Tank for storing liquefied gas and fluid transfer method
AssigneeL'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorJean-Marc BERNHARDT
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tank for storing liquefied gas, in particular liquefied hydrogen, the tank comprising a sealed shell that defines a storage space between a lower end and an upper end, the tank comprising a circuit that is fluidically connected to the storage space for filling with and/or drawing off fluid, characterized in that the tank comprises, in the storage space, a set of walls forming a trough that is located in the upper portion of the storage space and is open in the direction of the upper end of the storage space.
Claims15
A movable tank for storing and delivering liquefied gas, in particular liquefied hydrogen, comprising a fluidtight shell (2) delimiting a storage volume between a lower end and an upper end, the shell (2) extending in a main direction (A) that is horizontal when the tank (1) is in usage configuration, the shell (2) being surrounded by another shell with a thermally insulated space under vacuum, the tank (1) comprising a circuit (3, 4) fluidically linked to the storage volume for filling and/or withdrawing fluid, characterized in that it comprises, in the storage volume, a set of walls (15, 25) forming a bowl (5) located in the upper part of the storage volume and opening toward the upper end of the storage volume, the bowl (5) extending in the main direction (A), the volume delimited by the bowl (5) being in communication with the rest of the storage volume of the tank at least at an upper edge of the bowl (5).
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