Double tank system for cryogenic applications has oval-section inner tank suspended on plastics threads inside oval-section outer tank which may have four fastening points ninety degrees apart

摘要

The inner tank (2) holds the cryogenic fluid and has minimal contact with the outside. There is an air gap or vacuum gap between the inner tank and the outer tank (1). The four fastening points (4) on the outer tank hold the narrow ends of conical fastening members (3) made of woven plastics threads. The inner tank is held in a network of plastics threads which may be embedded in a tin or aluminum liner.