WO2017031520A1 - Système de transport et de stockage d'eau - Google Patents

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WO2017031520A1
WO2017031520A1 PCT/AU2016/000286 AU2016000286W WO2017031520A1 WO 2017031520 A1 WO2017031520 A1 WO 2017031520A1 AU 2016000286 W AU2016000286 W AU 2016000286W WO 2017031520 A1 WO2017031520 A1 WO 2017031520A1
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Alan Geofrey WHEEN
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C—FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C27/00—Fire-fighting land vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
    • B60P3/22—Tank vehicles
    • B60P3/2205—Constructional features
    • 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
    • B65D88/16—Large containers flexible
    • B65D88/20—Large containers flexible with rigid end-walls
    • 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
    • B65D88/16—Large containers flexible
    • B65D88/22—Large containers flexible specially adapted for transport

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  • the present invention relates to the storage and transport of water or other fire-fighting fluids and, more particularly to the storage and transport of water for the fighting of bush fires.
  • Australia is a dual cab, four wheel drive tanker truck equipped with hoses, pumps and ancillary gear, and limited to just 3000 to 40001itres of water of which usually lOOOliters is kept in reserve for emergency protection of the fire crew.
  • the relatively small volume of water these vehicles can apply to a fire is quickly exhausted, and for replenishment, the vehicle may have to travel a
  • a fluid storage and transport system for use in fighting forest and other fires; the system including a rigid rectangular platform and a vessel secured to the platform; the vessel configured such that at maximum volume the vessel is in the form of a portion of a notional right cylinder comprising an upper arced element, a base element and end elements; end elements of the vessel forming segments in which the length of respective chords of the segments is equal to or less than the diameter of the notional right cylinder and wherein arcs of the
  • the base element of the vessel forms a planar surface extending between the chords of. the end elements; the base element secured to lie flush with an upper surface of the rigid platform.
  • the vessel is formed of a flexible but inelastic material.
  • the material of the vessel extending in an arc between the side edges of the vessel r is
  • the vessel when the vessel is filled to capacity with a fluid, the vessel assumes a substantially rigid body.
  • the fluid is water.
  • the end elements of the vessel are supported by end structures at either end of the rigid platform; the end elements forming substantially planar surfaces against the end structures when the vessel is filled to capacity with the fluid.
  • the vessel is provided with at least a fluid inlet and a fluid overflow valve.
  • the rigid platform is a load bed of a transport vehicle.
  • the rigid platform conforms in dimensions and mounting structures to ISO defined
  • the rigid platform is provided with wheels and towing structures for towing by a prime mover vehicle .
  • the vessel forms a substantially rigid body, -placing one or more of the water storage assemblies at strategic locations, and
  • the vessel comprises a portion of a notional right cylinder; end elements of the vessel formed as segments of a cross section of the notional right cylinder; the segments having a chord length which is equal to or less than the diameter of the notional right cylinder and wherein an angle subtended by an arc of the segments is equal to or less than 180degrees.
  • the end elements of the vessel are maintained substantially planar by rigid end structures mounted to the rigid platform when the vessel is fully filled with water.
  • the vessel for use is filled to maximum capacity with water so as to form a substantially rigid body.
  • the rigid platform is provided with structures adapted for transporting the water storage assembly by transportation vehicles equipped with twist locks .
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a platform and vessel assembly of a water storage and transport system according to the invention
  • Figure 2 is an end view of the platform and vessel assembly of Figure 1 illustrating geometric
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of a further preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • a fluid storage and transport system according to the invention, is adapted for use in the fighting of forest and other fires.
  • the system provides for a water, or other fire- fighting fluid, storage assembly 10 which includes a rigid rectangular platform 12 and a vessel 14 of a flexible, but inelastic material, secured to the platform along the perimeter of the base of the vessel.
