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US 4,397,726 AGranted
Cathodically protected vessel
AssigneeA. O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc.
InventorJoseph A. Schwert
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AssigneeA. O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc.
InventorJoseph A. Schwert
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A cathodically protected storage structure, such as a liquid manure storage tank. The structure comprises a generally cylindrical shell formed of steel plate sections which is mounted on a support or foundation. The steel plate sections are coated with a corrosion resistant material, such as glass, and are bolted together at their overlapping joints. A group of anodes, formed of a metal electropositive to steel, are mounted within the structure, and electrical leads, which are connected to the anodes, pass through bolt holes in the wall of the structure and are connected on the outside of the structure to the metal plate sections. As the anodes are electropositive with respect to the steel plate sections, the anodes will corrode preferentially to thereby protect the steel against corrosion.
A cathodically protected tank assembly, comprising an open top tank to contain an electrically conductive liquid exposed to the atmosphere, said tank including a bottom and a side wall composed of metal components, an anode formed of a metal electropositive to said metal components and disposed adjacent the bottom of said tank, anchoring means for anchoring said anode to said bottom, and connecting means separate from said anchoring means for electrically connecting the anode to said metal components, said connecting means extending in an electrically insulated manner through the wall of said tank to the outside of the tank and being electrically connected on the outside of the tank to said metal components.
A cathodically protected liquid manure tank assembly, comprising an open top tank to contain electrically conductive liquid manure, said tank having a foundation and a side wall composed of a plurality of steel plate sections mounted on the foundation, adjacent edges of the plate sections being disposed in overlapping relation and the overlapping edges of said plate sections being provided with a plurality of aligned pairs of bolt holes, an anode formed of a metal electropositive to steel and disposed wholly within the tank and located adjacent said foundation, anchoring means for anchoring said anode to said foundation, connecting means separate from said anchoring means for electrically connecting said anode to said steel plate sections, said connecting means extending in an electrically insulated manner through a first pair of aligned bolt holes in said plate sections to the outside of the tank and said connecting means being electrically connected on the outside of the tank to said steel plates, and a plurality of bolts extending through the remaining pairs of aligned bolt holes to connect the steel plate sections together.
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