EP0658494B1 - Mobile Tankcontainer - Google Patents

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EP0658494B1
EP0658494B1 EP19940203667 EP94203667A EP0658494B1 EP 0658494 B1 EP0658494 B1 EP 0658494B1 EP 19940203667 EP19940203667 EP 19940203667 EP 94203667 A EP94203667 A EP 94203667A EP 0658494 B1 EP0658494 B1 EP 0658494B1
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Jan Ferwerda
Gert Jan Vossnack
Dirk Nicolaas Bührmann
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Votorantrade NV
Holvrieka Nirota BV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/74—Large containers having means for heating, cooling, aerating or other conditioning of contents
    • B65D88/748—Large containers having means for heating, cooling, aerating or other conditioning of contents for tank containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
    • B65D88/12—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport
    • B65D88/128—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport tank containers, i.e. containers provided with supporting devices for handling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/74—Large containers having means for heating, cooling, aerating or other conditioning of contents
    • B65D88/744—Large containers having means for heating, cooling, aerating or other conditioning of contents heating or cooling through the walls or internal parts of the container, e.g. circulation of fluid inside the walls

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  • This invention relates to a mobile temperature-regulated tank container comprising a tank of oblong shape, an insulating housing in which the tank is accommodated and a cooling device by which the space between the tank and the housing can be cooled.
  • tank containers are known inter alia from German Gebrauchsmuster no. 34397 and are used for the transport of liquids over land and over sea. In this connection, one may for instance think of the transport of deep-cooled concentrated fruit juice.
  • a disadvantage of such a tank container is that in connection with its dimensions it is not suitable to be placed in a wide range of container ships. Moreover, a relatively small part of the volume of the rectangular container is used for storing the liquids referred to, so that the container is experienced as unattractive from an economic point of view.
  • a mobile temperature-regulated tank container comprising a tank of oblong shape and an insulating housing in which the tank is accommodated, wherein the container further comprises a cooling device by which the space between the tank and the housing can be cooled, wherein the tank is mounted in the housing in such a manner that in use the longitudinal direction of the tank is vertically oriented; a horizontal cross section of the housing is of a rectangular shape, said horizontal cross section of the housing having long sides and short sides; and a horizontal cross section of the tank comprises a closed loop having a shape composed of two segments of a circle each of which comprising more than half an arc of a circle, wherein said closed loop is elongated in a first horizontal direction and wherein said first horizontal direction is parallel to the long sides of the horizontal cross section of the housing.
  • a major advantage is that the container according to the invention can also be used as a temporary storage place in a port of unloading and thus functions as a tank terminal.
  • the mobile tank container which in fact also incorporates a mobile tank terminal can for that purpose be simply arranged at a location suitable for storage.
  • the shape of the tanks has as an advantage that the tank can be exposed to particularly high internal pressure but also to external loads due to, for instance, the movement of a ship.
  • the segments of a circle comprising more than a semicircular arc has the advantage that the ratio between the volumes of the tank and the container can be rendered optimal without the tank losing robustness.
  • WO 89/00962 discloses a thermoregulated container surrounded by an insulating jacket.
  • the known container does not comprise a housing wherein the tank is mounted.
  • the tank does not have a cross section with a shape composed of two segments of a circle. Therefore, the known container does not incorporate the advantages as indicated above.
  • the cross section of the tank substantially has a shape made up of two segments of a circle
  • the longitudinal wall of the tank is composed of two sidewalls comprising a part of a cylindrical surface.
  • the tank comprises on the inside thereof a partition extending in the longitudinal direction of the tank and comprising at least one passage.
  • a bottom surface and a top surface of the tank are made up of two convexly curved surfaces, each fixed to a sidewall.
  • the tank is secured to a lower frame and an upper frame of the housing.
  • the container can then be simply displaced with a crane whose hooks are secured in eyes connected with the upper frame.
  • the tank then provides a rigid connection between the upper and lower frames of the housing.
  • the sidewalls of the housing are preferably fixed to the lower and upper frames of the housing and serve mainly for thermal insulation of the tank and need not contribute to the robustness of the container.
  • a top surface of the tank comprises at least one manhole, so that the tank is readily accessible.
  • a bottom surface of the tank comprises a closable inlet/outlet for filling and unloading the tank, which renders loading and unloading of the tank simple.
  • the lower frame and the upper frame of the housing are preferably each provided with a skirt construction to which the tank is affixed.
