BELTED TOROID PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME
    101.
    发明申请
    BELTED TOROID PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME 有权
    相关的TOROID压力容器及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120210695A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-23

    申请号:US13029769

    申请日:2011-02-17

    Inventor: Robert D. Travis

    Abstract: A toroid pressure vessel includes a toroid body having an inner shell and an outer shell. The toroid body includes a toroid outer perimeter. The outer shell extends along the toroid outer perimeter. A planar exterior face extends along at least a portion of the outer shell and the toroid outer perimeter. A support belt circumscribes the toroid outer perimeter and is coupled along the planar exterior face. The support belt braces and supports the pressure vessel along the toroid outer perimeter against bulging force (and hoop stress) generated by pressurized fluids within the vessel. The support belt facilitates the use of thinner pressure vessel shells and thereby decreases the weight of the pressure vessel while providing a support to the outer shell that substantially prevents deformation of the planar exterior face.

    Abstract translation: 环形压力容器包括具有内壳和外壳的环形体。 环形体包括环形外周边。 外壳沿环形外周延伸。 平面外表面沿外壳和环形外周的至少一部分延伸。 支撑带围绕环形外周,并沿着平面外表面联接。 支撑带沿着环形外周边支撑和支撑压力容器,防止由容器内的加压流体产生的膨胀力(和环向应力)。 支撑带有利于使用更薄的压力容器壳,从而减小压力容器的重量,同时为外壳提供基本上防止平面外表面变形的支撑。

    End fitting for pressure vessel
    103.
    发明授权
    End fitting for pressure vessel 失效
    用于压力容器的端部配件

    公开(公告)号:US07699187B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US12322824

    申请日:2009-02-06

    Applicant: Jens Korsgaard

    Inventor: Jens Korsgaard

    Abstract: An end fitting for a cylindrical high pressure vessel made from components all having thin walls, thereby tripling the practical diameter of such pressure vessels. The end fitting includes a toroidal shell defining a hole; centrally disposed piece for closing the hole comprising a pipe and a center end fitting and structural members. In a first embodiment, the structural members comprise slices of an end of the pipe welded to the outer cylindrical wall of the vessel. In a second embodiment, the structural members are plates connecting the pipe to the outer cylindrical walls. In the third embodiment, the plates connect an extension of the outer cylindrical wall beyond the toroidal shell to an extension of the outer cylindrical wall of the pressure vessel. The center end fitting may be hemispheric or ellipsoidal.

    Abstract translation: 用于由具有薄壁的部件制成的圆柱形高压容器的端部配件,从而将这种压力容器的实际直径加倍。 端部配件包括限定孔的环形壳; 用于封闭包括管和中心端配件和结构构件的孔的中心布置件。 在第一实施例中,结构构件包括焊接到容器的外圆柱形壁的管的端部的切片。 在第二实施例中,结构构件是将管连接到外圆筒壁的板。 在第三实施例中,板将外圆柱形壁的延伸部超过环形壳连接到压力容器的外圆柱形壁的延伸部。 中心端配件可以是半球形或椭球形的。

    End fitting for pressure vessel
    104.
    发明申请
    End fitting for pressure vessel 失效
    用于压力容器的端部配件

    公开(公告)号:US20090200317A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-13

    申请号:US12322824

    申请日:2009-02-06

    Applicant: Jens Korsgaard

    Inventor: Jens Korsgaard

    Abstract: An end fitting for a cylindrical high pressure vessel made from components all having thin walls, thereby tripling the practical diameter of such pressure vessels. The end fitting includes a toroidal shell defining a hole; centrally disposed piece for closing the hole comprising a pipe and a center end fitting and structural members. In a first embodiment, the structural members comprise slices of an end of the pipe welded to the outer cylindrical wall of the vessel. In a second embodiment, the structural members are plates connecting the pipe to the outer cylindrical walls. In the third embodiment, the plates connect an extension of the outer cylindrical wall beyond the toroidal shell to an extension of the outer cylindrical wall of the pressure vessel. The center end fitting may be hemispheric or ellipsoidal.

