CN104421428B - Fluid storage tank - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract
The present invention relates to fluid storage tank.Fluid storage tank includes the multiple jar units set by array.Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit has the hole being limited at least one wall, and the hole overlaps with other holes at least one the adjacent tank subelement being limited in the multiple jar unit.Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is connected with single outlet port flow, for optionally extracting stored fluid from tank.Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is in fluid communication with single fluid filling port.
Description
The cross reference of related application
This application claims the rights and interests of the U.S. Provisional Application for the Serial No. 61/806062 submitted on March 28th, 2013,
During entire contents are expressly incorporated herein by reference.
Background technology
Fluid storage tank is used to release body in a period of time internal memory.Fluid may include gas, liquid or its mixture.Some
Fluid storage tank is pressure reservoir.For example, the pressure reservoir of gas storage and hydraulic accumulator etc. can be used to
Storage is in the fluid under pressure.It is probably desired with wall and the pressure reservoir of low weight with relative thin.For example,
In vehicle fuel, the wall of relative thin makes it possible to more effectively utilize free space, and relatively low weight allows institute
Stating the vehicles can be moved with higher energy efficiency.
The content of the invention
Fluid storage tank includes the multiple jar units set by array.Each jar list in the multiple jar unit
Member has the hole being limited at least one wall, the hole and at least one phase being limited in the multiple jar unit
Other holes in adjacent jar unit overlap.Each jar unit and single outlet port flow in the multiple jar unit
Connection, for optionally extracting stored fluid from tank.Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit with it is single
Fluid filling port is in fluid communication.
The disclosure additionally provides following technical scheme.
1. a kind of fluid storage tank, the fluid storage tank includes：
The multiple jar units set by array, wherein：
Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit has the hole being limited at least one wall, the hole and limit
Other holes at least one the adjacent tank subelement being scheduled in the multiple jar unit overlap；
Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is connected with single outlet port flow, for being selected from the tank
Extract fluid to selecting property；And
Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is in fluid communication with single fluid filling port.
2. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 1, in addition to be arranged in the multiple jar unit set by array
Each jar unit in natural gas adsorbent.
3. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 2, wherein, the natural gas adsorbent is selected from the netted knot of porous polymer
Structure or metal organic framework.In addition, the natural gas adsorbent is also selected from carbon or zeolite.
4. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 1, wherein, the single outlet port is the single fluid filling end
Mouthful.
5. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 1, wherein, at least two jar units in the multiple jar unit
Connected with manifold fluid, concurrently to add fluid at least two jars unit and from least two jars list
Member extracts fluid.
6. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 1, wherein, there is each jar unit scope to be risen to greatly from about 0.2
About 3.0 liters of internal capacity.
7. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 1, wherein, each jar unit in the multiple jar unit has
Essentially identical shape and external dimensions.
8. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 7, wherein, the wall thickness on the surface of at least one jar unit is more than described
The wall thickness of the other surfaces of at least one jar unit.
9. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 7, wherein, the surface of at least one jar unit is made up of a material, institute
State the yield strength of other materials of the yield strength more than the other surfaces that at least one jar unit is made of material.
10. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 7, wherein, the wall thickness of the jar unit with uniform wall thickness is more than other
Other wall thickness of jar unit.
11. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 7, in addition to：
The first jar unit being made up of the first material；And
The second jar unit being made up of the second material, wherein the yield strength of first material is more than second material
The yield strength of material.
12. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 1, wherein, the adjacent surface of the adjacent tank subelement in array is mutually attached
Connect and symmetrically align, and the line wherein by the barycenter of the adjacent surface is each adjacent with adjacent tank subelement
Surface normal.
13. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 12, wherein, the adjacent tank subelement is soldered together.
14. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 12, wherein, the adjacent tank subelement is adhesively combined one
Rise.
15. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 1, wherein, each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is base
This parallelohedron.
16. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 15, wherein, each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is
Rescinded angle is octahedra.
17. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 16, wherein, the hole is limited at the octahedral pros of the rescinded angle
In shape surface.
18. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 15, wherein, each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is
Six prisms.
19. the fluid storage tank as described in scheme 1, wherein, the jar cellular array is spliced into three-D volumes.
