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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2014
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Francisco Espinosa-Loza, Livermore, CA (US);
Timothy O. Ross, Patterson, CA (US);
Vernon A. Switzer, Livermore, CA (US);
Salvador M. Aceves, Livermore, CA (US);
Nicholas J. Killingsworth, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Elias Ledesma-Orozco, Livermore, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
An insert for a cryogenic capable pressure vessel for storage of hydrogen or other cryogenic gases at high pressure. The insert provides the interface between a tank and internal and external components of the tank system. The insert can be used with tanks with any or all combinations of cryogenic, high pressure, and highly diffusive fluids. The insert can be threaded into the neck of a tank with an inner liner. The threads withstand the majority of the stress when the fluid inside the tank that is under pressure.