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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2008
John Cronin, Denver, CO (US);
Kaushik Mallick, Broomfield, CO (US);
Mark Lake, Erie, CO (US);
Mark Warner, Foothills Ranch, CA (US);
Naseem Munshi, Lafayette, CO (US);
John Cronin, Denver, CO (US);
Kaushik Mallick, Broomfield, CO (US);
Mark Lake, Erie, CO (US);
Mark Warner, Foothills Ranch, CA (US);
Naseem Munshi, Lafayette, CO (US);
Composite Technology Development, Inc., Lafayette, CO (US);
Abstract
A linerless tank structure has a body that defines an enclosed interior volume. The body has a cylindrical section having an axis of symmetry and a dome section coupled with the cylindrical section. The construction of the pressure vessel includes multiple fiber plies. At least one of the fiber plies is a helical ply having fibers traversing the dome helically about the axis of symmetry. At least a second of the fiber plies is a braided or woven ply.