A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a linerless pressure vessel can be used for manufacturing a high pressure tank, by spinning of continuous fiber in a centrifugal direction.

A composite pressure vessel liner suitable for use in a composite pressure vessel for storing high-pressure hydrogen is provided. The composite pressure vessel liner is made of a steel material including: a predetermined chemical composition; and a metallic microstructure in which an area fraction of martensite at a position of of a wall thickness on an inner side is 30% or more, a total area fraction of martensite and bainite at the position of of the wall thickness on the inner side is 95% or more, and a total area fraction of martensite and bainite in a wall thickness center part is 95% or more, wherein the composite pressure vessel liner has a wall thickness of 20 mm or more in a longitudinal center part, and a tensile strength of 850 MPa or more in the wall thickness center part.

A method for producing a high-pressure tank that can, when forming a reinforcement layer following a previous reinforcement layer using fiber bundles, ensure the strength of the tank by reducing disturbance of the orientation of the fiber bundles. The method is adapted to form each reinforcement layer by winding fiber bundles while holding a preset tension for each layer, and includes a winding start step of stopping rotation of the tank liner upon completion of formation of at least one of the reinforcement layers, and, at the start of forming a following reinforcement layer, winding the fiber bundles at a tension smaller than a preset tension for the following reinforcement layer while alternately repeating rotation of the tank liner in the forward direction and the reverse direction, thereby forming a winding start portion of the following reinforcement layer; and a main winding step of winding the fiber bundles at the preset tension after the winding start step, so as to complete the formation of the following reinforcement layer.

A method for producing a high-pressure tank that can, when forming a reinforcement layer following a previous reinforcement layer using fiber bundles, ensure the strength of the tank by reducing disturbance of the orientation of the fiber bundles. The method is adapted to form each reinforcement layer by winding fiber bundles while holding a preset tension for each layer, and includes a winding start step of stopping rotation of the tank liner upon completion of formation of at least one of the reinforcement layers, and, at the start of forming a following reinforcement layer, winding the fiber bundles at a tension smaller than a preset tension for the following reinforcement layer while alternately repeating rotation of the tank liner in the forward direction and the reverse direction, thereby forming a winding start portion of the following reinforcement layer; and a main winding step of winding the fiber bundles at the preset tension after the winding start step, so as to complete the formation of the following reinforcement layer.

A hoop wrapped composite pressure vessel (1A) is provided in which a dome portion of a vessel main body (1) has a greater thickness than a thickness of a circularly cylindrical portion (2) and has a shape in which an outer circumferential curved surface initiating point (30A) that is situated axially outwards of an external diametrical surface (20) of the vessel main body that is flat in an axial direction is offset further axially outwards than an internal circumferential curved surface initiating point (31A) that is situated axially outwards of an internal diametrical surface (21) of the vessel main body that is flat in the axial direction and in which an FRP (10) is wound like a hoop around the vessel main body properly.

A hoop wrapped composite pressure vessel (1A) is provided in which a dome portion of a vessel main body (1) has a greater thickness than a thickness of a circularly cylindrical portion (2) and has a shape in which an outer circumferential curved surface initiating point (30A) that is situated axially outwards of an external diametrical surface (20) of the vessel main body that is flat in an axial direction is offset further axially outwards than an internal circumferential curved surface initiating point (31A) that is situated axially outwards of an internal diametrical surface (21) of the vessel main body that is flat in the axial direction and in which an FRP (10) is wound like a hoop around the vessel main body properly.

The present invention is to provide a container capable of stably supporting an internal structure unit while effectively suppressing the occurrence of damage, and a method for manufacturing the container.

The container includes: a container main unit that includes a cylindrical base portion, dome portions that have a dome-like shape and are provided at both ends of the base portion, and a tubular first ferrule portion and a tubular second ferrule portion that have communicating holes formed at top portions of the respective dome portions to connect the inside and the outside, and are formed along the axis of the base portion; and an internal structure unit that is housed in the container main unit. The internal structure unit includes a free shaft portion provided on one end side along the axis of the base portion, and a fixed shaft portion provided on the other end side along the axis of the base portion. The free shaft portion is supported on the side of the first ferrule portion so as to be movable along the axis of the base portion. The fixed shaft portion is secured and supported in the communicating hole in the second ferrule portion via an engaging portion formed on the surface of the fixed shaft portion. At least part of the inner peripheral surface of the communicating hole in the second ferrule portion includes a plastically deformable portion to be engaged with the engaging portion.

Systems and methods for insulating vessels are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosure provides a vessel insulation system (e.g., for use with a reactor or pressure vessel), which includes a floating ring sized to circumscribe a top nozzle of a vessel; a plurality of straps connected to the floating ring, the plurality of straps extending downward from the floating ring and being positioned to run along a length of the outer shell of the vessel; and a plurality of segmented rings positioned to circumscribe the outer shell of the vessel and connected to the plurality of straps. The plurality of segmented rings is configured to support an insulation material circumscribing the outer shell of the vessel, which can provide effective securement of the insulation material around the outer shell without welding components on the vessel to secure the insulation material.

A high-pressure hydrogen container is provided that has a simple configuration, requiring less labor for manufacture, achieving reduced manufacturing costs, and ensuring pressure resistance. The high-pressure hydrogen container includes a metal cylinder configured to store high-pressure hydrogen, a pair of lid parts configured to cover both end portions of the metal cylinder, and a plurality of fastening parts configured to fix the pair of lid parts in a state where the metal cylinder is clamped between the pair of lid parts.

An accumulator vessel (10) includes a screwable portion (3) and a lid portion (2) that is positioned at an axially inner side of the screwable portion and an axially inner surface configures a pressure bearing plane. The lid portion includes a protruding portion (22) extending axially outward on an inner circumferential side, and the protruding portion configured to abut against an axially inner end side of the screwable portion to separate an axially inner surface of the screwable portion on an outer circumferential side thereof apart from an axially outer surface of the lid portion on an outer circumferential side thereof.