DEVICE FOR TANGENTIALLY SUPPORTING A HORIZONTAL RESERVOIR OF LOW THICKNESS IN RELATION TO ITS DIAMETER

摘要

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A HEAVY HORIZONTAL RESERVOIR OF LOW THICKNESS IN RELATION TO ITS DIAMETER AND BOMBED BOTTOMS. /P P IT INCLUDES ON EACH BOTTOM OF THE TANK A SHORT ANNULAR STRAIGHTENER 8 COAXIAL AT THE BOTTOM, OF SUFFICIENT DIAMETER FOR DISTRIBUTE AND REDUCE THE CONSTRAINTS TO A LOW VALUE, AND AN ANNULAR SHEET ELEMENT 10 IS AVAILABLE IN THE SAME VERTICAL ZONE AS THE STRAIGHTENER, RIGID, FORMING A CRADLE FOR THE STRAIGHTENER ON A PORTION OF ITS SURROUND, WITH A RADIUS OF CURVATURE SUFFICIENTLY GREATER THAN THAT STRAIGHTENER TO ALLOW RADIAL DIFFERENTIAL EXPANSION, AND ALSO CONNECTED TO THIS BY AN AXIAL AND SIDE CONNECTION. /P P APPLICATION TO STORAGE TANKS OF HOT LIQUID SODIUM FOR POWER GENERATION PLANT WITH SUPERREGEN REACTOR.