    Abstract translation: 用于由具有薄壁的部件制成的圆柱形高压容器的端部配件,从而将这种压力容器的实际直径加倍。 端部配件包括限定孔的环形壳; 用于封闭包括管和中心端配件和结构构件的孔的中心布置件。 在第一实施例中,结构构件包括焊接到容器的外圆柱形壁的管的端部的切片。 在第二实施例中,结构构件是将管连接到外圆筒壁的板。 在第三实施例中,板将外圆柱形壁的延伸部超过环形壳连接到压力容器的外圆柱形壁的延伸部。 中心端配件可以是半球形或椭球形的。

    Propellant Tank for Cryogenic Liquids
    105.
    发明申请
    Propellant Tank for Cryogenic Liquids 有权
    低温液体推进剂罐

    公开(公告)号:US20090134170A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-28

    申请号:US11922810

    申请日:2006-09-13

    Abstract: In a propellant tank, which especially serves for storing cryogenic propellants, for example of spacecraft, and which is operated with a driving gas serving as a conveying medium, the separation of the propellant from the driving gas occurs in a propellant extraction apparatus by means of sieves and with the use of hydrostatic forces and capillary forces. The extraction apparatus has the form of a refillable reservoir, which is mounted in the vicinity of the tank floor outside of the tank shell on the floor region of the propellant tank, and which is connected via a number of holes with the interior of the propellant tank. The extraction apparatus itself consists of a double-walled housing and is additionally thermally insulated. Capillary plates and additional struts are inserted in an L-shape into the reservoir. Furthermore, to substantially prevent the penetration of gas out of the propellant line, a cylinder-shaped pleated sieve is mounted at the end of the propellant line.

    Abstract translation: 在推进剂罐中,其特别用于存储例如航天器的低温推进剂,并且用作为输送介质的驱动气体操作,推进剂与驱动气体的分离在推进剂提取装置中通过 筛子和使用静水力和毛细管力。 提取装置具有可再填充储存器的形式,其安装在推进剂罐的地板区域上的罐壳外部的罐底部附近,并且经由多个孔与推进剂的内部连接 坦克。 提取装置本身由双壁壳体组成,并且另外被隔热。 毛细管板和附加支柱以L形插入储存器中。 此外,为了基本上防止气体从推进剂管线渗透,在推进剂管线的末端安装有圆柱形的打褶筛。

    NO-VENT LIQUID HYDROGEN STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
    106.
    发明申请
    NO-VENT LIQUID HYDROGEN STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM 审中-公开
    NOVENT液体氢储存和输送系统

    公开(公告)号:US20080314050A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-25

    申请号:US12198147

    申请日:2008-08-26

    Abstract: A hydrogen storage and delivery system is provided having an orifice pulse tube refrigerator and a liquid hydrogen storage vessel. A cooling system, coupled to the orifice pulse tube refrigerator, cools the vessel and abates ambient heat transfer thereto in order to maintain the liquid hydrogen in the vessel at or below its saturation temperature. Hydrogen boil-off, and the necessity to provide continuous venting of vaporized hydrogen are minimized or avoided. In a preferred embodiment, the hydrogen storage vessel has a toroidal shape, and the pulse tube refrigerator is a two stage pulse tube refrigerator and extends within a central void space defined at the geometric center of the toroidal storage vessel. Also in a preferred embodiment, the cooling system includes first and second thermal jackets, each having a substantially toroidal shape and enclosing the storage vessel, wherein each of the thermal jackets is thermally coupled to one of the first or second stages of the pulse tube refrigerator in order to cool the vessel and to abate ambient heat leak thereto. The hydrogen storage and delivery system is particularly suitable for use in vehicles, such as passenger automobiles.

