WO2018109422A1

WO2018109422A1 - Tank for transporting and storing fuel

Info

Publication number: WO2018109422A1
Application number: PCT/FR2017/053634
Authority: WO
Inventors: Simon PELISSIER; Charly RUSSIER
Original assignee: X2S
Priority date: 2016-12-16
Filing date: 2017-12-18
Publication date: 2018-06-21
Also published as: EP3554989B1; FR3060543A1; DK3554989T3; FR3060543B1; ES2899588T3; EP3554989A1

Abstract

The tank (10) for transporting and storing fuel, which comprises: – a reservoir (20) configured for containing a fuel and comprising a manhole (205) on an upper face (210), – a cover (30) for closing the manhole on the upper face, and – a removable additive storage device (40) comprising: – a closed container (405) configured to contain an additive and to be inserted in the manhole, – a shoulder (410) of dimensions greater than the dimensions of the manhole, fixed to the upper face and closing the manhole, – at least one valve (420) for distributing fuel, mixed with the additive. – a pump (415) configured to pump the additive contained in the container. In some embodiments, the fuel is diesel fuel oil and the additive is AUS 32.

Description

TANK FOR FUEL TRANSPORT AND STORAGE

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a tank for transporting and storing fuel. It applies, in particular, to the transport and storage of fuel to heat a home and to supply energy to a vehicle.

STATE OF THE ART

Currently, fuel storage for heating is performed in a tank in which the heater pumps the fuel to burn to heat a home. The tank is filled when the level is low and it is impossible to take fuel from the tank to power a vehicle energy since the tank has no means to collect the fuel and the fuel is not suitable. Vehicles are fueled by fuel pumps located in gas stations.

The difference between the heating fuel and the fuel supply of a vehicle is that one or more additives are added to the fuel supply of a vehicle to reduce air pollution and increase the service life of the vehicles. engines. It is therefore not possible to fuel a vehicle with fuel for heating a home. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention aims to remedy all or part of these disadvantages. For this purpose, the present invention provides a tank for transporting and storing fuel, which comprises:

a tank configured to contain a fuel and having a manhole on an upper face,

- a cover for closing the manhole on the upper face and

a removable additive storage device comprising: - a closed container configured to contain an additive and fitting into the manhole and

a shoulder of dimensions greater than the dimensions of the manhole fixed on the upper face and closing the manhole;

at least one valve for dispensing the additive, and

a pump configured to pump the additive contained in the container.

With these provisions, the tank can be used for storing fuel for an auxiliary device such as a generator, a heater or a compressor, for example. The reservoir can also supply a vehicle with fuel containing the appropriate amount of additive when the additive storage device is disposed in the vessel.

In particular, the tank object of the present invention can transport fuel on a public or private road. And, the tank object of the present invention can supply power generators, vehicles or specific equipment such as construction equipment, for example.

In embodiments, the fuel is gas oil and the additive is AUS 32.

These embodiments make it possible in particular, when the diesel fuel mixed with the additive supplies a vehicle with energy, to convert eighty-five percent or even ninety-eight percent on certain points of operation of an engine. , nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas, nitrogen and water vapor.

In embodiments, the vessel has an anti-wave partition.

The anti-wave wall prevents the formation of waves in the tank, during the transport of the tank. The waves could cause an imbalance of the tank and the vehicle, causing the tank or vehicle to overturn.

In embodiments, the tank object of the present invention further comprises an outer wall at the periphery of the tank, the distance between the outer wall and the tank creating a vacuum.

These embodiments protect the tank in case of shock. Indeed, in case of shock on the tank, the outer wall deforms without the tank is reached. Thus, the tank is not pierced which is dangerous in the context of transporting fuel. In embodiments, the closure lid has a closure at least three points locking the lid on the vessel.

Thanks to these provisions, the tank can be locked and the fuel can not be stolen or altered.

In embodiments, the reservoir that is the subject of the present invention comprises at least one return orifice and / or at least one suction orifice.

These embodiments make it possible to fill the tank and / or when a pump is stopped, to return the fuel pumped but not yet arrived at the pump. These embodiments also make it possible to insert a hose for the aspiration of the fuel only.

In embodiments, the cover covers the additive storage device.

Thanks to these provisions, the additive storage device is protected against the weather.

In embodiments, the lid includes a port for passage of at least one pipe connected to the additive storage device for closing the lid when the additive storage device is in operation.

