Baffle for suppressing slosh in a tank and a tank for incorporating same

A baffle for suppressing slosh in a tank adapted for containing fluids, the baffle comprising:

• an attachment portion adapted to connect the baffle to an inner sidewall of the tank;
• a doubler extending along at least a portion of the attachment portion;
• a baffle body extending from said attachment portion and adapted to protrude into the tank;
• and
• a smoothly curved corrugation operably connecting said attachment portion and said baffle body such that said baffle body is permitted to flex relative to said attachment portion in response to movement of fluid within the tank, thereby suppressing slosh within the tank.

A baffle for suppressing slosh in a tank adapted for containing fluids, the baffle comprising:

• an attachment portion adapted to connect the baffle to an inner sidewall of the tank;
• a baffle body extending from said attachment portion and adapted to protrude into the tank, wherein the baffle body has a proximal edge, a distal edge opposite the proximal edge, and a plurality of ribs extending from the proximal edge to the distal edge;
• and
• a smoothly curved corrugation operably connecting said attachment portion and said baffle body such that said baffle body is permitted to flex relative to said attachment portion in response to movement of fluid within the tank, thereby suppressing slosh within the tank.

A tank adapted to contain fluids, the tank comprising:

• at least one sidewall that at least partially defines an internal cavity for housing the fluids;
• and
• a plurality of baffles operably attached to said at least one sidewall and extending into the internal cavity defined thereby, wherein each baffle extends along only a portion of a perimeter of said at least one sidewall, wherein said plurality of baffles comprise first and second baffles disposed at first and second heights, respectively, within the tank with first and second heights being different, and wherein said first and second baffles are disposed at different peripheral locations within the tank,
• wherein each baffle comprises an attachment portion adapted to connect the baffle to an inner sidewall of the tank, and a baffle body extending from said attachment portion and adapted to protrude into the tank, and
• wherein each baffle further comprises a smoothly curved corrugation operably connecting said attachment portion and said baffle body such that said baffle body is permitted to flex relative to said attachment portion in response to movement of fluid within the tank, thereby suppressing slosh within the tank.

A tank adapted to contain fluids, the tank comprising:

• at least one sidewall that at least partially defines an internal cavity for housing the fluids;
• and
• a plurality of baffles operably attached to said at least one sidewall and extending into the internal cavity defined thereby, wherein each baffle extends along only a portion of a perimeter of said at least one sidewall, wherein said plurality of baffles comprise first and second baffles disposed at first and second heights, respectively, within the tank with first and second heights being different, and wherein said first and second baffles are disposed at different peripheral locations within the tank,
• wherein each baffle comprises an attachment portion adapted to connect the baffle to an inner sidewall of the tank, and a baffle body extending from said attachment portion and adapted to protrude into the tank, and
• wherein said baffle body has a proximal edge, a distal edge opposite the proximal edge, and a plurality of ribs extending from the proximal edge to the distal edge.