CA2045232A1 - Vehicle/vessel - Google Patents
Vehicle/vesselInfo
- Publication number
- CA2045232A1 CA2045232A1 CA002045232A CA2045232A CA2045232A1 CA 2045232 A1 CA2045232 A1 CA 2045232A1 CA 002045232 A CA002045232 A CA 002045232A CA 2045232 A CA2045232 A CA 2045232A CA 2045232 A1 CA2045232 A1 CA 2045232A1
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- Prior art keywords
- vehicle
- thermally insulating
- vessel
- compartment
- vessel according
- Prior art date
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B25/00—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby
- B63B25/02—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods
- B63B25/08—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid
- B63B25/12—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid closed
- B63B25/16—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid closed heat-insulated
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A vehicle/vessel having at least one compartment for trans-porting a material therein, in particular a material which must he maintained at a temperature which is higher than an ambient temperature, whereby at least one thermally insu-lating support is provided for supporting, in an at least substantially thermally insulating manner, said at least one compartment with respect to the other part of said vehicle/
vessel.
A vehicle/vessel having at least one compartment for trans-porting a material therein, in particular a material which must he maintained at a temperature which is higher than an ambient temperature, whereby at least one thermally insu-lating support is provided for supporting, in an at least substantially thermally insulating manner, said at least one compartment with respect to the other part of said vehicle/
vessel.
Description
~ICLE~E S~L
~he inventi~n relate~ ~o a vehicle~ves~el having at leas~ one c4mpartmen~ ~or oontaining a material t.h~rein, in particular a material which ~ust be maintained a~ a temperat~re which is higher ~han an ambient temperatur~.
such a vehicl~/vessel i~ generally ~nown. The disad~antage of known vehicleslvessels tship~) ha~ing internal ¢ompartments for tran~porting ~herein in par~cular ohemical~, which must ~o be maintained at a ce~ain ~empera~ur~, ~.g. 200 ~C, in ~aid ao~partment, is that preci~ly beGause th~ internal aompar~
~ents ha~e ~ fix~d (mechaniaal) conn~ntion to ~he shiplæ
sid~, sai~ shipl~ ~ide and the çompartmen~ wall~ may b~
~ub~ct~to enorm~u~ materi~l str~s3es. tnd~ed~ i~ the 15 chemical~ have a temper~ture o~ e.g. 200 C and ~he w~ter ~urroundin~ the vRs~el h~ a tempera~ure o~ e.g. 10 ~C, there ls a temperatur~ fall of a~ mu~h as 190 C. The ~buve matorial ~tr~fi~s le2d to ~rack~ in the ship'~ ~ide ~nd the compartment w~lls.
2Q In order to overcome the ~b~ve drawba~k it has al~eady been propos~ ~o fix ~he c~mpart~ents to ~he de~k in~tead o~ to th~ s~ip'~ 61d~. ~n praatice this 601ution di~ not ~p~e~r to be satisfa~tory, sin~e mat~rial ~tresses ar~ pr~duced in t~e deck after al', ~s a result of the difference in temperature between the deck - whlch is in communicatio~ with the sur~ounding air - and the compar~ments, ~:ith all its ~dver~e ef~ects ~cra~k~).
The object of ~he inventi~n is to provide a vehicletvessel having at least one compartment which is parti~ularly ~uitable for ~r~nsportin~ therein a m~terial which must be main~ained at a higher temperature ~han an a~bient ~empera-0 ~ure, whereby the m~terial stres~es in the vehicle~vessel asa result of temperatu~e ~i~ference~ rem~in a~ an ~coeptable level.
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In order to ac~omplish that objective ~ vehicle/vessel of the kind mentioned in the preamble is characterized in that at ` 15 least one ~hermally insulating ~uppo~t i5 p~o~ided for supporting, in an at leas~ subs~antially ther~ally insulating ~:- manner, s~id at least one compartment with respect to the other part o~ ~aid vehicle~vessel.
