Tank baffles
AssigneeReberland Equipment, Inc.
InventorLarry F. Reber
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Abstract
Angular baffles for vehicle mounted tanks are disclosed which reduce the concentration of vehicle destabilizing inertial forces of contained liquids, generated by movements encountered during transportation. The baffles include symmetrical, hollow internal baffles antipodally positioned with respect to each other, which produce attenuation of such forces by redirecting them through deflection off the angular surface of the baffles into balancing force components, and by otherwise dampening liquid surges.
Claims3
A fire tanker truck for transporting water to a fire which has a tank having a cylindrical transverse cross section mounted thereon, postioned so that its longitudinal axis is parallel to the truck's direction of locomotion, said tank containing at least two circularly shaped dished baffle members therein mounted at right angles to, and spaced along said axis, wherein the ratio of the depth of the dished center of said baffles to their diameter is from about 1-6 to about 1-10, and wherein said baffles are equipped with a pressure equalizer port near the top thereof, and a water transfer port adjacent to the bottom thereof, and wherein further, said tank is provided with a vacuum pump connected thereto for charging and discharging water.
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