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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 1984
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gilles Argy, La Queue les Yvelynes, FR;
Assignee:
Technigaz, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220422 ; 52249 ; 52573 ; 220423 ; 220424 ; 220436 ; 220437 ; 220901 ;
Abstract
A storage tank for cryogenic liquefied gases comprising an outer shell, a fluid-tight inner shell defining the storage space containing the liquefied gas and an insulating structure provided in the evacuated intermediate space, the insulating structure including a wall made of juxtaposed hollow, evacuated panels, the joints between adjacent panels being tightly covered by elements adapted to take up the cold-induced wall shrinkage, the elements and the inner wall of said juxtaposed panels forming said inner shell.