A cartridge assembly for deploying a fillable bulk liquid bag in an intermediate bulk container is provided. The cartridge has a flexible reinforcing board adhered to the fillable bag which may facilitate securing the bag to the discharge port of an IBC while also directing the bag to the IBC bottom center for more efficient filling. Sacrificial paper tape may be used to maintain the cartridge for storage, transportation and deployment in an IBC.

A tank for bulk material storage and transport and method for producing same. In an embodiment, a tank is provided that includes a shell having a sidewall, a neck including a first collar, and a tube terminating in a second collar. A frustoconical cap may be secured to the first collar. A substantially conical cap may be secured to the second collar. A liner may be applied to the shell so that the liner substantially covers an interior surface of the sidewall, an interior surface of the neck, at least a portion of the first collar, an interior surface of the tube, and at least a portion of the second collar. Annular thickened segments may be trimmed to prepare the tank for use. The annular thickened segments may be located at an interior joint between the frustoconical cap and the first collar, and/or an interior joint between the substantially conical cap and the second collar. The trimming step may form first and second sealing surfaces of the liner adjacent respectively to the first and second collars. The first and second sealing surfaces may respectively be configured to substantially seal against a manway cover and an outlet cover. In a final, assembled preferred form, the frustoconical and substantially conical caps are replaced with the manway assembly and outlet cover, respectively sealed against the first and second sealing surfaces.

A tank for bulk material storage and transport and method for producing same. In an embodiment, a tank is provided that includes a shell having a sidewall, a neck including a first collar, and a tube terminating in a second collar. A frustoconical cap may be secured to the first collar. A substantially conical cap may be secured to the second collar. A liner may be applied to the shell so that the liner substantially covers an interior surface of the sidewall, an interior surface of the neck, at least a portion of the first collar, an interior surface of the tube, and at least a portion of the second collar. Annular thickened segments may be trimmed to prepare the tank for use. The annular thickened segments may be located at an interior joint between the frustoconical cap and the first collar, and/or an interior joint between the substantially conical cap and the second collar. The trimming step may form first and second sealing surfaces of the liner adjacent respectively to the first and second collars. The first and second sealing surfaces may respectively be configured to substantially seal against a manway cover and an outlet cover. In a final, assembled preferred form, the frustoconical and substantially conical caps are replaced with the manway assembly and outlet cover, respectively sealed against the first and second sealing surfaces.

The invention relates to a removable deflector for protecting the feet of a structure, which corrode following infiltration of water under the bottom plates and which weakens these areas. The invention concerns a removable device enabling the positioning of protection for the feet of storage tanks without a shut-down of production. The device according to the invention is a deflector element and a deflector assembly consisting of a plurality of deflector elements, capable of being positioned one after the other in order to surround the feet of the wall of the structure. Each deflector element comprises at least one downward-sloping protective plate (1), at least one flexible sealing gasket attached along the upper edge of this plate (1), and: at least one retaining arm (5) for same, wherein one of its ends is fixed to the so-called upper edge of said plate (1) and the other so-called distal end is capable of being rigidly and reversibly attached to an element of said structure and to be detached therefrom, this arm allowing the adjustment of the pressing of the sealing gasket against the wall (14) of the tank, and at least one support (6) arranged towards its lower edge and separable into at least two parts suitable for making the deflector removable, of which the upper one is attached underneath the plate (1) and the other, lower one, is attached to the support slab (23) of the structure wall (14).

The invention relates to a removable deflector for protecting the feet of a structure, which corrode following infiltration of water under the bottom plates and which weakens these areas. The invention concerns a removable device enabling the positioning of protection for the feet of storage tanks without a shut-down of production. The device according to the invention is a deflector element and a deflector assembly consisting of a plurality of deflector elements, capable of being positioned one after the other in order to surround the feet of the wall of the structure. Each deflector element comprises at least one downward-sloping protective plate (1), at least one flexible sealing gasket attached along the upper edge of this plate (1), and: at least one retaining arm (5) for same, wherein one of its ends is fixed to the so-called upper edge of said plate (1) and the other so-called distal end is capable of being rigidly and reversibly attached to an element of said structure and to be detached therefrom, this arm allowing the adjustment of the pressing of the sealing gasket against the wall (14) of the tank, and at least one support (6) arranged towards its lower edge and separable into at least two parts suitable for making the deflector removable, of which the upper one is attached underneath the plate (1) and the other, lower one, is attached to the support slab (23) of the structure wall (14).

Provided is a silo hopper with a hopper opening for connection to a silo cell with a rectangular cross-section. The silo hopper includes a hopper wall which encloses the hopper opening. The hopper wall extends from an upper plane to a lower plane lying parallel thereto and tapers from a rectangular upper cross-section in the upper plane to a smaller lower cross-section in the lower plane. The silo hopper is self-supporting and is provided at at least one corner, preferably at all corners, with a leg segment. The leg segment extends at right angles to the upper plane and includes a first plate part which is parallel to a first side of the upper cross-section and includes a second plate part which is parallel to a second side of the upper cross-section lying at right angles to the first side. The first and second plate parts are mutually connected close to the hopper opening by a third plate part. The third plate part forms an angle of 135 with the first and second plate part, as seen perpendicularly of the upper plane. Also provided are a silo base and a method for erecting a silo.

Provided is a silo hopper with a hopper opening for connection to a silo cell with a rectangular cross-section. The silo hopper includes a hopper wall which encloses the hopper opening. The hopper wall extends from an upper plane to a lower plane lying parallel thereto and tapers from a rectangular upper cross-section in the upper plane to a smaller lower cross-section in the lower plane. The silo hopper is self-supporting and is provided at at least one corner, preferably at all corners, with a leg segment. The leg segment extends at right angles to the upper plane and includes a first plate part which is parallel to a first side of the upper cross-section and includes a second plate part which is parallel to a second side of the upper cross-section lying at right angles to the first side. The first and second plate parts are mutually connected close to the hopper opening by a third plate part. The third plate part forms an angle of 135 with the first and second plate part, as seen perpendicularly of the upper plane. Also provided are a silo base and a method for erecting a silo.

Hydraulic system and vehicles and containers having such a hydraulic system. The hydraulic system has at least two supporting cylinders for extending ground supports, and at least two hydraulic pumps connected to a hydraulic main line, and at least one supporting cylinder is provided on each of the two hydraulic main lines. The hydraulic system also has a main valve via which the two hydraulic main lines can be connected to one another or disconnected from one another.

Hydraulic system and vehicles and containers having such a hydraulic system. The hydraulic system has at least two supporting cylinders for extending ground supports, and at least two hydraulic pumps connected to a hydraulic main line, and at least one supporting cylinder is provided on each of the two hydraulic main lines. The hydraulic system also has a main valve via which the two hydraulic main lines can be connected to one another or disconnected from one another.

A storage container for storing quantities of acids and other volatile liquids is described having a recirculation system that can include a recirculation pump and a recirculation line that goes from a bottom end of the container toward a top end of the container, where the recirculation line has a plurality of pressure relief valves spaced along its length. The storage container may also include a leak detection system and a high level warning system.