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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2005
Rainer Immel, Dexheim, DE;
Jader Matos Da Silva, Mainz, DE;
Rainer Immel, Dexheim, DE;
Jader Matos Da Silva, Mainz, DE;
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for suspending an inner tank within an outer tank to form a cryogenic storage tank. Opposing ends of the inner tank are suspended from the outer tank by suspension members. A preloading device facilitates the preloading of the suspension members to suspend the inner tank within the outer tank. The suspension members constrain the inner tank in a statically determinable manner so that a desired preloading and loading can be imparted upon the suspension members. The suspension members advantageously limit the parasitic heat leaks between the inner and outer tanks.