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US 2022/0065399 A1Published application
Composite gas storage tank
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorAlexis LAMBOURNE
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AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorAlexis LAMBOURNE
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A composite gas storage tank includes a composite wall defining a main storage volume and a hollow conduit portion communicating with and extending away from the main storage volume. A hollow coupling element has a length portion which is partially embedded within and extends substantially parallel to the hollow conduit portion of the composite wall. The hollow conduit portion and the coupling element provide communication between the main storage volume and the tank exterior. A leakage path around the hollow coupling element is significantly longer than those of tanks of the prior art and reduces the rate at which hydrogen leaks from the tank. A carbon fibre filament winding extends over the length of the hollow conduit portion and provides a radially inwardly-directed force biasing the carbon fibre material of the hollow conduit portion into contact with the coupling element, further reducing the leakage rate on the leakage path.
A composite gas storage tank comprising a composite wall defining a main storage volume and having a hollow conduit portion communicating with and extending away from the main storage volume, the composite gas storage tank further comprising a hollow coupling element, wherein a length portion of the hollow coupling element is embedded within and extends substantially parallel to the hollow conduit portion of the composite wall and the remainder of the length of the hollow coupling element extends beyond the end of the hollow conduit portion remote from the main storage volume, the hollow conduit portion and the coupling element providing communication between the main storage volume and the exterior of the composite gas storage tank.
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