These embodiments make it possible to close the lid once the additive storage device is in operation.

In embodiments, the tank object of the present invention comprises a handling wall on a face opposite to the upper face, wherein the handling wall comprises at least one through opening corresponding to a handling equipment.

With these provisions, the transport of the tank on a forklift or a pallet truck is made more easily and securely.

In embodiments, the vessel has a safety valve and / or vent to prevent the accumulation of hazardous gases.

These embodiments make it possible to prevent the accumulation of toxic or explosive gases in the tank.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Other advantages, aims and particular characteristics of the invention will emerge from the following nonlimiting description of at least one embodiment of the invention. particular of the reservoir object of the present invention, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 represents, schematically and in exploded view, a first particular embodiment of the reservoir which is the subject of the present invention and

- Figure 2 shows schematically and in perspective, the first particular embodiment of the reservoir object of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLES OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

This description is given in a nonlimiting manner, each feature of an embodiment being able to be combined with any other feature of any other embodiment in an advantageous manner. Furthermore, each parameter of an exemplary embodiment can be implemented independently of other parameters of said exemplary embodiment.

It is already noted that the figures are not to scale.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, which are not to scale, a schematic view of an embodiment of the reservoir 10 which is the subject of the present invention is observed.

Preferably, the tank 10 meets the regulations of the ADR (acronym for "Accord for dangerous goods by road" in English, ie "Agreement for the transport of dangerous goods by road")

The tank 10 for transporting and storing fuel comprises a tank 20 configured to contain a fuel and having a manhole 205 on an upper face 210.

In particular embodiments, the reservoir 10 is suitable and resistant to the following conditions of use:

a dry ambient air temperature of between -33 ° C and + 50 ° C,

- storage in the rain,

- cleaning with water under high pressure,

- use at an altitude of less than two thousand meters and

- a saline seaside atmosphere.

The tank 20 is substantially parallelepipedic. Preferably, the vessel 20 is substantially cubic. The tank 20 is made of steel three millimeters thick. The tank 20 can be detached from the tank 10 and replaced for the maintenance and the maintenance of the tank 20, for example. The edges of the peripheral walls of the tank 20 may have a chamfered shape. The upper face 210 of the tank is defined as being the face comprising a cover 30, and the manhole 205. The upper face 210 is substantially horizontal when the reservoir 20 contains fuel.

The manhole 205 is preferably rectangular, to simplify the shape of the manhole 205 and limit manufacturing costs. In embodiments, the manhole is a circle or any other planar geometrical shape.

The manhole 205 may include a reinforcement at the edge of the opening to enhance the rigidity of the opening and provide greater security for a user. The reinforcement may comprise at least one element for fixing a shoulder 410 of an additive storage device 40.

In embodiments, the vessel 20 includes an anti-wave partition 230. The anti-wave partition 230 extends inside the vessel 20, is substantially perpendicular to the upper face 210 and has at least one orifice. The anti-wave partition 230 is configured to slow the flow of fuel in the tank 20, for example, during the transport of fuel in the tank 20.

The anti-wave partition 230 is substantially surface and rectangular. The length of the anti-wave wall 230 is preferably greater than fifty percent of the distance between the upper face 20 and the lower face 235, opposite to the upper face 210. In embodiments, the anti-wave wall 230 is extends from the upper face 210 to the lower face 235.

The orifice in the anti-wave wall 230 is preferably centered and rectangular.

Preferably, the tank 20 comprises, on the upper face 210, at least one return orifice 215 and / or at least one suction orifice 220. The return orifice 215 and / or at least one suction orifice 220 is In particular embodiments, the vessel has three return ports 215 and three suction ports 220.

In embodiments, the tank 20 comprises, on the upper face 210, at least one filling orifice 221 circular diameter substantially equal to three inches, or 7.62 centimeters. The filling orifice 221 may be provided with a stopper.

In embodiments, the tank 20 has a level gauge provided with a display placed on the upper face 210 of the tank 20. The display is preferentially a dial. The level gauge is configured to evaluate the level of fuel in the tank 20 from the underside 235.

The tank 20 may have a drain orifice located on the outer wall 50 at a distance greater than ninety percent of the distance between the upper face 210 and the lower face 235. The emptying orifice makes it possible to empty the space between the tank 20 and the outer wall 50 if fuel is retained in this space and if this fuel can not be reached by a pump.

