filled annulus positioned between the one or more hoop reinforcement layers and the protective layer, wherein:
- at least one of the layers in the one or more assemblies of concentric tubes is intrinsically curved;
- and
- the mesh-filled annulus is flexible in the longitudinal direction, and the mesh-filled annulus is compressively rigid.
An innervated tubular composite (“ITC”), comprising one or more the following assembly assemblies of concentric tubes, wherein each assembly of concentric tubes comprises, from innermost surface to outermost surface:
- a sealing layer having a longitudinal axis defining an axial direction,
- an axial reinforcement layer having a plurality of longitudinally extending filaments, wherein the axial reinforcement layer is disposed around the sealing layer in a manner wherein the filaments are oriented in and extend longitudinally along the axial direction for imparting axial reinforcement to the tubular assembly,
- one or more hoop reinforcement layers disposed around the axial reinforcement layer to provide resistance to hoop stresses in the tubular assembly,
- a protective laver, wherein:
- at least one of the layers in the one or more assemblies of concentric tubes is intrinsically curved;
- and
- the protective layer comprises an over-mold layer.
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