Device for storing a pressurized gas, in particular hydrogen
AssigneeFaurecia Systemes D'Echappement
InventorsMarc MORET, Antoine De BRUX
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Abstract
A tank has a generally prismatic shape, and is capable of containing a pressurized gas. The tank comprises a composite shell, which has fibrous reinforcements and a matrix extending continuously over the six faces of the prism and delimits a sealed internal cavity comprising a plurality of open cells. The tank comprises continuous fibrous reinforcements extending into and bonded to the composite shell and further extending through the internal cavity between two opposite faces of the tank. The tank is advantageously integrated into the floor of a vehicle, in particular to the structure of an aircraft.
Claims12
A tank with for a pressurized gas, comprising:
- a composite shell which has fibrous reinforcements and a matrix extending continuously over all faces of a prism shape of the tank, and the composite shell delimiting a sealed internal cavity comprising a plurality of open cells, comprising fibrous reinforcements extending into and bonded to the composite shell and which, in addition, extend through the sealed internal cavity between two faces of the tank, wherein the tank comprises a sealed liner between the composite shell and the sealed internal cavity, and spacers extending between two faces of the sealed internal cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.