  • the vessel 14 is comprised of an arced upper element 16, opposing end elements 18 and a flat base element (obscured in Figure 1) which lies flush against the upper surface 20 of the platform 12. End elements 18 are maintained as planar surfaces when the vessel is filled with water by rigid end structures 22 (only one of which is shown for clarity) attached to the platform 12.
  • the invention provides for the curve of the upper element 16, when the vessel is filled with water, to conform to the arc of a circle. This provides for the area under the arc to be a maximum within a minimum perimeter as defined by the arc and the chord of the lower edge of the end element 18.
  • the end elements 18 of the vessel form segments of cross sections of the notional right cylinder. It is a feature of the invention, that the length of respective chords 24 of the segments is equal to or less than the diameter 26 of the notional right
  • the length of the chord 24 is equal to or less than the
  • the chord length As demonstrated by Dido's solution to the "isoperimeter problem" some two thousand years ago, with the chord length equal to the diameter, the area under the semicircular arc is a maximum and therefore the capacity of the vessel is a maximum. It follows that the subtended angle cp is equal to or less than 180degrees.
  • the chord length preferably remains the same, that is substantially the width of the platform, but the diameter 26 of the right cylinder may be larger than the chord length, thus reducing the area under the arc and hence the volume of the vessel.
  • chord length and the subtended angle of the arc of the end segments is critical to the invention since it is this relationship which ensures that the vessel 14, when fully filled, acts as a substantially rigid body. This rigidity allows for the transport of the vessel with no enclosing structures (other than the end structures 22) .
  • the vessel 14 is formed of a flexible but inelastic polymer material.
  • the arc of the arced upper element 14, which conforms to a semi circle or at least to a circular arcuate form, is provided with isoperimetric strengthening ribs 30 spaced at intervals along the length of the vessel and which assist in defining the shape of the vessel. These may be inserted into sleeves provided in the flexible material in the manner of reefs provided in a sail of a sailing craft.
  • the vessel 14 is further provided with at least a fluid inlet/outlet spigot 32 and overflow valve 34. It is important that the vessel be filled to capacity to ensure the flexible upper element 14 assumes the arcuate surface of a section of a right cylinder.
  • the vessel may be filled through an aperture (not shown) in the upper element 14 from an overhead source of water, or alternatively through the inlet/outlet spigot 32.
  • the overflow valve 34 should have an outlet opening at some level above that of the crown of the upper element 14 when fully filled.
  • the rigid platform 12 is configured dimensionally to a standard ISO defined, 20foot Platform Container, and be provided with corner fittings 36 which allows for the storage assembly 10 to be transported on vehicles equipped with twist locks for the transport of shipping containers, as well as the loading and unloading from such vehicles by side lifters for example.
  • the storage assembly 10 may be provided with its own set of wheels 40 for towing behind a prime mover vehicle.
  • the rigid platform 12 may be provided with levelling elements (not shown) to allow the platform to be stably supported on uneven terrain.
  • the vessel 14 is completely filled with water (or other fire-fighting fluid) through the inlet/outlet spigot 32 from a pressurized source until water flows from the overflow valve 34. At this point both inlet/outlet spigot 32 and valve 34 are closed.
  • the vessel and its volume of water now form a substantially rigid body on the rigid platform 12.
  • the storage assembly may now be transported either to proximate current fire fronts or be positioned strategically in areas of known high fire risk.
  • the water storage and transport system of the invention provides an economical system for the provision of highly mobile water sources for use in fire-fighting.
  • the geometry of the filled vessel has the advantage of acting as a substantially solid body obviating the need for complex and expensive structures for restraining the vessel during transportation.

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L'invention concerne un système de transport et de stockage de fluide destiné à être utilisé dans la lutte contre les incendies de forêts et autres feux; le système comprend une plate-forme rectangulaire rigide et un conteneur fixé à la plate-forme; le conteneur est conçu de sorte qu'à un volume maximum il se présente sous la forme d'une partie d'un cylindre droit théorique comprenant un élément courbe supérieur, un élément de base et des éléments d'extrémité; les éléments d'extrémité du conteneur formant des segments, la longueur de leurs cordes respectives étant inférieure ou égale au diamètre du cylindre droit théorique, et des arcs des segments sous-tendent un angle au niveau de leurs centres respectifs inférieur ou égal à 180 degrés.
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