GB2038469A - Container for storing fluids under pressure - Google Patents

Container for storing fluids under pressure Download PDF

Info

Publication number
GB2038469A
GB2038469A GB7943809A GB7943809A GB2038469A GB 2038469 A GB2038469 A GB 2038469A GB 7943809 A GB7943809 A GB 7943809A GB 7943809 A GB7943809 A GB 7943809A GB 2038469 A GB2038469 A GB 2038469A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
bottle
support foot
container
outer diameter
cylinder
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
GB7943809A
Other versions
GB2038469B (en
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
KUKA AG
Original Assignee
Industrie Werke Karlsruhe Ausburg AG
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Industrie Werke Karlsruhe Ausburg AG filed Critical Industrie Werke Karlsruhe Ausburg AG
Publication of GB2038469A publication Critical patent/GB2038469A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2038469B publication Critical patent/GB2038469B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C1/00—Pressure vessels, e.g. gas cylinder, gas tank, replaceable cartridge
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2201/00—Vessel construction, in particular geometry, arrangement or size
    • F17C2201/01—Shape
    • F17C2201/0104—Shape cylindrical
    • F17C2201/0109—Shape cylindrical with exteriorly curved end-piece
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2201/00—Vessel construction, in particular geometry, arrangement or size
    • F17C2201/03—Orientation
    • F17C2201/032—Orientation with substantially vertical main axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2203/00—Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/06—Materials for walls or layers thereof; Properties or structures of walls or their materials
    • F17C2203/0602—Wall structures; Special features thereof
    • F17C2203/0612—Wall structures
    • F17C2203/0614—Single wall
    • F17C2203/0617—Single wall with one layer
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2203/00—Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/06—Materials for walls or layers thereof; Properties or structures of walls or their materials
    • F17C2203/0634—Materials for walls or layers thereof
    • F17C2203/0636—Metals
    • F17C2203/0639—Steels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2205/00—Vessel construction, in particular mounting arrangements, attachments or identifications means
    • F17C2205/01—Mounting arrangements
    • F17C2205/0153—Details of mounting arrangements
    • F17C2205/018—Supporting feet
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/01—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
    • F17C2223/0107—Single phase
    • F17C2223/0123—Single phase gaseous, e.g. CNG, GNC
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2260/00—Purposes of gas storage and gas handling
    • F17C2260/04—Reducing risks and environmental impact
    • F17C2260/042—Reducing risk of explosion
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2260/00—Purposes of gas storage and gas handling
    • F17C2260/05—Improving chemical properties
    • F17C2260/053—Reducing corrosion

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)

