Abstract:
A sealed and thermally insulated tank of which the wall is fixed to a bearing wall, the tank wall comprising a secondary thermal insulation barrier retained on the bearing wall and a secondary sealing barrier supported by the thermal insulation barrier; and a primary insulation barrier rigidly connected to the secondary element of the tank by fastening means linked to the secondary insulation barrier. The fastening means comprise a metal plate (301) fixed in a counterbore of a rigid plate (303) of a primary insulation block (13) adjacent to the secondary sealing barrier (304), and a protruding member (310), which is linked to a secondary insulation block (1) located perpendicular to the plate, said protruding member having a threaded head in order to engage with a nut (314) which, when screwed in, directly or indirectly exerts a force on the retaining area of the plate in the direction of the bearing wall (3).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a corner structure suited to a sealed and thermally insulating tank for storing a fluid comprising a secondary thermal insulation barrier held on a bearing structure, a secondary sealing membrane, a primary thermal insulation barrier and a primary sealing membrane which is intended to be in contact with the fluid contained in the tank, said corner structure comprising: - a first and a second panel (1, 2) forming a corner of the secondary thermal insulation barrier and comprising an external face intended to face the bearing structure and an internal face; - a corner arrangement (8, 9, 10) of the secondary sealing membrane, which arrangement is fixed to the first and second panels (1, 2); - a first and a second primary thermal insulation barrier insulating block (13, 14) which are fixed respectively to the first and second panels (1, 2) and rest against the corner arrangement (8, 9, 10) of the second sealing membrane; and - a primary sealing barrier angle bracket (15) comprising a first and a second flange (15a, 15b) which are fixed respectively to the first and second insulating blocks (1, 2); in which corner structure: - the first and second panels (1, 2) each comprise a metal mounting plate fixed to the internal face thereof and bearing a member for the attachment of an insulating block; and - the corner arrangement of the secondary sealing membrane is metallic, has through-orifices for the fixings of the insulating blocks and is welded, around the periphery of said orifices, to the metal mounting plates bearing said fixings so as to keep the secondary sealing membrane fluidtight.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a sealed and thermally insulating tank for storing a fluid, said sealed tank comprising an external bearing structure (1), a thermal insulation barrier (2) held on the bearing structure (1) and a sealing barrier (3) supported by the thermal insulation barrier (2), the thermal insulation barrier (2) comprising a corner structure arranged at the intersection between a first and a second wall (6, 7) of the bearing structure (1), said corner structure comprising a first and a second lagged panel (18, 19) each having an external face positioned facing the bearing structure (1), an internal face provided with a member (22) for anchoring the sealing barrier (3) and lateral edges (20, 21), the first panel (18) comprising an external face resting against the first wall (6) of the bearing structure (1) and a lateral edge (20) resting against the second wall (7) of the bearing structure (1), the second panel (19) comprising an external face resting against the second wall (7) of the bearing structure (1) and a lateral edge (21) resting against the external face of the first panel (18).
Abstract:
Fluidtight and thermally insulated tank built into a bearing structure, the tank wall comprising: - a thermal insulation barrier held on the bearing wall and consisting of blocks of insulation (1, 13) that are juxtaposed in parallel rows and separated from one another by gaps (10), - a sealing barrier supported by the thermal insulation barrier and consisting of welded metal sheets (11, 15). Each block of insulation bears, on its opposite face to the bearing wall, two metal connecting strips (5, 6 and 14a, 14b) running parallel to the sides of the block of insulation. The sheets (11, 15) of the membrane which are supported by the block of insulation are welded to the strips. The connecting strips are secured to the block of insulation that bears them. The sheets (11, 15) each have at least two orthogonal folds (12g, 12b, 16a, 16b) parallel to the sides of the blocks of insulation (1, 13), said folds being inserted in the gaps (10) formed between the blocks of insulation.