Inventors:
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
Assignee:
Composite Technology Development, Inc. - Lafayette CO
International Classification:
F17C 1/00, F17C 1/02, F17C 1/06, B29C 53/58, B65H 81/00, B65D 1/40, B65D 8/04
US Classification:
220589, 220 6211, 220 6219, 220581, 220586, 220588, 220590, 156173, 156305, 206 06
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.