Abstract

A container for storing gas or liquid under high pressure comprises a rotationally symmetrical support foot formed integrally with the lower end of a bottle cylinder and connected to a domed bottom of the bottle. The ratio of the support foot thickness and the wall thickness of the bottle cylinder is at least 2:1. The greatest depth between the bottle bottom and the support foot is at least 15% of the outer diameter of the bottle cylinder. The smallest depth between the bottle bottom and the support foot is at least 9.5% of the outer diameter of the bottle cylinder. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Container for storing fluids under pressure.
The invention reiates to a container for storing gases, acids or other liquid media which are subjected to a high pressure, in particular a steel bottle or the like having a rotation-symmetrical standing base, which is formed in one piece with the lower end of the bottle cylinder and is connected to the domed bottom of the bottle.
As a rule, steel bottles which serve for storing gases, acids or other liquid media which are subjected to a high pressure have a rotationsymmetrical cross-section; in this case the length of such bottles amounts to a multiple of their diameter.
Apart from the fact that bottles which are arranged or stored in an upright position must be secured against toppling over in accordance with the prevailing safety regulations, they must also possess an appropriately satisfactorily constructed support face in order to attain this object.
Known steel bottles are usually produced in one piece in a plurality of working steps. The production is effected in this case by means of hot flow pressing. The support face consists of a separate member, usually in the form of a ring which is shrunk onto the lower portion of the bottle body in a hot state. For certain cases of use, the underside of the support foot ring is additionally widened in a square manner prior to shrinking upon the bottle body, in order to provide the steel bottle thereby with a correspondingly large measure of standing reliability.
It is clear without difficulty that steel bottles of this kind are relatively expensive because of their involved production, in particular since the support feet require additionally a special treatment. In the case of a shrunk-on standing foot, corrosion effects between the same and the bottle body cannot be excluded. Thereby, too, safety risks are produced.
In the search for appropriate simplifications in the production of steel bottles, it has already been achieved successfully to form a standing face directly on the bottle body or the bottle bottom, respectively, by the method of hot flow pressing.
However, not last for reasons inherent in the work material, relatively narrow limits are set to such a support face formed in this way on the bottle body. These limits become evident in particular by the fact that it was impossible heretofore to render the support face correspondingly deep, or high, respectively, in relation to the bottle bottom. However, a commensurate depth, or height, respectively, of the support face is a condition for ensuring also, inter alia, a safe manual transport of bottles constructed in this way. Accordingly they must be constructed in an appropriate manually safely manageable and thereby at the same time also accident-proof manner.
In view of the limits inherent in these or similar known solutions the present invention is concerned with the problem to provide a steel bottle the supporting base of which is formed in one piece with the lower end of the bottle cylinder in a corresponding grip-favouring manner in the region of the domed bottle bottom in the course of the hot flow pressing process.
This probiem is solved according to the present invention substantially by the fact that a) the ratio of support foot thickness to wall thickness of the bottle cylinder amounts to at least 2:1, b) the greatest depth given between the bottle bottom and the standing foot amounts to at least 15% of the outer diameter of the bottle cylinder, and c) the smallest depth between the bottle bottom and the standing foot amounts to at least 9.5% of the outer diameter of the bottle cylinder.
The proposed invention is accompanied by a series of advantages: By means of a manner of construction and configuration occurring in accordance with the teaching of the present invention, a standing foot may now be formed on the bottle by the method of hot flow pressing the depth, or height, respectively, of which ensures satisfactory and above all safe manual manipulation. Thereby risks of accidents which cannot be excluded in the case of standing feet of less deep or high construction, are completely avoided.
In consequence of the unitary construction of bottle body and standing foot, not only an additional as well as also additionally produced constructional component is avoidable, but also the attachment thereof to the bottle body by means of shrinking. Moreover, corrosion effects between the bottle body and the standing foot are completely excluded by the proposed solution.
One constructional example of the invention is illustrated in the drawing. In this case the - single - Figure of the drawing illustrates a vertical section through a steel bottle with a standing foot formed thereon.
The steel bottle which is generally denoted by 1 consists substantially of the cylindrical portion 1 a, the hemispherical portion 1 b with neck 1 c, the neck ring 1 dwhich has been shrunk around the neck 1 c, the hemi-spherical bottom 1 e, as well as the standing foot 1 f.
The wall thickness of the cylindrical bottle portion 1 a is referenced by "s,", the standing foot thickness by "so", the greatest depth between the bottle bottom 1 e and the standing foot If by "t,,,", and the smallest depth between the bottle bottom 1 a and the standing-foot 1 fby "twin", whereas "dA" is the outer diameter of the cylindrical bottle portion 1 a.
Assuming that the wall thickness "s," amounts to 4 mm, according to the teaching of the invention and at a ratio of 1:2 the thickness of the standing foot "s," amounts to 8 mm.
For an - assumed - outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 1 a of the bottle 1 of 140 mm, the greatest depth "that" given between the bottle bottom 1 a and the standing foot 1 amounts to - 1 6% of the outer diameter "dA" or N 22 mm.
In analogy with the two preceding calculation examples, in the application of the teaching of the invention, the smallest depth "twin" between the bottle bottom 1 e and the -- assumd -- outer diameter "dA" = 140 mm of the cylindrical bottle portion 1 a is also determined as at least 10% or 14 mm.
Not last in consequence of the high internal pressure loading of the steel bottle 1, the stated values are minimum values; considerable importance is also attached to the constructional design configuration of the wall transitions by the provision of largest possible radii, for example in order to avoid indentation effects in the regions of relatively great accumulations of material or at the transition from greater to smaller wall thicknesses.

