Sealed and thermally insulating tank comprising a sealed membrane and a thermally insulating barrier with insulating blocks comprising cover panels, the sealed membrane being made up of a corrugated metal membrane comprising a series of parallel corrugations and flat portions between the corrugations and resting on the cover panels, wherein an insulating block is twice the pitch of the corrugations, meaning that a series of corrugations comprises two corrugations situated in line with one insulating block, and wherein the flat portions of the sealed membrane are arranged in line with an internal area of the cover panels, the sealed membrane being fixed to the thermally insulating barrier by fixing the flat portions of the sealed membrane to the insulating blocks in the internal area of the cover panels.

An above-ground low-temperature tank includes a metal inner tank which stores low-temperature liquefied gas, and an outer tank which includes a concrete outer wall surrounding the inner tank. A hole portion which has a preset depth from a bottom surface of the inner tank is formed on a bottom portion of the inner tank, and a metal pit main body having a cylindrical bottomed accommodating portion is provided in a state where the accommodating portion is accommodated in the hole portion. A reinforcing body which supports at least an outer circumferential edge portion of a bottom surface of the pit main body is provided on the bottom surface side of the pit main body in the hole portion. A cold insulation material is provided below the reinforcing body.

A system for storing fuel includes a support structure supporting at least one fuel tank a predetermined distance above ground. The fuel tank includes an inner tank configured to contain a gaseous fuel, an intermediate tank encompassing the inner tank and defining a first annular space therebetween, and an outer tank encompassing the intermediate tank an defining a second annular space therebetween. The first annular space is filled with a shock-absorbing resin for absorbing structural stresses, while the second annular space is filled with an insulating material providing for fire and ballistic resistance. The intermediate tank is connected to the support structure and to at least one adjacent fuel tank, and prevents the transfer of load to the inner tank.

A method and apparatus for storing liquid gases, such as liquid hydrogen, is provided. The liquid gas container includes multiple layers of insulation to enable non-vacuum insulation to be utilized while reducing cryopumping. An inner insulation layer is formed of a material which as a closed-cell structure and is thick enough such that the temperature at an outer surface of the inner insulation layer is greater than the boiling point of a gas within the outer insulation layer. The outer insulation layer may have an open-cell structure for the insulation material.

The present disclosure provides liquid gas storage containers and methods thereof. The liquid gas storage container includes an inner shell forming a cavity. The inner shell is disposed on an insulation base. The insulation base includes an insulation sub-layer. The liquid gas storage container includes an outer shell forming an insulation volume between the inner shell and the outer shell. A first insulation layer is disposed within the insulation volume and around the inner shell and the insulation base. A second insulation layer is disposed within the insulation volume between the first insulation layer and the outer shell.

A cryogenic vessel includes an outer vessel at least partially formed from a reinforced concrete. The cryogenic vessel further includes an inner vessel disposed in the outer vessel. The cryogenic vessel further includes an airtight liner disposed between the inner vessel and the outer vessel, wherein the liner is anchored to the outer vessel. The cryogenic vessel further includes a vacuum space disposed between the inner vessel and the liner, wherein an insulation material is disposed in the vacuum space.

An LNG tank as disclosed can include an inner shell of stainless steel and an outer shell spaced at a distance from the inner shell, the inner and outer shells defining an isolation space therebetween. A double-walled pipe of stainless steel connected to the LNG tank can include an inner pipe. The outer wall of the pipe can be connected to the inner shell by a bellows-like pipe fitting welded to the outer wall of the pipe(s) and to the inner shell of the tank. The inner pipe for extending into a tank room can be connected to a valve in a valve block, and the outer wall of the pipe extending into the tank room can be welded to the valve block to provide a continuous secondary barrier for the inner pipe between the inner shell of the tank and the valve block.

A corner panel for an ultra-low temperature fluid storage tank is disclosed. The corner panel for an ultra-low temperature fluid storage tank comprises: a panel main body installed on the corner of the storage tank and having an L-shape; an anchor strip fixed on the panel main body; and a steel corner fixed on the anchor strip and installed on the corner of the panel main body, and fixed by welding a membrane of a metal material.

A method for constructing a triple shell tank including an inner tank, an intermediate tank, and an outer tank each having a roof and a side plate includes the following procedure. As construction entrances, a first construction opening is opened in an outer tank side plate, a second construction opening is opened in an inner tank side plate, and a third construction opening is opened in an intermediate tank side plate, each during the installation of the corresponding side plate. The construction openings are opened so as to partially overlap with one another in a circumferential direction and a height direction of the triple shell tank. The first construction opening and the second construction opening are opened so as to satisfy a relationship AR1AR2, where AR1 is an opening area of the first construction opening and AR2 is an opening area of the second construction opening.

A triple shell tank includes an inner tank, an intermediate tank covering the inner tank, and an outer tank covering the intermediate tank. The inner tank includes an inner tank side plate, an inner tank roof, and an inner tank bottom plate. The intermediate tank includes an intermediate tank side plate, an intermediate tank roof, and an intermediate tank bottom plate. The circular steps of the intermediate tank side plate include a lowermost step formed of an intermediate tank side plate piece for height adjustment having a height corresponding to a height difference between the inner tank bottom plate and the intermediate tank bottom plate, and a second step on the lowermost step formed of an intermediate tank side plate piece arranged at a same height position as an inner tank side plate piece of a lowermost step in the circular steps of the inner tank side plate.