One e~bodiment of a vehicle/vessel according to the inven~ior.
is characterized in ~hat ~aid at least one ~hermally insu-lating ~upport freely supp~rts ~aid at le~t ~ne ~om~artment, i.e. leaving a ~pace between the w~118 of ~id a~ least one c~mpar~men~ and the walls of ~he vehicleJYe~17 Such ~ spacQ
: is especially i~portant ~ince there is to ~e ~o ~echanical th~rma~ contac~ ~etwee~ said at le~t ~ne c~mpartment and for example the w~ of the ves el e.g. ~s a result o~ wave moYement~ oI tne ~essel.
- Another embodim~nt of ~ vehi~lelvessel accordi~g to the - ih~entiOn is characterized in that oeaid at lea~t one ~her-mally insul~ting oupport cont~ins upp~r me~ns having s~¢~ ~
low coeff icient of friction that ~aid at least one compart-ment can move across sQid at le~st one therm~lly insulating :
suE~port .
Anothel embodiment of a ~ehicle~vessel accordi~lg to the inventlon is characterized in that the thermal prc)perties of said upper ~eans are such that said means are therm~lly --re~i.st~nt to the higher te~perature at whi.ch the material must possibly be maintained, and that the mechanical proper~
tie~ of s~id up~er means are such that said upper means are ~echanically resistant to the weight load of said at least one compartment. I~ e.g. asphalt - which m~st be maintain~d 0 at a ~ixed temperature o~ ~bo~t 200 C - l~ t~ansported in an internal compartment in a vessel according to the invention, said upper means must in any case stand u~ to s~id te~pera~
ture of 20~ ~C, whilst more~v~r ~he ~pper means mu~t be able to bear a w~igh~ load o~` e.gA ~0 tons.
Another embodiment of a vehicle/ves~e~l according ~o the inventlon is characteri~ed in that fi~id at least one ther-mally in~ulating support furthermore contains .inte~nediate means navin~ ~hermally insulating propert.ies.
Ano~her embodiment of a vehicle/ves~l accordins to the invention is ch~racteri2~d in that said in~ermediate means are compr~ssible and have pr~ssure-distributiny properties~
Sa~d pressure-~istri~uting propertie~ in paxticular function ~o prevent that, i~ e.g. a poin~ lo~d is ~xer~ed at several ~ocations on the support, the whole will d~orm.
Another embodiment of a vehicle/vessel accor~ing to the invention is characterized in that said at least one thermally insulating support furthermore contains lower means having thermally insulating properti s. In the aforementioned case of asphalt having a temperature of 200 being transported said thermally insulating proper-ties are preferably such that the temperature which said lower means give off at their bottom sides is about 70 C or less.
Another embodiment of a vehicle/vessel according to the inven~ion is characterized in that said means are at leact partially E~rovid~d in ~ holder.
The inv~n~ion ~urthermore relat~s to a thermally insula~ing support o~viously suitable for use in a vehicle/ves~el 5 accordilg ~ the inventi~n.
The invention will be further explained with reference t~
Figures i 1 l~Gtrated in a drawing, whereln Figure 1 shows a longitudinal di~r~mmatic sec~ion o~ a ~hermally insul~tiny ~upport o~ a vehicle~vessel 1~ accordi~g to the inv~n~ion;
~igure 2 shows a cross-seotion th~re.of; and Figure 3 sh~ws a perspeati~e ~iew thereo~.
