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US 2025/0354655 A1Published application
Non-cylindrical hydrogen storage tank
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorGhayth Mohammed Hassein ABED ABED
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Abstract
A storage tank for compressed substances includes a shell, a first layer of reinforcement material applied around the outside facing surface of the shell, an intermediate material provided on an outside facing surface of the first layer of reinforcement material, and a second layer of reinforcement material provided around at least an outside facing surface of the intermediate material.
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A storage tank, comprising:
- a shell having an outside facing surface, an inside facing surface opposite the outside facing surface and defining an interior storage volume, a plurality of grooves defined on the outside facing surface, and a plurality of ribs extending into the interior storage volume from the inside facing surface;
- a first layer of reinforcement material applied within the plurality of grooves;
- an intermediate material arranged within the plurality of grooves such that the first layer of reinforcement material interposes the shell and the intermediate material;
- and
- a second layer of reinforcement material provided about and encapsulating the shell.
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A method of manufacturing a storage tank, comprising:
- forming a shell having an outside facing surface, an inside facing surface opposite the outside facing surface and defining an interior storage volume, a plurality of grooves defined on the outside facing surface, and a plurality of ribs extending into the interior storage volume from the inside facing surface;
- wrapping a first layer of reinforcement material around the outside facing surface of the shell and within the plurality of grooves;
- applying an intermediate material within the plurality of grooves such that the first layer of reinforcement material interposes the shell and the intermediate material;
- and
- applying a second layer of reinforcement material about the shell and thereby encapsulating the shell.
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A storage tank, comprising:
- a shell having an exterior surface, an interior surface opposite the exterior surface and defining an interior storage volume, a plurality of grooves defined in the exterior surface and thereby forming a plurality of ribs protruding into the interior storage volume;
- a first layer of a composite material wrapped about the shell and arranged within the plurality of grooves;
- foam provided within the plurality of grooves such that the first layer of composite material interposes the shell and the foam;
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- a second layer of a composite material wrapped about and encapsulating the shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.