公开(公告)号：US3558000A

公开(公告)日：1971-01-26

申请号：US3558000D

申请日：1968-12-04

Applicant: INST GAS TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： MCCANN EUGENE P ,  EAKIN BERTRAM E ,  CRANMER JOHN L JR

IPC: F17C3/00 ,  F17C3/02 ,  B65D25/14

CPC classification number: F17C3/005 ,  F17C3/022 ,  F17C2203/0333 ,  F17C2203/0604 ,  F17C2203/0639 ,  F17C2203/0646 ,  F17C2203/0678 ,  F17C2221/033 ,  F17C2223/0161 ,  F17C2223/033 ,  F17C2260/011

Abstract: A liner system for retaining liquid in a storage tank. The liner system includes a continuous metallic liner which has sides which are substantially coextensive with the sidewalls of the tank and a bottom which is substantially coextensive with the floor of the tank. Upright expansion joints, provided in the sides of the liner, compensate for expansion and contraction of the sides in a circumferential direction and expansion joints, provided in the bottom of the liner, compensate for expansion and contraction in the bottom of the liner. Hanger members are secured to the upper portion of the tank and are resiliently mounted thereto. The upper end of the sides of the liner engage the resiliently mounted hangers so as to compensate for expansion and contraction of the liner in a vertical direction.

公开(公告)号：US3581513A

公开(公告)日：1971-06-01

申请号：US3581513D

申请日：1969-04-23

Applicant: INST GAS TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： CRANMER JOHN L JR ,  EAKIN BERTRAM E ,  MCCANN EUGENE P

IPC: F17C3/00 ,  F25B23/00 ,  B65G5/00 ,  F17C7/02

CPC classification number: F17C3/005 ,  F17C2201/0157 ,  F17C2201/032 ,  F17C2201/054 ,  F17C2203/032 ,  F17C2203/0333 ,  F17C2203/0358 ,  F17C2203/037 ,  F17C2203/0639 ,  F17C2203/0678 ,  F17C2223/0161 ,  F17C2223/033 ,  F17C2227/0339 ,  F17C2227/0383 ,  F17C2265/032 ,  F17C2270/0147 ,  F25B23/00

Abstract: A system and method for freezing water in the rock and/or soil formation surrounding a chamber, at least partially below ground level, used for storing liquid gas at cryogenic temperatures. Gas boiled from the liquid gas in the chamber is vented and is distributed to a plurality of series connected heat exchangers positioned in the surrounding formation. The cold gas freezes the water in the formation surrounding the heat exchangers to thereby improve the insulating properties of the insulation surrounding the chamber and to ultimately stop any seepage of water around the chamber.