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US 2019/0105851 A1Published application
Internal metallic tank assembly for honeycomb structural high-pressure set tank and a manufacturing process therefor
OwnerTsukasa NOZAWAinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a new concept for an internal metallic tank of large-scale high-pressure gasholder in which pluralities of internal tanks have been accumulated like a honeycomb structure and for the manufacturing processes of the internal metallic tank.
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A reinforced storage container for volatile gases, comprising:
- a storage tank having first and second domed end portions and a main body portion;
- first and second connection fittings fixedly mounted on the first and second domed ends of the storage tank, respectively;
- first and second reinforcing rings fixedly formed to surround base portions of the first and second connection fittings connected to the storage tank;
- a first prepreg reinforcing layer enclosing the storage tank, the first prepreg reinforcing layer including at least one elongated prepreg bandage wrapped in a spiral S-shaped form along an axial direction of the storage tank and extending to the first and second domed ends of the storage tank;
- a second prepreg reinforcing layer enclosing the storage tank over the first prepreg reinforcing layer, the second prepreg reinforcing layer including at least one elongated prepreg bandage wrapped circumferentially around the main body portion of the storage tank;
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- first and second domed molding portions fixedly mounted to cover the first and second domed end portions wrapped in the first prepreg reinforcing layer, the first and second reinforcing rings and the base portions of the first and second connection fittings.
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A method for forming a reinforced storage container for volatile gases, comprising the steps of:
- providing a storage tank having first and second domed end portions and a main body portion;
- fixedly mounting first and second connection fittings on the first and second domed ends of the storage tank, respectively;
- forming first and second reinforcing rings to fixedly to surround base portions of the first and second connection fittings connected to the storage tank;
- forming a first prepreg reinforcing layer to enclose the storage tank, including wrapping at least one elongated prepreg bandage in a spiral S-shaped form along an axial direction of the storage tank and extending to the first and second domed ends of the storage tank;
- forming a second prepreg reinforcing layer to enclose the storage tank over the first prepreg reinforcing layer, including wrapping at least one elongated prepreg bandage circumferentially around the main body portion of the storage tank;
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- fixedly mounting first and second domed molding portions to cover the first and second domed end portions wrapped in the first prepreg reinforcing layer, the first and second reinforcing rings and the base portions of the first and second connection fittings.
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