Brief description of the drawings
The feature and advantage of the example of the disclosure become obvious by reference to following detailed description and accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings phase
Same reference corresponds to part that is similar but may differing.For brevity, reference or with being previously described
The other accompanying drawings that the feature of function will not may also may occur with reference to them are illustrated.
Fig. 1 is cylindrical tank with domed ends and the perspective view for surrounding cuboid, size be illustrated for
Degree of complying with/uniformity（conformability）The example calculation of the factor；
Fig. 2 is that the two half-unit of single jar unit is bonded to form the list of the example according to the disclosure in these half portions
Perspective view before individual jar unit；
Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the single jar unit formed by two half-unit depicted in figure 2；
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the octahedra jar cellular array of rescinded angle according to another example of the disclosure；
Fig. 5 is that have the octahedra jar cell array of porose rescinded angle in square surface according to the example of the disclosure
Perspective view；
Fig. 6 is the perspective view of six prism jar cellular arrays of the yet another embodiment according to the disclosure；And
Fig. 7 is to depict being spliced according to the yet another embodiment of the disclosure（tessellate）Into irregular shape volume
The schematic diagram of six prism jar cellular arrays.
Embodiment
Some vehicles（Or vehicle）Carry fluid storage tank.Fluid storage tank can be stored for by the vehicles itself
The fluid of consumption.For example, liquid or gaseous fuel can be consumed by the vehicles.Some vehicles by the fluid in cargo tank from
Transported at one to elsewhere.For example, tank car can be by gas transport to retail site.As used herein, the vehicles are to be used for
By land, in the air, in water or by space come conveying people or the movable fixture of material.The example bag of the vehicles
Include automobile, truck, motorcycle, Light-duty Vehicle, lorry, train, aircraft, rocket, naval vessels, ship, submarine and airship.Work as the vehicles
During acceleration or deceleration, energy is usually dissipated.Compared with heavier tank, light fluid tank can make the vehicles use compared with
Few energy moves the tank.
Liquid, gas or its mixture can be stored according to the example of the fluid storage tank of the disclosure.If fluid is stored
Tank is divulged information with extraneous, and liquid can be stored in the way of pressure is not present on liquid.In an example of the disclosure, liquid can
To cause steam pressure to be applied on the liquid.In another example, the liquid in storage tank can be pressurized to higher than vapour pressure
The pressure of power.In addition, vacuum can be formed in the fluid storage tank of the disclosure.In some examples of the disclosure, liquid storage
Tank can store gas.This gas can be stored under any pressure.For example, the gas can be less than, be equal to or more than liquid
It is stored under the pressure of pressure around body storage tank.In some instances, the fluid storage tank may be such that atmospheric pressure applies
In the outside of the tank.In some fluid storage tanks, the external pressure put on tank may be of a relatively high（For example, when tank quilt
When being immersed in the water dearly）.Other fluid storage tanks can be exposed to external vacuum（For example, at High aititude）.
NGV is equipped with vehicle-mounted storage tank.Some natural gas storage tanks are designated as low-pressure system, and and volume
It is scheduled on 3600 psi（Pound per square inch）（248 bars）Natural gas storage tank compare, these system nominals are significantly lower
Pressure.In an example of the disclosure, the low-pressure system can be rated at about 750 psi（52 bars）Lower pressure.
During fueling, the container of low-pressure system storage tank is designed to be filled until tank reaches the pressure in rated range
Power.Low-pressure system can use adsorbed natural gas, and wherein natural gas adsorbent is loaded into the container of low-pressure system storage tank
In.Adsorbent improves memory capacity, so that tank can be stored and transported when being filled to lower pressure for required vehicle fortune
The natural gas of capable sufficient amount.As an example, in about 725 psi（50 bars）, carbon of the vehicle including being filled with appropriate amount
The 0.1m of adsorbent3（100 liters）Natural gas tank, the carbon adsorbent has about 1000 m2/ g BET（Brunouer-Ethylmercurichlorendimide
Spy-Teller（Brunauer–Emmett–Teller））Surface area, 0.5g/cm3Bulk density and 0.13g/g total suction
Assignments, the vehicle program has 2.85 GGE（Gasoline gallon equivalent）（I.e., it is assumed that 30 mpg（Miles per gallon）If, greatly
About 85 miles）.