Figure 1 shows a therm~lly in~lati~g suppor~ 1 providad with upper means 2 ha~ing a low coef~i~ient of fri~ion, in order to make it possible for a bottbm wall o~ compar~ments of a ve}li~le/vessel accordin~ to the inventiQn - s~pp~r~ed on a lQwer support 3 - to ~lide thereover~ Th~ &onst~u~t~on of said upper mean~ 2, a~ r~gards ~heir aomposition, i ~uch tha~ said upper ~ean~ can a~ply ~t~nd ~p ~o a kemper~ture ~f e.g. 20D ~C - being the temperature ~ whi~h ~sph~lt is to be : maintained duri~ tran~port - an~ the w~ig~t o~ the compart-ments (app. ~o tons). Th~ upper means 2 are pre~rably made a material which is known b~ ~he n~e ~ t'~r~T~M Polyether-imide ~esin". This ~pecific m~te~ial has e.g. ~he following proper~ies: tensile ~trength. 40 Nl~m2 ~t 190 C; ~lexural modulus. 3~0D N/mm2; impact strength: ~ 3~ Nm; heat defl~c-tion tempera~ure: 200 VC at l.B~ N~mm~
Furthermore in~eL~ediate means 5 ~re pro~ided, ~ai~ interme-diate means being compressibl~ ~nd ha~ing th~rmally insu-l~ting and presssure-~l.Lstributing propertie~. The inter~e-diate means ~ are in this Ga~e e.g. a mat of silicone rubber (e.g. a Yiny~. methyl ~ilicone ~olymer compounded at an optimum resi~tance ~o ageing). Additlonally lower ~eans 6 having thermally insulating properties are pr~sent, e.g, EPDM-rubber ~e.g. an ethylene propylene terpolymer having no ~ou~le Gompounds ln ~he main chain, ~ a result o~ whi~h a gre~t temperature resistance and a great ~ohesion ~re obtained). The whole is contained in a m~tal holder 7 with upright walls ~, ~o that at high weight loads ~he rubbers do ~o bulge out ~aterally.
In Figures 2 and 3 ~orresponding part~ ~ve been given the same ref erenCe nume. als .
:'
~he inventi~n relate~ ~o a vehicle~ves~el having at leas~ one c4mpartmen~ ~or oontaining a material t.h~rein, in particular a material which ~ust be maintained a~ a temperat~re which is higher ~han an ambient temperatur~.
such a vehicl~/vessel i~ generally ~nown. The disad~antage of known vehicleslvessels tship~) ha~ing internal ¢ompartments for tran~porting ~herein in par~cular ohemical~, which must ~o be maintained at a ce~ain ~empera~ur~, ~.g. 200 ~C, in ~aid ao~partment, is that preci~ly beGause th~ internal aompar~
~ents ha~e ~ fix~d (mechaniaal) conn~ntion to ~he shiplæ
sid~, sai~ shipl~ ~ide and the çompartmen~ wall~ may b~
~ub~ct~to enorm~u~ materi~l str~s3es. tnd~ed~ i~ the 15 chemical~ have a temper~ture o~ e.g. 200 C and ~he w~ter ~urroundin~ the vRs~el h~ a tempera~ure o~ e.g. 10 ~C, there ls a temperatur~ fall of a~ mu~h as 190 C. The ~buve matorial ~tr~fi~s le2d to ~rack~ in the ship'~ ~ide ~nd the compartment w~lls.
2Q In order to overcome the ~b~ve drawba~k it has al~eady been propos~ ~o fix ~he c~mpart~ents to ~he de~k in~tead o~ to th~ s~ip'~ 61d~. ~n praatice this 601ution di~ not ~p~e~r to be satisfa~tory, sin~e mat~rial ~tresses ar~ pr~duced in t~e deck after al', ~s a result of the difference in temperature between the deck - whlch is in communicatio~ with the sur~ounding air - and the compar~ments, ~:ith all its ~dver~e ef~ects ~cra~k~).
The object of ~he inventi~n is to provide a vehicletvessel having at least one compartment which is parti~ularly ~uitable for ~r~nsportin~ therein a m~terial which must be main~ained at a higher temperature ~han an a~bient ~empera-0 ~ure, whereby the m~terial stres~es in the vehicle~vessel asa result of temperatu~e ~i~ference~ rem~in a~ an ~coeptable level.
.
In order to ac~omplish that objective ~ vehicle/vessel of the kind mentioned in the preamble is characterized in that at ` 15 least one ~hermally insulating ~uppo~t i5 p~o~ided for supporting, in an at leas~ subs~antially ther~ally insulating ~:- manner, s~id at least one compartment with respect to the other part o~ ~aid vehicle~vessel.
One e~bodiment of a vehicle/vessel according to the inven~ior.
is characterized in ~hat ~aid at least one ~hermally insu-lating ~upport freely supp~rts ~aid at le~t ~ne ~om~artment, i.e. leaving a ~pace between the w~118 of ~id a~ least one c~mpar~men~ and the walls of ~he vehicleJYe~17 Such ~ spacQ
: is especially i~portant ~ince there is to ~e ~o ~echanical th~rma~ contac~ ~etwee~ said at le~t ~ne c~mpartment and for example the w~ of the ves el e.g. ~s a result o~ wave moYement~ oI tne ~essel.
