Pressurised liquid storage tank - is clamped in supporting structure right round join between two spherical sections (NO 27.11.78)

摘要

The storage tank is particularly for liquids under pressure in large quantities, e.g. liquified petroleum has. It comprises two or more tank shell sections (1, 2) of part-spherical from joined together along a vertical plane (6) and supported between the sections. It is clamped in a supporting structure extending right the way round at the join, where there can be a vertical inner tank partition or stiffener, forming part of the structure.