    Abstract translation: 提供具有孔口脉冲管制冷器和液体氢存储容器的储氢和输送系统。 耦合到孔口脉冲管制冷器的冷却系统冷却容器并减轻其周围的热传递,以将容器中的液态氢保持在其饱和温度或低于其饱和温度。 氢气沸腾,并且必须提供持续排放蒸发的氢气是最小化或避免的。 在优选实施例中,储氢容器具有环形形状,并且脉冲管制冷器是两级脉冲管制冷器,并且在限定在环形储存容器的几何中心的中心空隙空间内延伸。 同样在优选实施例中,冷却系统包括第一和第二热套,每个具有基本上环形的形状并且包围存储容器,其中每个热套均热连接到脉冲管冰箱的第一或第二阶段之一 以便冷却容器并消除其周围的热泄漏。 氢气储存和输送系统特别适用于诸如客车的车辆。

    Centrifugal space propellant storage and transfer depot
    109.
    发明授权
    Centrifugal space propellant storage and transfer depot 失效
    离心空间推进剂储存和转运站

    公开(公告)号:US5305970A

    公开(公告)日:1994-04-26

    申请号:US3163

    申请日:1993-01-12

    Abstract: A centrifugal propellant depot positioned in outer space for storing and transferring cryogenic liquid propellants to and from transfer space vehicles which are adapted to transport cryogenic liquid propellants to the depot to receive the liquid propellants stored in the depot. The depot includes a plurality of contra-rotatable torus-shaped hollow storage tanks adapted to receive cryogenic liquid oxygen and hydrogen propellants that are carried in gas/liquid phase separation by rotational gravity. Transport rail members transversely bridge the storage tanks. A central docking hub is coupled to the transport rail members and disposed centrally of the rotating storage tanks. The docking hub may receive a transfer space vehicle on either of two opposing sides of the hub for transfer, via a transfer vehicle coupled to the rail members, outwardly to the storage tanks. The space vehicle may be flipped from an inwardly reclining position for draining of the liquid propellant into a storage tank outwardly to a position for receiving liquid propellant from a storage tank. A radially movable counterweight is also coupled to the rail members for movement as the space vehicle is carried by the transfer vehicle and transfer of liquid propellant is accomplished to ensure that the center of gravity of the depot is maintained at the central docking hub for gyroscopic stability. The counterweight includes an encapsulated hydrogen absorber, such as Lanthanum-Nickel 5 to sore waste hydrogen for further use. The rotating storage tanks of the depot are provided with variable interior baffles to ensure that the liquid propellant contained therein rotates at the same rotational speed as the storage tanks. Solar panels are attached to the depot to provide electricity.

    Abstract translation: 定位在外部空间中的离心式推进剂储存器,用于将低温液体推进剂储存和转移到转移空间载体上并将其转移到适于将低温液体推进剂运送到储存器以接收储存在贮存库中的液体推进剂。 储存库包括适于接收通过旋转重力在气/液相分离中承载的低温液氧和氢气推进剂的多个可反转的环形中空储存罐。 运输轨道架横向桥接储罐。 中心对接轮毂联接到运输轨道构件并且设置在旋转储罐的中心。 对接轮毂可以在轮毂的两个相对侧的任一侧上接收传送空间车辆,以经由连接到轨道构件的传送车辆向外传送到储罐。 空间车辆可以从向内倾斜位置翻转,用于将液体推进剂向外排放到储存罐中,以从储罐接收液体推进剂的位置。 径向移动的配重还与轨道构件耦合,以便随着空间车辆由转运车辆携带而移动,并且完成液体推进剂的转移,以确保仓库的重心保持在中央对接轮毂上以获得陀螺稳定性 。 配重包括封装的氢吸收剂,例如镧镍5,以便再次使用废氢。 仓库的旋转储罐设置有可变的内部挡板,以确保其中所含的液体推进剂以与储罐相同的转速旋转。 太阳能电池板连接到车厂以提供电力。

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