It is believed that in examples disclosed herein the adsorption effect of a certain amount of adsorbent it is sufficiently high with compensate due to inhale
Attached dose of skeleton takes any loss of the memory capacity caused by the space in container.It will also be recognized that the surface of adsorbent
Product causes the container storage capacity of the compressed natural gas of adsorbent by raising at low pressures（For example, with not comprising adsorbent
Same type of container compare）, while also keeping or improving container storage capacity at elevated pressures.It is desirable that,
The same amount of natural gas be may store under 3600 psi in compressed natural gas tank is stored under 725 psi.It is disclosed herein
Example be directed to realizing this target.
The example of the disclosure with the adsorbent included in tank is relative to storage equal amount natural gas without adsorbing
The natural gas of aim parameter can be stored for the tank of agent at low pressures.The natural gas of storage at low pressures can be deposited
Store up in lighter tank for compared to the tank for being used to store the natural gas of aim parameter before at elevated pressures.Compared with low pressure
Under power, the stress that the pressure on jar structure triggers is relatively low.Pressure pan is often made into the shape of classics（For example, cylinder and ball
Shape）, the stress on the shape minimization chamber wall.In the example of the disclosure, the shape of tank can be optimized to be assemblied in can
With in vehicle packaging space, without carrying out the stress that government pressure triggers with wall thickness.
Can be the tank of compliance according to the tank of the example of the disclosure.As used herein, " compliance " refers to that tank is effective
Ground uses the free space limited by surface.Free space is probably Anomalistic space, with the pocket extended from the principal space
Point.For example, the body panel inner surface or floor surface that limit the vehicle in the space available for tank can be strong for attractive in appearance, structure
Degree or other reasonses are bent.Pillar, boss, convex ridge and other structures shape can also be formed in the main body panel.
In some cases, the space of these shaped neighborhoods may not be efficiently used in classical cylindrical pressurized gas cylinder.The disclosure
Exemplary tank of complying with can be assemblied in minimum unused storage space in the shape on the main body panel of restriction free space or floor.
Therefore, the example for complying with tank of the disclosure is than classical cylindrical pressurized gas cylinder more effectively utilization space.It is single in the disclosure
Individual cylindrical tank be considered as be not compliance tank, even if free space is cylindrical（For example, in rocket）.Such as this paper institutes
, " compliance " does not refer to that the tank is flexible, flexibly takes this can as rubber balloon expands in box
Use shape.
The degree of complying with of tank can be by determining that degree of the complying with factor is compared.As used herein, degree of the complying with factor refers to
Outer tank volume and the ratio for surrounding cuboid volume.For example, the degree of complying with of the cylindrical tank shown in Fig. 1 can be calculated such as
Under：
In one example, it is assumed that h=37.25 inch；And r=8.1 inch.Then Coformability（Degree of complying with）=67%.
If the tank described in Fig. 1 has 0.5 inch（1.27 centimetre）Thick steel wall and size r and h be it is given above, then
The tank will have about 257 pounds（117 kilograms）Weight and about 93 liters of internal capacity.In such as spheroid（Degree of the complying with factor=
52%）Or perpendicular cylinder（Degree of the complying with factor=78%）Some tank shapes in, degree of the complying with factor is independently of the actual size of tank
's.When h is much larger than 2r, degree of the complying with factor of the cylindrical tank with domed ends is intended to independently of size.
Space available for natural gas tank is for example likely located in the cargo storage area of vehicle or luggage case.So, by day
The space that right gas tank takes is not useable for the goods in vehicle.Accordingly, it may be desirable to effectively utilize sky by natural gas tank
Between.
For measuring the SAE J1100 that a standard of the available cargo space in vehicle can be revised in Septembers, 2005,
It is found in Section 7, Cargo Dimensions and Cargo Volume Indices.SAE J1100 requirements are logical
Cross and multiple luggage standard components are fitted into luggage space to determine baggage capacity.Therefore, some " disabled " spaces will be stayed
Between luggage standard component and the curved surface for the inside subject panel for limiting luggage space.If one in luggage standard component
It can not put into another space, then the space can be determined being not useable for luggage.The example of the disclosure, which can be utilized effectively, to be used for
The free space of tank, to minimize influence of the tank to baggage capacity.Other examples of the disclosure can be utilized effectively for tank
Free space, so that space can be used for other purposes.