- Another embodim~nt of ~ vehi~lelvessel accordi~g to the - ih~entiOn is characterized in that oeaid at lea~t one ~her-mally insul~ting oupport cont~ins upp~r me~ns having s~¢~ ~
low coeff icient of friction that ~aid at least one compart-ment can move across sQid at le~st one therm~lly insulating :
suE~port .
Anothel embodiment of a ~ehicle~vessel accordi~lg to the inventlon is characterized in that the thermal prc)perties of said upper ~eans are such that said means are therm~lly --re~i.st~nt to the higher te~perature at whi.ch the material must possibly be maintained, and that the mechanical proper~
tie~ of s~id up~er means are such that said upper means are ~echanically resistant to the weight load of said at least one compartment. I~ e.g. asphalt - which m~st be maintain~d 0 at a ~ixed temperature o~ ~bo~t 200 C - l~ t~ansported in an internal compartment in a vessel according to the invention, said upper means must in any case stand u~ to s~id te~pera~
ture of 20~ ~C, whilst more~v~r ~he ~pper means mu~t be able to bear a w~igh~ load o~` e.gA ~0 tons.
Another embodiment of a vehicle/ves~e~l according ~o the inventlon is characteri~ed in that fi~id at least one ther-mally in~ulating support furthermore contains .inte~nediate means navin~ ~hermally insulating propert.ies.
Ano~her embodiment of a vehicle/ves~l accordins to the invention is ch~racteri2~d in that said in~ermediate means are compr~ssible and have pr~ssure-distributiny properties~
Sa~d pressure-~istri~uting propertie~ in paxticular function ~o prevent that, i~ e.g. a poin~ lo~d is ~xer~ed at several ~ocations on the support, the whole will d~orm.
Another embodiment of a vehicle/vessel accor~ing to the invention is characterized in that said at least one thermally insulating support furthermore contains lower means having thermally insulating properti s. In the aforementioned case of asphalt having a temperature of 200 being transported said thermally insulating proper-ties are preferably such that the temperature which said lower means give off at their bottom sides is about 70 C or less.
Another embodiment of a vehicle/vessel according to the inven~ion is characterized in that said means are at leact partially E~rovid~d in ~ holder.
The inv~n~ion ~urthermore relat~s to a thermally insula~ing support o~viously suitable for use in a vehicle/ves~el 5 accordilg ~ the inventi~n.
The invention will be further explained with reference t~
Figures i 1 l~Gtrated in a drawing, whereln Figure 1 shows a longitudinal di~r~mmatic sec~ion o~ a ~hermally insul~tiny ~upport o~ a vehicle~vessel 1~ accordi~g to the inv~n~ion;
~igure 2 shows a cross-seotion th~re.of; and Figure 3 sh~ws a perspeati~e ~iew thereo~.
Figure 1 shows a therm~lly in~lati~g suppor~ 1 providad with upper means 2 ha~ing a low coef~i~ient of fri~ion, in order to make it possible for a bottbm wall o~ compar~ments of a ve}li~le/vessel accordin~ to the inventiQn - s~pp~r~ed on a lQwer support 3 - to ~lide thereover~ Th~ &onst~u~t~on of said upper mean~ 2, a~ r~gards ~heir aomposition, i ~uch tha~ said upper ~ean~ can a~ply ~t~nd ~p ~o a kemper~ture ~f e.g. 20D ~C - being the temperature ~ whi~h ~sph~lt is to be : maintained duri~ tran~port - an~ the w~ig~t o~ the compart-ments (app. ~o tons). Th~ upper means 2 are pre~rably made a material which is known b~ ~he n~e ~ t'~r~T~M Polyether-imide ~esin". This ~pecific m~te~ial has e.g. ~he following proper~ies: tensile ~trength. 40 Nl~m2 ~t 190 C; ~lexural modulus. 3~0D N/mm2; impact strength: ~ 3~ Nm; heat defl~c-tion tempera~ure: 200 VC at l.B~ N~mm~
Furthermore in~eL~ediate means 5 ~re pro~ided, ~ai~ interme-diate means being compressibl~ ~nd ha~ing th~rmally insu-l~ting and presssure-~l.Lstributing propertie~. The inter~e-diate means ~ are in this Ga~e e.g. a mat of silicone rubber (e.g. a Yiny~. methyl ~ilicone ~olymer compounded at an optimum resi~tance ~o ageing). Additlonally lower ~eans 6 having thermally insulating properties are pr~sent, e.g, EPDM-rubber ~e.g. an ethylene propylene terpolymer having no ~ou~le Gompounds ln ~he main chain, ~ a result o~ whi~h a gre~t temperature resistance and a great ~ohesion ~re obtained). The whole is contained in a m~tal holder 7 with upright walls ~, ~o that at high weight loads ~he rubbers do ~o bulge out ~aterally.