  • the tank is designed as a pressure tank, the container being provided with a riser which opens into a sump at the bottom of the tank for unloading the tank with the aid of pressure with, for instance, nitrogen.
  • Figs. 1-3 show a tank container according to the invention, indicated by reference numeral 1.
  • the container 1 comprises a tank 2, depicted as a broken line, which is constructed, for instance, from stainless steel and whose longitudinal direction is vertically oriented.
  • the tank is composed of two cylindrical sidewalls 4, 6.
  • a horizontal cross section of the tank substantially comprises a closed loop elongated in a first direction.
  • the first direction is indicated in Fig. 3 with an arrow P.
  • a horizontal cross section of the tank substantially has a shape composed of two segments of a circle because the sidewalls 4, 6 each form part of a circular cylinder having centerlines M1 and M2, respectively.
  • the above-mentioned segments of a circle preferably comprise more than half an arc of a circle, as in this exemplary embodiment.
  • the tank 2 further comprises a partition 8 (Fig. 4, which shows, in addition to the partition 8, the contours of the tank 2) with various passages 10.
  • the edges 12 of the sidewalls 4, 6 are connected with the partition 8, for instance by means of welds.
  • the top surface 14 of the tank 2 is made up of two convexly curved surfaces 16, 18 having their lower edges 20, 22 connected to sidewall 4 and sidewall 6, respectively. Side edges 24, 26 of the curved surfaces 16, 18 are each connected to a different side of the partition 8.
  • the bottom surface 28 of the tank 2 is composed of two convexly curved surfaces 30, 32 which have their upper edges 34, 36 connected to sidewall 4 and sidewall 6, respectively. Side edges 38, 40 of the curved surfaces 30, 32 are each connected to an opposite side of the partition 8. All this boils down to the partition 8 having its edges projecting outside the tank 2.
  • the tank 2 is accommodated in a thermally insulating housing 42 of the container 1.
  • the housing 42 comprises an upper frame 44 and a lower frame 46 between which and to which the tank 2 is fixed.
  • the tank 2 ensures a rigid and sufficiently robust joint between the upper frame 44 and the lower frame 46.
  • the lower frame 46 comprises a horizontal inner plate 48 having an opening 50 through which extends a part of the lower end of the tank 2.
  • the lower frame 46 further comprises a horizontal outer plate 52 which by means of a vertical framing strip 54 is connected with the inner plate 48.
  • the tank 2 is carried by a skirt construction comprising a number of vertical plates 58 mounted on top of the outer plate 52. At their upper ends the plates 58 are bevelled so as to conform to the outer surface of the tank 2.
  • the plates 58 disposed under the sidewall 4 are directed radially with respect to the centerline M1, while the plates 58 located under the sidewall 6 are directed radially with respect to the centerline M2.
  • the vertical edges 60 directed to the centrelines M1 and M2 are connected to the outside of an upright loop-shaped closed inner framing strip 62 which, at its lower end, is likewise connected with the top side of the outer plate 52.
  • the lower frame 46 further comprises an upright loop-shaped closed outer framing strip 64 of which the inside is connected to the outside of the tank 2 and a lower edge is connected to the top of the inner plate 48.
  • insulation plates 66 are arranged, shown schematically in the drawing.
  • the upper frame 44 is substantially identical to the lower frame 46, comparable parts being indicated by the same reference numerals in the drawing.
  • the tank 2 insulation is provided in rectangular form by means of self-supporting sandwich panels 68 having insulating properties.
  • the sandwich panels 68 are connected to the lower frame 46 and the upper frame 44 and together they thus form the insulating housing 42 for the tank 2.
  • a horizontal cross section of the housing 42 forms a rectangle with long 72 and short 74 sides.
  • the longitudinal direction of a cross section of the rectangular housing 42 is then parallel to the direction indicated by the arrow P. What is thus achieved is, on the one hand, that the volume of the tank 2 is only a little smaller than the volume of the housing 42. This is in contrast with a cylindrical tank having a circular cross section which is placed in such a rectangular housing.
  • the shape of the tank ensures sufficient space 75 between the outside of the tank and the inside of the housing 42 to enable proper cooling of the tank.
  • the container comprises a cooling device 76 which is located in a niche 78 formed on the outside of the housing 42.
  • the cooling device 76 is of a generally known type and cools the space 75 between the outside of the tank 2 and the inside of the housing 42.