Fig. 2 depicts the two half-unit 10 of the jar unit 20 according to the disclosure.Day is shown in Fig. 2 lower half 10
Right gas adsorbent 14, but it is to be understood that the example of the disclosure can be saved except natural gas adsorbent 14.In the reality of the disclosure
In example, any position that natural gas adsorbent 14 may be disposed in jar unit.Each half portion 10 can use any suitable
Forming method be made.The example of suitable forming method may include superplastic formation, quick plastic forming, cold forming, be blow molded into
Type, shaped by fluid pressure and high-speed molding.Some examples of high-speed molding include electrohydraulic forming, blow molding, explosive forming.
Jar unit 20 can be formed by metal, polymer, fibre-reinforced composites or its combination.Fig. 3, which is depicted, is bonded to form tank
Fig. 2 of subelement 20 two half-unit 10.
In one example, there is each jar unit 20 scope about 3.0 liters of internal capacity is being raised to from about 0.2.According to
The example of the disclosure, can be used smaller and bigger jar unit 20.Although wall thickness 15（See Fig. 2）Usually not less than 1 millimeter, but
Be compared with by the tank with identical capacity that is made of larger jar unit using material identical with less jar unit, by
The tank that multiple less jar units 20 are made would tend to larger weight.For manufacture efficiency, the jar list in tank
Member 20 can have same shape and external dimensions.In another example, the tank with sizes, shape and weight
Subelement 20 can be combined to form tank.
Fluid storage tank in reference picture 4, the example of the disclosure may include multiple jar units 20 ', and it is arranged to effectively
Ground utilizes free space.In one example, multiple jar units 20 ' can be set by array 40.In instances, natural gas adsorbent
14 may be disposed in each jar unit 20 ' in multiple jar units 20 ' in array 40.Each jar unit 20 ' with
Single outlet port 38（Directly, or by one or more adjacent jar units indirectly）It is in fluid communication.Each jar
Unit 20 ' also with single fluid filling port 39（Directly, or by one or more adjacent jar units indirectly）Stream
Body is connected.In one example, single outlet port 38 is exactly single fluid inlet port 39.In other words, single outlet port
38 and the function of single fluid inlet port 39 may be bonded in single inlet/outlet port.It should be appreciated that on
Fluid communication described by jar unit 20 ' in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 is also applied for any jar unit in the example of the disclosure,
For example including jar unit 20 and 20 ' '.
The example of the disclosure can be connected to special natural gas fueling engine, or be connected to optionally
The dual fuel engine of liquid fuel and gas fuel can be used（It is not shown）.Starting function to be used for such as driving has
Conventional powertrain, the vehicle of hybrid electric powertrain or battery electric vehicle, wherein engine are used for the battery that extends
Mileage.
In instances, each jar unit 20 ', 20 ' ' can be substantially parallel polyhedron（primary
parallelohedron）.Thus, jar unit 20 ', 20 ' ' can be spliced into three dimensions.Uniform splicing is also known as convex
Shape uniform honeycomb, the uniform splicing fills three-dimensional euclidean using the uniform polyhedron jar unit of non-overlapping convex
Space.So that all subelement symmetry identical honeycombs such as are at the appearances（isochoric）.It is empty Deng cellular subelement is held
Between fill polyhedron.The example of space-filling polyhedron includes：The conventional filling of cube, six prisms and triangular prism；It is uniform to return
The triangular prism shape honeycomb turned；The octahedral uniform filling of rescinded angle；Granatohedron honeycomb；Triangle rescinded angle tetrahedron honeycomb；Partially
Square granatohedron honeycomb；Slender type dodecahedron honeycomb；With filling out for any cuboid, rhombohedron or parallelepiped
Dress.
As shown in Figure 4, as between substantially parallel polyhedral adjacent tank subelement 20 ' be not present vacant space.
The size of space（granularity）Level and therefore the space availability ratio on the outer ledge of tank may depend on independent tank
The size of subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' '.It is understood, however, that according to the example of the disclosure, the jar unit energy quilt of part
For being filled into the edge.In the example described in Fig. 4, each substantially parallel polyhedron-shaped jar unit 20 '
It is that rescinded angle is octahedra.Each jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' can pass through pair in the adjacent wall of jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' '
Neat holes/pores 34（As shown in Figure 5）It is in fluid communication with adjacent jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' '.In the example that fluid is liquid,
The hole of alignment can be arranged to allow each jar unit to be emptied completely under the influence of gravity.It should be appreciated that hole can be with
In any side of the jar unit with adjacent tank subelement.
Fig. 5 depicts the array 40 of the octahedra jar unit 20 ' of the rescinded angle with hole 34 in some square surfaces 32.
The wall thickness 15 on surface is depicted as in Figure 5.In reference 36, hole 34 is limited in wall, itself and the multiple jar list
Another hole 34 in the adjacent tank subelement of member is overlapping.Each jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' has at least one this hole 34, with
Fluid communication with adjacent tank subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' ' is provided.Some jar units 20,20 ', 20 ' ' of the disclosure can have
For the hole 34 with the more than one in direct fluid communication of adjacent tank subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' '.Whole jars in array 40
Unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' is finally in fluid communication with all other jar units 20,20 ', 20 ' ' in array 40.It should be understood that
It is that the fluid to be contained by array 40 is contained among array 40 completely.In other words, what the outside of array need not be extra is outer
Shell forms sealed reservoirs.Although it should be appreciated that seal the storage without extra shell, the shell for
Other reasonses and be likely to be used, including mechanical support, anticorrosion or visual sense of beauty.
In the example that Fig. 6 describes, each substantially parallel polyhedral jar unit in array 40 ' is six prisms
20’’。
Fig. 7 depicts how hexa-prism jar unit 20 ' ' is spliced into space 52.Thus, space 52 be filled without
There is unused storage space.As shown in fig. 7, the part of hexa-prism jar unit can be used to along wherein whole hexa-prism jar
Unit 20 ' ' edge in space 52 that is not loaded into carrys out generally packing space.The space 52 described in Fig. 7 is to express this
Space can use any shape.
In addition, the jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' in tank can have essentially identical shape and external dimensions.Another
In example, the jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' of sizes, shape and weight can be combined to form tank.In the reality of the disclosure
In example, independent tank subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' ' can the part with uniform wall thickness, or independent tank subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' '
There can be the wall thicker compared with other parts.In instances, different jar units 20,20 ', 20 ' ' can have wall different from each other
It is thick.For example, the jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' positioned at the interior section of pressurized canister can be supported by adjacent tank subelement, and undergo
The power of the less initiation stress from the pressure for being contained fluid.When wall does not have the adjacent tank subelement for serving as support member,
Jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' outside same tank can have thicker wall to reduce the stress produced by pressure fluid,
To reduce the resulting net force on wall.
Although some shapes are described with reference to accompanying drawing above, the jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' of the disclosure can
With other 3D shapes for being spliced into volume.For example, the jar unit in the tank of the disclosure may include irregular dodecahedron
With the mixture on the pentagon surface with tetrahedral symmetry.Similarly, jar unit can be the tetrakaidecahedron, and it has two
Individual hexagon and with the symmetrical 12 pentagon faces of anti-prism（Weaire-Phelan structures）.Jar unit can be bag
Include other spaces filling geometry of pyritohedron and hexagonal rescinded angle trapezohedron.
In the example of the disclosure, smaller cans subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' ' can possibly be provided at outer layer, so that tank is more tolerant to tank
The pressure differential between air outside subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' ' and tank.Smaller cans subelement can have firmer wall to carry
For intensity to resist the stress triggered by pressure.
In another example of the disclosure, the adjacent surface of adjacent tank subelement 20 ', 20 ' ' is mutually attached in array 40,40 '
Connect and symmetrically align, and the line of the barycenter through adjacent surface is each adjacent with adjacent tank subelement 20 ', 20 ' '
Surface is orthogonal.
It should be appreciated that adjacent tank subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' ' can be attached to one another by any suitable method.
In example, subelement is welded together.In another example, subelement is adhesively combined together.It should be appreciated that can make
With any suitable bonding agent, for example to provide the abundant combination for the material for being used to be formed subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' '.
Jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' can be formed by metal, polymer, fibre-reinforced composites, and/or its combination.
In each example, jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' can be made up of any material suitable for rated operating pressure.Of the invention public
In some examples for the fluid storage tanks such as ventilated with the external world opened, operating pressure may be relatively low.In the storage of such as gas
In other examples of tank, operating pressure is probably 3600 psi or higher.
Some examples of suitable jar unit material potentially include aluminium alloy, Aldecor（HSLA）, titanium and
Stainless steel.The example of high-strength aluminum alloy includes 7000 series alloys, and it has relatively high yield strength.One specific
Example includes aluminium 7075-T6, and it has about 73000 psi（503 Mpa（MPa））Tensile yield strength.Other aluminium alloy bags
6000 series alloys are included, a specific example is aluminium 6061-T6, it has about 40000 psi（276 Mpa）Stretching bend
Take intensity.The design of final storage will be depended on by realizing the selection of the aluminium alloy of weight saving, and be accordingly dependent on operating pressure.It is high
The example of strength low alloy steel generally has a carbon content from the scope of about 0.05% to about 0.25%, and chemical composition remaining
Part changes to obtain required mechanical performance.
The resistance to pressure of tank disclosed herein is derived from the yield strength of material and the thickness of jar cell-wall at least in part
Between balance.Raw material thinner for compared with low-intensity material can be used in the tank being made up of high-strength material（Sheet material）System
Into.Thus, high intensity tank can be lighter for the tank by being made compared with low yield strength alloy.In the example of the disclosure, tank
Subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' ' may be such that the wall being made up of different yield strength alloys is in same jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' '
In.In other instances, the jar unit 20,20 ', 20 ' ' being made up of the first material can be with another tank for being made up of the second material
Subelement 20,20 ', 20 ' ' is in in an array 40,40 '.For example, the first material can be 6000 serial aluminiums, and second
Material can be 7000 serial aluminiums.
Although it is not shown, but it is to be understood that, a tank can be configured to make multiple tanks pass through manifold together with other tanks
Or other suitable mechanisms are in fluid communication.Further, at least two jar units in multiple jar units 20,20 ', 20 ' '
20th, 20 ', 20 ' ' it can be connected with manifold fluid, concurrently to add fluid at least two jar units and from least
Two jar units extract fluid.
In the example including natural gas adsorbent 14, natural gas adsorbent 14 may be disposed at each jar unit 20,
20 ', 20 ' ' in.Suitable adsorbent 14 can at least releasably hold methane compounds（That is, reversibly store or adsorb first
Alkane molecule）.In some instances, selected adsorbent 14 can also reversibly be stored in other components present in natural gas,
Such as other hydro carbons（For example, ethane, propane, hexane etc.）, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and/or hydrogen sulfide.
In other examples, selected adsorbent 14 may be inert for some gas components, and can be releasedly
Keep other gas components.
Generally, adsorbent 14 has high surface area and is porous.The size in hole is typically larger than at least methane compounds
Effective molecular diameter.In one example, the distribution of hole size to exist and had the effective of absorbed minimum compound
The hole of molecular diameter and with by the hole of the effective molecular diameter of absorbed maximum compound.In another example, adsorb
The BET surface area that agent 14 has is more than about 50 square metres every gram（m2/g）And it is up to about 5000 m2/ g, and including hole size
Greater than about 2 angstroms and it is up to about 50 nanometers of multiple holes.
The example of suitable adsorbent 14 includes carbon（For example, activated carbon, superactive carbon, CNT, carbon nano-fiber, carbon
Molecular sieve, zeolite template carbon etc.）, zeolite, metal organic framework（MOF）Material, porous polymer network structure, and combinations thereof.
The example of suitable zeolite includes X zeolite, zeolite Y, zeolite L SX, MCM-41 zeolite, silicoaluminophosphate（SAPO）, and combinations thereof.Close
The example of suitable metal-organic framework includes MOF-5, ZIF-8, MOF-177, and/or analog, its by by inorganic clusters with it is organic
Connexon（For example, carboxylate radical connexon）Connect and constitute.
The volume that adsorbent 14 is occupied in a reservoir is by depending on the density of adsorbent 14.In instances, adsorbent is expected
14 density is from about 0.1g/cc（It is gram per cubic centimeter）To about 0.9g/cc scope.The adsorbent 14 of properly pack may tool
There is about 0.5g/cc density.In one example, container can include 100 pounds（45359 grams）Carbon adsorbent 14.In this example
In, adsorbent 14 10% equivalent in 1 atmospheric pressure（14.7psi）Under stay in a reservoir about 10 pounds（4535.9 gram）Buffering
Natural gas.The release of the gas of this amount can significantly improve vehicle mileage.