Claims (2)

1. A container for storing gas or liquid under high pressure, comprising a rotationally symmetrical support foot formed integrally with the lower end of a bottle cylinder and connected to a domed bottom of the bottle, wherein a) the ratio of the support foot thickness and the wall thickness of the bottle cylinder is at least 2:1, b) the greatest depth between the bottle bottom and the support foot is at least 1 5% of the outer diameter of the bottle cylinder, and c) the smallest depth between the bottle bottom and the support foot is at least 9.5% of the outer diameter of the bottle cylinder.
2. A container for storing gas or liquid under pressure, substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
GB7943809A 1978-12-29 1979-12-19 Container for storing fluids under pressure Expired GB2038469B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19787838745 DE7838745U1 (en) 1978-12-29 1978-12-29 CONTAINER FOR STORING HIGH PRESSURE GASES, ACIDS OR OTHER LIQUID MEDIA

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB2038469A true GB2038469A (en) 1980-07-23
GB2038469B GB2038469B (en) 1983-05-25

Family

ID=6698336

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB7943809A Expired GB2038469B (en) 1978-12-29 1979-12-19 Container for storing fluids under pressure

Country Status (4)

Country Link
AT (1) ATA155779A (en)
DE (1) DE7838745U1 (en)
FR (1) FR2445482A3 (en)
GB (1) GB2038469B (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
IT1161016B (en) * 1983-02-25 1987-03-11 Simmel Spa CONVEX TYPE BOTTOM, WITH SUPPORT APPENDIX, FOR TECHNICAL GAS CYLINDER, OBTAINED BY HOT FORGING FROM A STEEL BILLET, AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE FORMATION OF SUCH BOTTOM
DE4127625A1 (en) * 1991-08-21 1992-04-30 Wolfgang Katz Storage bottle for high pressure nitrogen@ - is produced by deep drawing and is sealed with screw cap

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE7838745U1 (en) 1979-04-05
FR2445482B3 (en) 1980-12-12
GB2038469B (en) 1983-05-25
FR2445482A3 (en) 1980-07-25
ATA155779A (en) 1983-12-15

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4513874A (en) Pressure relief device for internally pressurized fluid container
US5839600A (en) Plastic container for pressurized fluids
US5713480A (en) Molded plastics bottle and a mold for making it
EP0009854B1 (en) Cap and cap/container combination
US4433791A (en) Pressure relief device for internally pressurized fluid container
DE60137448D1 (en) BARREL FOR REMOVING LIQUIDS AND PRESSURE PUSH
US3155292A (en) Safety valve arrangement for pressurized containers
US3170602A (en) Cover for containers
ATE30352T1 (en) FILLING TUBE CAP ASSEMBLY FOR CRYogenic VESSELS.
GB2038469A (en) Container for storing fluids under pressure
US3529647A (en) Container
US3419173A (en) Pressure vessel made of plastic, especially a beer cask
CA1156569A (en) Pressure relief device for internally pressurized fluid container
US5311988A (en) Pressurizing cap and method for using same
US3200998A (en) Liquefied gas cylinder
US4121528A (en) Method of construction of a container with integral valve boss
US2947451A (en) Protective cover for a dispensing valve assembly
US2945294A (en) Method of making guard rings for gas cylinders
DE761221C (en) Jacketed pressurized gas cylinder
US20150151900A1 (en) Pressure relief device for pressurized container
US3503536A (en) Manipulatable cryogenic container
US1328937A (en) Sanitary milk-carrier
KR100572092B1 (en) Metal body for packaging purposes, for example a food can
KR101900295B1 (en) Transfer Pump
US1205443A (en) Tank-car vent.

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee