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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2008
Florian Peter Pintgen, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paul Alfred Siemers, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Malcolm Graham Smith, Jr., Haughton, LA (US);
Florian Peter Pintgen, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paul Alfred Siemers, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Malcolm Graham Smith, Jr., Haughton, LA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A rupture resistant system comprises a tank comprising a top member, a sidewall member, and a bottom member, and a component situated within the tank and susceptible to creating increasing pressure within the tank when under a fault condition. At least one of the top, sidewall, and bottom members is connected to another of the top, sidewall, and bottom members in a manner so as to cause an increase in inner volume of the tank under increased pressure conditions.