Selected adsorbent 14（That is, type, density etc.）Operating condition may be also depended on（For example, temperature, pressure
Deng）.
Although some examples of tank disclosed herein have been described for vehicle, it should be appreciated that the reality of the disclosure
Example is likely to be used for utilizing or transports other non-automotive applications of storage fluid.
It should be appreciated that provided herein is scope include any value or sub- model in the scope and the scope
Enclose.For example, should be construed to include the about 0.1g/cc being expressly recited to about from about 0.1g/cc to about 0.9g/cc scope
0.9g/cc extreme value, in addition to：Single value, such as 0.25g/cc, 0.49g/cc, 0.8g/cc；And subrange, such as from about
0.3g/cc is to about 0.7g/cc and from about 0.4g/cc to about 0.6g/cc etc..In addition, when " about " is used to describe a value, its
Mean to include the minor variations relative to described value（Up to +/- 10%）.
In description disclosed herein and claimed example, singulative " one ", " one kind " and "the" also include multiple
Number object, unless the context clearly determines otherwise.
It should be understood that, term " connecting/being connected to/to be connected to " etc. is widely limited herein, with including a variety of
Different connection arrangements and package technique.These arrangements and technology include but is not limited to：（1）Between one part and another part
Direct connection, therebetween in the absence of intermediate member；With（2）The connection of one part and another part, therebetween with one or many
Individual part, this assumes that an another part of part " being connected to " is connected with another operation of components to a certain extent（Although
There are one or more additional components therebetween）.
In addition, referring to throughout the specification " example ", " another example ", " example " etc. refers to retouch with reference to example
The specific factor stated（For example, feature, structure and/or characteristic）It is included in an at least example as described herein, and is possible to
In the presence of or may be not present in other examples.However, it should be understood that can appoint for the key element described by any example
What suitable mode is combined in different examples, unless the context clearly determines otherwise.
Although multiple examples have been described in detail, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that disclosed
Example can be changed.Therefore, description above is considered as nonrestrictive.
Claims (18)
1. a kind of fluid storage tank, the fluid storage tank includes：
The multiple jar units set by array, wherein：
Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is substantially parallel polyhedron；
The jar cellular array is spliced into three-D volumes；
Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit has the hole being limited at least one wall, and the hole is with being limited to
Other holes at least one adjacent tank subelement in the multiple jar unit overlap；
Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is connected with single outlet port flow, for selective from the tank
Extract fluid in ground；And
Each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is in fluid communication with single fluid filling port.
2. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 1, in addition to be arranged in the multiple jar unit set by array
Each jar unit in natural gas adsorbent.
3. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 2, wherein, the natural gas adsorbent is selected from porous polymer network structure
Or metal organic framework.
4. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 2, wherein, the natural gas adsorbent is selected from carbon or zeolite.
5. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the single outlet port is the single fluid filling end
Mouthful.
6. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, at least two jar units in the multiple jar unit with
Manifold fluid is connected, concurrently to add fluid at least two jars unit and from least two jars unit
Extract fluid.
7. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, there is each jar unit scope to be risen to greatly from about 0.2
About 3.0 liters of internal capacity.
8. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, each jar unit in the multiple jar unit has base
This identical shape and external dimensions.
9. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the wall thickness on the surface of at least one jar unit be more than it is described extremely
The wall thickness of the other surfaces of a few jar unit.
10. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the surface of at least one jar unit is made up of a material, institute
State the yield strength of other materials of the yield strength more than the other surfaces that at least one jar unit is made of material.
11. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the wall thickness of the jar unit with uniform wall thickness is more than other
The wall thickness of jar unit.
12. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 8, in addition to：
The first jar unit being made up of the first material；And
The second jar unit being made up of the second material, wherein the yield strength of first material is more than second material
Yield strength.
13. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the adjacent surface of the adjacent tank subelement in array is mutually attached
Connect and symmetrically align, and the line wherein by the barycenter of the adjacent surface is each adjacent with adjacent tank subelement
Surface normal.
14. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 13, wherein, the adjacent tank subelement is soldered together.
15. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 13, wherein, the adjacent tank subelement is adhesively combined one
Rise.
16. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is to cut
Angle is octahedra.
17. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 16, wherein, the hole is limited at the octahedral square of the rescinded angle
In surface.
18. fluid storage tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, each jar unit in the multiple jar unit is six
Prism.
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