Triple containment tank
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakeshi EGAMI, Shoichiro HAYASHI, Takahiro YAMAGUCHI, Shunsuke KIKUGAWA
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Abstract
A triple containment tank includes an outer tank, an intermediate tank located in the outer tank, an inner tank located in the intermediate tank and storing a liquefied gas therein, and a pipe penetrating the outer tank, the intermediate tank, and the inner tank. The pipe is coupled to the outer tank through a first expandable pipe, is coupled to one of the inner tank and the intermediate tank through a second expandable pipe, and is joined to the other of the inner tank and the intermediate tank.
Claims12
A triple containment tank comprising:
- an outer tank;
- an intermediate tank located in the outer tank;
- an inner tank located in the intermediate tank and storing a liquefied gas therein;
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- a pipe penetrating the outer tank, the intermediate tank, and the inner tank, wherein
- the pipe is coupled to the outer tank through a first expandable pipe, is coupled to one of the inner tank and the intermediate tank through a second expandable pipe, and is joined to the other of the inner tank and the intermediate tank.
A triple containment tank comprising:
- an outer tank;
- an intermediate tank located in the outer tank;
- an inner tank which is located in the intermediate tank, includes an inner tank insertion hole, and stores a liquefied gas therein;
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- a pipe penetrating the outer tank, the intermediate tank, and the inner tank, wherein:
- the pipe and the outer tank are coupled to each other through a first expandable pipe;
- the pipe and the intermediate tank are joined to each other;
- the pipe is loosely inserted into the inner tank insertion hole;
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- an inside of the inner tank and an inter-tank region between the inner tank and the intermediate tank communicate with each other through a gap between the inner tank insertion hole and the pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.