Method and plant for storing fresh water

Patent · Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:5005128

Dunkers, K R

A tank for storage of a confined quantity of freshwater in a large body of saltwater is described comprising an upper annular support having flotation means so that the annular support can freely float in the body of salt water, vertically supported only by the flotation means; a non-expandable flexible skirt of sheet material extending downwardly from the annual support to define an open-bottomed storage tank; means on the skirt to maintain the skirt in a generally vertical downward orientation from the annual support while the support floats in the saltwater.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-88-013370; EDB-88-113800
• Patent Number(s): US 4735524
• OSTI ID: 5005128
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 8 Jul 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
FRESH WATER
STORAGE
TANKS
DESIGN
FLOTATION
SEAWATER
SHEETS
SLEEVES
SUPPORTS
WATER TREATMENT
CONTAINERS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WATER
320603* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- Public Utilities- (1980-)