Conformable natural gas storage

摘要

A system for storing natural gas comprises a plurality of straight sections of tube. The plurality of straight sections of tube are dense packed. The plurality of straight sections of tube are configured to fill a designated volume.

主权项

1. A system for storing natural gas, comprising:
a plurality of straight sections of tube, wherein:
the plurality of straight sections of tube are dense packed;the plurality of straight sections of tube are configured to fill a designated volume, andthe plurality of straight sections of tube are connected using reduced radius tube sections bent into a U-shape, wherein a taper to the reduced radius section from one of the plurality of straight tube sections stays within a predetermined mean curvature bound, wherein the predetermined mean curvature bound comprises a single constant mean curvature curve with mean curvature larger than ½ro, wherein ro is the radius of the plurality of straight sections of tube.