A single lobe tank 1000 suitable for transportation in a tapered cargo space 1030 of a sea going vessel 1040. The tank includes a shell (1012, 1014, Fig 3a), an aft head (1016, Fig 3a) and a forward head 1018. The shell includes a cylindrical section (1012, Fig 3a) and a truncated conical section (1014, Fig 3a). One of the aft head and the forward head is attached to an end of the cylindrical section and the other of the aft head and forward head is attached to an end of the truncated conical section. The arrangement of the shell, the aft head and the forward head creating a closed tank. The truncated conical section is oriented such that the head attached to the truncated conical section is offset both vertically and horizontally relative to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical section.
Improvements relating to cargo tanks
2024-03-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English