Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Versum Materials Us, LLC

Christopher R Butler

Vladimir Yliy Gershtein

Andrew James Toth

John Frederick Cirucci

Robert William Ford

Eugene Yin Ngai

Steven W Hoffman

Vladimir Yily Gershtein

Pingping Ma

Embodiments of vessels include personnel access provisions having welded or otherwise permanent connections that substantially reduce the potential for leakage into or out of the vessels by way of the personnel access provisions.

Vessels with personnel access provisions

A system is provided to facilitate inspections, repairs, and other operations within vessels without human entry into the vessels, and without introducing contaminants that could reduce the purity of materials held in the vessels below predetermined minimum levels.

System for performing inspections, repairs, and/or other operations within vessels

Devices and methods facilitate inspections, repairs, and other operations within vessels without human entry into the vessels, and without introducing contaminants that could reduce the purity of materials held in the vessels below predetermined minimum levels.

Devices and methods for performing inspections, repairs, and/or other operations within vessels

A vessel for the storage and transportation of bulk volumes of a fluid is described herein and a method for using same. The vessel contains a plurality of dividers that apportion the internal volume into a number of sections. The dividers within the vessel aid in minimizing sloshing of the fluid contained therein during transport. In addition, the dividers optimize the fluid flow pattern thereby allowing for the continuous purge of the vessel without the need for the application of a partial or full vacuum.

Vessel with optimized purge gas flow and method using same

A system for the transportation and storage of a product comprising a tank including a cylindrical wall section and two ends which define a cylindrical tank periphery, wherein the tank periphery has an interior and an exterior; a recessed valve box including one or more side walls, a bottom wall, and a removable, sealable top cover which can be attached to the one or more side walls to seal the valve box, wherein the valve box side walls are sealably joined to the cylindrical wall section such that the valve box extends through the cylindrical wall section into the interior of the tank periphery and is partially or totally disposed in the interior of the tank periphery; and one or more valves disposed in the valve box. Each valve has a first and a second end, wherein each first end may be connected to a pipe which passes through a wall of the valve box for introducing product into the tank or withdrawing product from the tank, wherein the valves are disposed partially or totally within the tank periphery, and wherein the tank has a rigid framework surrounding the tank and valve box, wherein the framework is attached to and supports the tank, and wherein the framework defines a periphery which encloses the periphery of the tank. The product in the tank can be isolated from the atmosphere surrounding the tank when the valves are closed.

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Allentown, PA, United States of America

Christopher R Butler