System and method for a conformable pressure vessel

Griffith, Saul; McCumber, Rustie; Maikranz, Shara; Ward, Jonathan; Gilman, Tucker

Title: System and method for a conformable pressure vessel

Abstract

A vessel for storing fluid, the vessel including a liner having a liner body that defines: a liner cavity; a plurality of flexible connector portions that include a corrugated length that provides for flexibility of the respective connector portions, the connector portions having a first maximum diameter; a plurality of elongated tubing portions between the respective flexible connector portions, the elongated tubing portions having a second minimum diameter that is larger than the first maximum diameter of the flexible connector portions; and a plurality of taper portions coupling adjoining flexible connector portions and tubing portions configured to provide a transition between a smaller diameter of the connector portion and a larger diameter of the tubing portion.

Inventors:: Griffith, Saul; McCumber, Rustie; Maikranz, Shara; Ward, Jonathan; Gilman, Tucker

Issue Date:: 2020-06-23

Research Org.:: Other Lab, LLC, San Francisco, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1651053

Patent Number(s):: 10690288

Application Number:: 15/183,614

Assignee:: Other Lab, LLC (San Francisco, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F17 - STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS F17C - VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F17 - STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS F17C - VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
F17C1/16 - constructed of plastics materials {
F17C2201/0138 - tubular
F17C2201/0166 - divided in several chambers
F17C2201/0195 - with bellows
F17C2201/056 - Small
F17C2203/0604 - Liners
F17C2203/0619 - with two layers
F17C2203/0621 - with three layers
F17C2203/0624 - with four or more layers
F17C2203/0663 - in form of fibers or filaments
F17C2205/0111 - Boxes
F17C2205/0138 - bundled in series
F17C2209/2109 - Moulding
F17C2209/2118 - by injection
F17C2209/2127 - by blowing
F17C2209/2154 - Winding
F17C2209/2163 - with a mandrel
F17C2209/221 - Welding
F17C2221/033 - Methane, e.g. natural gas, CNG, LNG, GNL, GNC, PLNG
F17C2223/0123 - gaseous, e.g. CNG, GNC
F17C2223/035 - High pressure
F17C2270/0168 - by vehicles

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DOE Contract Number:: AR0000255

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 06/15/2016

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS

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