EMERGENCY DISPOSAL OF STORAGE CONTAINERS

摘要

A device for the emergency evacuation of a storage tank, in particular a storage tank used to store combustible media, such as hydrogen. The storage tank is connected with a chimney by way of a relief line, and the relief line exhibits at least one pneumatically actuated relief valve, wherein the latter is pneumatically held in the closed position and opened by a spring force while relieving the pneumatic control line, or held in the closed position by a spring force and pneumatically opened.

主权项

1. An arrangement for the emergency evacuation of a storage container, characterized in that the storage container is connected with a chimney by a decompression line, and the decompression line comprises at least one pneumatically actuated relief valve, wherein the at least one pneumatically actuated relief valve is either pneumatically kept in the closed position and opened by a spring force when the pneumatic control line is relieved, or is kept in the closed position by a spring force and pneumatically opened, and the means for relieving the pneumatic control line are situated at a location lying outside the potential danger zone of the storage container.