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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1978
Filed:
May. 13, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alan L Schuler, Hingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Dynamics Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137587 ; 62 45 ; 62 55 ; 137592 ; 220455 ; 220465 ; 220901 ;
Abstract
A liquefied gas tank having thermal insulation in association with a fluidtight body. A liquid supply line terminates at a location within the upper half of said vessel and discharges into a vertical draft-tube which is in fluid communication with the ullage portion of the vessel. The liquefied gas which is supplied into the draft-tube is conditioned to the pressure and temperature within the vessel as it travels downward to the bottom before it can flow radially outward into the tank.