Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cryogenic storage tank
- Patent Title (中): 低温储罐
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Application No.: US13582585Application Date: 2010-03-17
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Publication No.: US08783501B2Publication Date: 2014-07-22
- Inventor: Avijit Mookerjee
- Applicant: Avijit Mookerjee
- Applicant Address: US PA Allentown
- Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Allentown
- Agent Eric J. Schaal
- International Application: PCT/US2010/027658 WO 20100317
- International Announcement: WO2011/115620 WO 20110922
- Main IPC: F17C3/02
- IPC: F17C3/02 ; B65D25/18 ; B65D6/10 ; F17C3/04 ; F17C13/00
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for constructing a cryogenic storage tank (700) having a welded inner tank (702), an outer shell (704) surrounding the welded inner tank (702), a concrete foundation (728) comprising a raised portion (752), a plurality of cellular glass blocks (734) positioned directly on top of the raised portion (752) of the concrete foundation (728), a leveling course of concrete (736) poured on top of the uppermost layer of the plurality of cellular glass blocks (734), and a mounting apparatus (718) affixed to the concrete foundation (728), where the welded inner tank (702) is positioned on top of the leveling course of concrete (736) and the outer shell (704) is affixed to the mounting apparatus (718) at locations around the periphery of the outer shell (704).
Public/Granted literature
- US20120325821A1 CRYOGENIC STORAGE TANK Public/Granted day:2012-12-27
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