In embodiments, the vessel 20 includes a safety valve and / or vent 225 to prevent the accumulation of hazardous gases. The safety valve releases the accumulated gas into the vessel 20 when the gas pressure is above a predetermined value. The predetermined value may be equal to the atmospheric pressure. The vent 225 is an orifice through which the gas contained in the tank 20 escapes.

In embodiments, the reservoir 10 has an outer wall 50 at the periphery of the vessel 20, the distance between the outer wall 50 and the vessel 20 creating a vacuum. Preferably, the outer wall 50 is made of steel three millimeters thick.

The outer wall 50 is located around the walls of the tank 20 with the exception of the upper wall 210 and the bottom wall 235. The upper wall 210 covers the space between the tank 20 and the outer wall 50. The bottom wall 235 or a handling wall 60 covers the space between the tank 20 and the outer wall 50. Preferably, the volume defined by the outer wall 50, the upper wall 210 and the lower wall 235 represents one hundred and ten percent of the internal volume of the tank 20.

The outer wall 50 is similar in shape to the shape of the tank. The outer wall may comprise:

reinforcements 505 at the corners between the outer wall 50 and the upper face

210

reinforcements 510 at the corners between the outer wall 50 and the lower face 235 or the handling wall 60.

The reinforcements, 505 and 510 are prominences covering the junctions at the corners. The corners being particularly fragile and sensitive to shocks, they are protected in case of shock during the transport of the tank 10. In the embodiments in which the edges of the peripheral walls of the tank comprise a chamfer, the outer wall 50 comprises a chamfer, and the reinforcements, 505 and 510, complete the chamfers to form a rectangular shape of the reservoir 10 in projection on the upper face 210.

In embodiments, the reservoir 10 comprises a handling wall 60 on a face 235 opposite the upper face 210, in which the handling wall 60 comprises at least one through opening, 610 or 605, corresponding to a material handling equipment. .

The handling wall 60 coincides with the lower face 235. In a direction perpendicular to a peripheral surface of the vessel 20, the handling wall 60 has a through opening 605 corresponding to a first handling equipment such as forklift forks, for example. example. In a direction parallel to the same peripheral surface of the vessel 20, the handling wall 60 has a through opening 610 corresponding to a second handling device such as a pallet truck, for example.

Each through opening, 610 or 605, is made of steel and the dimensions correspond to the standard dimensions of the handling equipment.

The handling wall 60 is configured to prevent deformation when the reservoir 10 is filled or empty.

In embodiments, the reservoir 10 comprises, on the outer wall

50 or, in the absence of external wall, on the tank 20, means for fixing at least one sling. These embodiments make it possible to transport the tank 10 by means of a crane. As a reminder, a sling is a flexible lifting accessory in rope, webbing, wire rope or chain, usually finished with metal components such as a mesh, a hook, a ring or a shackle.

Preferably, the tank has a capacity of 985 liters of fuel or 900 liters of fuel associated with 85 liters of additive. The maximum weight of the tank is 1380 kilograms, when the tank 20 is filled to its maximum capacity. The reservoir 10 may be contained in a parallelepiped whose dimensions are 1200 millimeters by 1200 millimeters by 1287 millimeters.

In other embodiments, the tank has a capacity of 2000 liters or 3000 liters. The tank 10 comprises a lid 30 for closing the manhole on the upper face 210 of the tank.

The lid 30 is substantially a flat rectangular parallelepiped. The smallest dimension of a stop of the flat parallelepiped moving away from the upper face 210. The face in contact with the upper face 210 is open. The periphery 305 of the cover 30 surrounds the manhole 205. The upper face 310 of the cover 30 is the face opposite to the open face of the cover 30 merged with the upper face 210. The upper face 310 of the cover 30 is connected to the periphery of the lid by at least one hinge,

The periphery of the lid 305 is attached to the upper face 210 of the bowl

These embodiments make it possible to prevent an ill-intentioned individual from altering the lid 30 and stealing the fuel.

In embodiments, the closure lid 30 comprises a closure at least three points locking the lid 30 on the tank 20. The fixed element of the latch of the closure is preferably on the periphery of the lid and each movable element of the latch 320 of the closure is preferably on the movable portion 310 of the cover 30. An orifice for inserting a key or a code selection means is affixed to the movable portion 310 of the cover 30 and activates the movable elements of the lock.

Preferably, the cover 30 covers the manhole 205 and each orifice of the upper face of the vessel 20.

Preferably, the cover 30 covers an additive storage device

40.