In Figures 2 and 3 ~orresponding part~ ~ve been given the same ref erenCe nume. als .
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Claims (9)
1. A vehicle/vessel having at least one compartment for transporting a material therein, in particular a material which must be maintained at a temperature which is higher than an ambient temperature, charac-terized in that at least one thermally insulating support is provided for supporting, in an at least substantially thermally insulating manner, said at least one compartment with respect to the other part of said vehicle/vessel.
2. A vehicle/vessel according to Claim 1, that said at least one thermally insulating support freely supports said at least one compartment, i.e.
leaving a pace between the walls of said at least one compartment and the walls of the vehicle/vessel.
leaving a pace between the walls of said at least one compartment and the walls of the vehicle/vessel.
3. A vehicle/vessel according to claim 1 or 2, charac-terized in that said at least one thermally insulating support contains upper means having such a low coeffi-cient of friction that said at least one compartment can move across said at least one thermally insulating support.
4. A vehicle/vessel according to claim 3, characterized in that the thermal properties of said upper means are such that said means are thermally resistant to the higher temperature at which the material must possibly be maintained, and that the mechanical properties of said upper means are such that said upper means are mechanically resistant to the weight load of said at least one compartment.
5. A vehicle/vessel according to claim 3 or 4, charac-terized in that said at least one thermally insulating support furthermore contains intermediate means having thermally insulating properties.
6. A vehicle/vessel according to claim 5, characterized in that said intermediate means are compressible and have pressure-distributing properties.
7. A vehicle/vessel according to claim 3, 4, 5 or 6, characterized in that said at least one thermally insulating support furthermore contains lower means having thermally insulating properties.
8. A vehicle/vessel according to any one of the preceding claims 3 - 7, characterized in that said means are at least partially provided in a holder.
9. A thermally insulating support obviously suitable for use in a vehicle/vessel according to any one of the preceding claims.
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002045232A CA2045232A1 (en) | 1991-06-21 | 1991-06-21 | Vehicle/vessel |
| AU79292/91A AU646470B2 (en) | 1991-06-21 | 1991-06-24 | Vehicle/vessel |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002045232A CA2045232A1 (en) | 1991-06-21 | 1991-06-21 | Vehicle/vessel |
| AU79292/91A AU646470B2 (en) | 1991-06-21 | 1991-06-24 | Vehicle/vessel |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2045232A1 true CA2045232A1 (en) | 1992-12-22 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002045232A Abandoned CA2045232A1 (en) | 1991-06-21 | 1991-06-21 | Vehicle/vessel |
Country Status (2)
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| AU (1) | AU646470B2 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2045232A1 (en) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2993460A (en) * | 1958-05-29 | 1961-07-25 | California Research Corp | Tank support |
| US3147728A (en) * | 1959-06-20 | 1964-09-08 | Nippon Kokan Kk | Ship for the transportation of high temperature molten material |
| US3305122A (en) * | 1964-09-04 | 1967-02-21 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Keyed cargo container |
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1991
- 1991-06-21 CA CA002045232A patent/CA2045232A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-06-24 AU AU79292/91A patent/AU646470B2/en not_active Ceased
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| AU646470B2 (en) | 1994-02-24 |
| AU7929291A (en) | 1993-01-07 |
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