Gas container
OwnerUdo Poschingerinventor
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Abstract
A gas container, particularly a liquid gas container, for instance a propane gas container for domestic and industrial use, is provided with flame-inhibiting and explosion-retardant properties by forming the walls of the container of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and by disposing within the container a heat-conductive filler inlay formed of a three-dimensional metallic grid structure consisting of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The filler inlay may be formed as a coil or an assembly of coils of an expanded metal.
Claims7
A cylindrical container for liquid gas comprising walls including a main cylindrical wall portion, wherein said walls enclose said container and are formed of an aluminum alloy and a heat-conductive filler inlay arranged within said cylindrical container, said heat-conductive filler inlay being formed of a three-dimensional metallic grid structure of a cylindrical shape formed of at least two coils of expanded metal nested within each other, wherein said expanded metal is made of an aluminum foil having a thickness within the range of about 0.02 mm to 0.1 mm.
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