In embodiments, the cover 30 includes a through port 315 of at least one pipe connected to the additive storage device 40 to close the cover 30 when the additive storage device 40 is in operation. The orifice is disposed on the cover portion 30 attached to the upper wall 210, and may include a latch on an inner face of the movable portion 310. The latch locks the passage opening in the closed position by preventing a bad individual. intention to open this latch.

The reservoir 10 comprises a removable additive storage device 40 comprising:

a closed container 405 configured to contain an additive and inserted into the manhole 205 and a shoulder 410 of dimensions greater than the dimensions of the manhole 205 fixed on the upper face 210 and closing the manhole 205.

The reservoir 10 comprises a pump 415 configured to pump the additive contained in the container,

The reservoir 10 also comprises at least one valve 420 for dispensing the additive.

The closed container 405 is a rectangular parallelepiped whose periphery is defined by the shape of the manhole 205 and extends from the upper face 210 to the lower face 235 of the vessel 20. More generally, the shape of the closed container 405 corresponds to the shape of the manhole 205.

The wall of the closed container 405 parallel to the upper face 210 is preferably inside the tank 20 so that the pump 415 and the valve 420 are contained in the space between the movable part 310 of the cover and said wall .

The closed container 405 preferably has two-millimeter raw steel walls coated with an additive-resistant paint.

The shoulder 410 is attached to the peripheral walls of the closed container 405. Preferably, the shoulder 410 is fixed around the manhole 205 by fixing means on the upper face 210 of the tank inside the peripheral face. 305 of the lid 30.

The pump 415 configured to pump the additive contained in the container.

Each valve 420 for dispensing the additive is preferably linked to a hose provided with a feed gun for a mixture of the additive to fuel taking place in an auxiliary device or machine.

Preferably, the fuel is gas oil and the additive is AUS 32. AUS 32, a 32.5% aqueous solution of urea, is the solution used in the selective catalytic reduction process. It is a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) (acronym "FED" in English "Diesel exhaust fluid"), sometimes called AdBlue (trademark). AUS 32 is standardized according to ISO 22241

To summarize, the tank 10 object of the present invention can serve as a container for a fuel. Or, when the additive storage device 40 is inserted into the tank 20 through the manhole 205, an additive can be dispensed by the additive storage device 40 in order to be mixed with an auxiliary apparatus or fuel engine. And, for a fuel only supply, an orifice on the upper face 210 of the tank 20, under the cover 30, can be connected to a pump for supplying a generator or any auxiliary device by a flexible means, for example. As the generator has its own pump, the tank 10 as a fuel storage means does not require a pump.

In addition, the gases contained in the tank 20 can escape through a safety valve and / or a vent 225. The handling of the tank 10 is facilitated and the tank 20 is protected from shocks.

Claims

1. Tank (10) for transporting and storing fuel, characterized in that it comprises:

a tank (20) configured to contain a fuel and having a manhole (205) on an upper face (210),

a cover (30) for closing the manhole on the upper face and

a removable additive storage device (40) comprising:

an enclosed container (405) configured to contain an additive and fitting into the manhole,

- a shoulder (410) of dimensions greater than the dimensions of the manhole fixed on the upper face and closing the manhole,

at least one fuel distribution valve (420) mixed with the additive, and

a pump (415) configured to pump the additive contained in the container.

The tank (10) of claim 1, wherein the fuel is gas oil and the additive is AUS 32.

3. Tank (10) according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the vessel (20) comprises an anti-wave partition (230).

4. Tank (10) according to one of claims 1 to 3, which further comprises an outer wall (50) at the periphery of the vessel, the distance between the outer wall and the vessel creating a vacuum.

5. Tank (10) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lid (30) comprises closing closure (320) at least three points locking the lid on the tank.

6. Tank (10) according to one of claims 1 to 5, which comprises at least one return port and / or at least one suction port (220).

The tank (10) according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lid (30) covers the additive storage device (40).

8. Tank (10) according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cover (30) comprises a passage opening (315) of at least one pipe connected to the additive storage device (40) for closing the lid when the additive storage device is in operation.

9. Tank (10) according to one of claims 1 to 8, which comprises a handling wall (60) on a face opposite to the upper face (10), wherein the handling wall comprises at least one through opening ( 605, 610) corresponding to handling equipment.

10. Tank (10) according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the vessel (20) comprises a safety valve and / or a vent (225) to prevent the accumulation of dangerous gases.