  • the tank 2 at the top thereof, further comprises two manholes 80, 82 coinciding with the centerlines M1 and M2, respectively, the upper frame further comprising two hatches (not shown) permitting access to the manholes.
  • the tank 2 For loading and unloading the container 1, the tank 2 comprises at the lower end thereof two closable inflow/outflow openings 84, 86 whose positions coincide with the centerlines M1 and M2, respectively.
  • the inflow/outflow openings 84, 86 are preferably connected with a hose system 88 which is connected to a closable passage 90, provided in the upper frame 44 and accessible from the outside of the container, for the purpose of loading and unloading the container.
  • the tank 2 further comprises a nitrogen inlet 92 for unloading the container 1 by means of pressure with nitrogen via the riser 88 located outside the tank. It is also possible to unload the tank without nitrogen via a pump 93 indicated in dots in Fig. 2.
  • the container further comprises eyes 94 mounted on top of the upper frame 44, by which the container can be placed with the aid of a crane.
  • the container can also be placed on a quay or like embankment and there serve as a tank terminal.

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Claims (16)

  1. Beweglicher, temperaturgeregelter Tankbehälter, bestehend aus einem Tank länglicher Gestalt und einem isolierenden Gehäuse, in dem der Tank untergebracht ist, wobei der Behälter weiterhin eine Kühlvorrichtung aufweist, durch die der Zwischenraum zwischen dem Tank und dem Gehäuse gekühlt werden kann, wobei der Tank im Gehäuse derart montiert ist, daß im Gebrauch die Längsrichtung des Tanks vertikal gerichtet ist, ein horizontaler Querschnitt des Gehäuses rechteckige Gestalt hat, der horizontale Querschnitt des Häuses lange Seiten und kurze Seiten aufweist, und ein horizontalter Querschnitt des Tanks eine geschlossene Schleife bildet, die eine Gestalt hat, die aus zwei Segmenten eines Kreises besteht, die jeweils mehr als die Hälfte des Bogens eines Kreises umfassen, wobei die geschlossene Schleife in einer ersten horizontalen Richtung langgestreckt ist und diese erste horizontale Richtung parallel zu den Längsseiten des horizontalen Querschnitts des Gehäuses verläuft.
  2. Mobiler Tankbehälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Seitenwand des Tanks aus zwei Seitenwänden zusammengesetzt ist, die einen Teil einer Zylinderoberfläche aufweisen.
  3. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Tank an seiner Innenseite eine Trennwand enthält, die sich in Längsrichtung des Tanks erstreckt und wenigstens einen Durchlaß aufweist.
  4. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Trennwand wenigstens im wesentlichen senkrecht zu der ersten Richtung verläuft.
  5. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach den Ansprüche 2 und 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Längsränder der Trennwand mit dem Tank jeweils nahe den Längsrändern der Seitenwände verbunden sind.
  6. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Bodenfläche und eine Deckfläche des Tanks jeweils aus zwei konvex gebogenen Flächen bestehen, die jeweils an einer Seitenwand befestigt sind.
  7. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Tank an einem unteren Rahmen und an einem oberen Rahmen des Gehäuses befestigt ist.
  8. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Seitenwände des Gehäuses mit dem unteren Rahmen und dem oberen Rahmen des Gehäuses verbunden sind.
  9. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Seitenwände isolierende Sandwichpaneele sind.
  10. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die äußeren Wände der unteren und oberen Rahmen mit isolierenden Platten versehen sind.
  11. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Oberseite des Tanks mit wenigstens einem Mannloch versehen ist.
  12. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Bodenfläche des Tanks wenigstens einen schließbaren Einlaß/Auslaß zum Befüllen und Entleeren des Tanks aufweist.
  13. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der untere Rahmen und der obere Rahmen des Gehäuses jeweils mit einer Saumkonstruktion versehen sind, an denen der Tank befestigt ist.
  14. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Tank als Drucktank ausgebildet ist, wobei der Behälter ein Steigrohr enthält, das sich in einem Sumpf am Boden des Tanks öffnet, um den Tank mit Hilfe von Druck, beispielsweise von Stickstoff, zu entleeren.
  15. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälter ein Steigrohr aufweist, das sich in einem Sumpf am Boden des Tanks öffnet, sowie eine Pumpe zum Entleeren des Tanks.
  16. Beweglicher Tankbehälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälter auch als eine Tankstelle verwendet werden kann.
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