Temperature controllable tank container
AssigneeContainer Design Limited
InventorRobin E. Fossey
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Abstract
A temperature controllable tank container comprises a cylindrical tank mounted between front and rear end frames. A refrigerating unit is mounted in the front end frame. An insulating shell is provided around the tank. Side ducts for carrying chilled air from the refrigerating unit are provided in similar locations on each side of the tank for chilling the tank and in turn the contents of the tank. Chilled air is returned to the refrigerating unit through top ducts also provided between the insulating shell and the tank. The side ducts and top ducts are connected by a chamber formed between an end cap of the tank and an end cap of the insulating shell.
Claims18
A temperature controllable tank container comprising:
- a pair of end frames,
- a tank mounted between the end frames,
- an insulating shell extending round the tank and substantially enclosing the tank, and abutting the tank along a lower portion of the tank,
- two elongated side ducts for carrying a heat transfer medium in one direction along the tank being provided between the insulating shell and the tank, and disposed longitudinally relative to the tank, one of the side ducts being provided on one side of the tank and the other side duct being provided on the opposite side of the tank, the side ducts being provided in substantially similar locations on their respective sides of the tank and being separated by the portion of the insulating shell abutting the lower portion of the tank,
- at least one other duct extending longitudinally along the tank between the insulating shell and the tank for carrying the heat transfer medium in the other direction,
- communicating means at one end of the tank to communicate the side ducts with the other duct, and
- inlet and outlet means being provided to respective ducts at the other end of the tank for connecting the ducts to a heating or cooling means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.