APPARATUS AND METHOD TO LIMIT SLOSH AND ULLAGE IN A LIQUID CONTAINER

摘要

At least one balloon or bladder is disposed inside a liquid container to take up space as liquid is removed from the container. The balloon(s) can be connected to a gas injection system to inject gas into the balloon(s) to keep the liquid fill level in the container to a filled level. This results in little or no sloshing of the liquid inside the container. The balloon(s) can be secured in place by one or more positioning boxes disposed along the container's inside periphery. One or more strings can interconnect the balloon(s) to the positioning boxes.

主权项

1. A liquid container comprising:
at least one bladder disposed in the container; and a gas injection system operable to inject or retract a gas into or from the at least one bladder as liquid is removed from or added to the container, wherein a liquid level in the container is maintained at a filled level as liquid is removed from the container and the at least one bladder is filled with the gas or as liquid is added to the container and gas is removed from the at least one bladder.