A truss supporting structure for a toroidal tank.

摘要

A toroidal tank truss supporting structure for a toroidal tank having a torus portion, with a hollow interior, and a torus shell enclosing the hollow interior is provided. The internal support structure includes a plurality of ring-bulkheads attached to the torus shell to divide the hollow interior into compartments. A first number of stringers are each connected to or integral with the torus shell. A second number of slosh baffles are each attached to two adjacent ring-bulkheads and to two of the first number of stringers.