WO2023242510A1 - Bossage de sortie de reservoir de stockage de fluide sous pression et reservoir comportant un tel bossage - Google Patents
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- TITLE PRESSURE FLUID STORAGE TANK OUTLET BOSS AND TANK COMPRISING SUCH A BOSS
- the subject of the present invention is an outlet boss for a pressurized fluid storage tank and tanks comprising such a boss.
- the technical sector of the invention is that of the manufacture of fluid storage tanks, such as composite bottles, under pressure and even high pressure such as at least 250 bars for CNG (Natural Gas for Vehicles) or at least 350 bars or even 700 bars for hydrogen, the envelope of such tanks generally being made by winding or winding composite fibers around a metallic or thermoplastic liner, and comprising at least one outlet orifice and/or d the inlet communicating with the fluid storage chamber delimited by the reservoir envelope.
- CNG Natural Gas for Vehicles
- a plastic lining covering the interior of the envelope which delimits the storage chamber, securing the end flange of the boss against the interior of the envelope and comprising a sleeve part extending in a part of the interior of the boss, and
- the pressure fluid storage tanks always include at least one boss, neck or hub (we will hereinafter speak of “boss”) comprising a tapped internal bore, placed in place during the manufacture of the tank and integral with its envelope, and whose internal diameter must be large enough to allow the axial screwing of a base or core or adjustment body (different vocabularies indeed designate according to the patent applications and/or the technical sheets this part which we will call here "base”).
- a head is generally fixed allowing valves and fittings to be fixed and this base is pierced by one or more communication conduits with the storage chamber: thus the forces due to the internal pressure of the tank which can therefore be at least 250 bars for CNG, and even equal to or more than 700 bars for hydrogen, and which stress the boss, the base and the thread which joins them, are important, requiring even more very thick parts to withstand it and whose assembly is all the more critical.
- a tank outlet boss has been developed integrating the base and thus forming a single part with it, as taught in patent application WO2020/225262 filed by the company Faurecia exhaust systems and published November 12, 2020; and which describes a boss comprising:
- a central axial part capable of passing through the envelope of said tank and itself traversed by at least one axial channel capable of communicate through its proximal end with the interior chamber of the fluid storage reservoir and whose distal end is closed,
- a so-called external axial part comprising at least one radial outlet conduit for the fluid communicating with the axial channel towards its distal end, and said boss thus acting as a base is capable of receiving directly, around its external axial part without any other intermediate part, a fluid distribution head comprising at least one radial conduit opening, through one of its ends, outside the head to receive any fluid outlet connector element and communicating, through its opposite end, with the axial conduit of this external axial part.
- the elements mounted on the head must thus be correctly dimensioned (with safety coefficients, etc.) to resist the pressure, but the assembly of these different elements can lead to risks of leakage due to assembly (incorrect sealing) or because of use (unscrewing due to vibrations, etc.). Also the objective of the present invention is not only to go even further in the simplification of parts and the reduction of manufacturing costs of tanks, but also to ensure greater security in the fixing and sealing of the different components including the fluid outlet connector elements connected to it, while providing the possibility of intervening on these elements in the event of a problem.
- the central axial part being able to pass through the envelope of said reservoir and itself traversed by at least one channel able to communicate via its proximal end with the interior chamber of the fluid storage reservoir and whose distal end is closed along its axis in the same direction as the boss,
- the so-called external axial part comprising at least one radial outlet conduit for the fluid communicating with the channel which itself communicates with the interior chamber towards its distal end, and according to the invention
- the boss integrates the fluid distribution head of the prior art in its external axial part and forms only one part with it
- the end of the at least radial conduit opens, through one of its ends, outside the boss
- the objective of the invention is also achieved by a safety system operated from the outside, which closes the distal end of the axial channel and which is capable of closing the radial conduits opening outside the boss and communicating, when the safety system is open, with the axial channel, which allows intervention on the fluid outlet connector elements, connected to the radial conduits, in the event of a problem, such as a leak, because closing the safety system isolates these elements which can then be dismantled despite the pressure of the fluid contained in the tank.
- a pressure fluid storage tank comprising at least, from its manufacture, an outlet boss for this fluid such as above, integrating both the base and the head for distributing the fluid and forming with them a single part without any other connecting, fixing or sealing part.
- the central axial part of the boss passing through the envelope of said tank, comprises a cylindrical part forming a projection beyond the so-called internal radial part of the boss, and therefore inside the tank, allowing to place there any sensor installed by a second channel passing through the central axial part of the boss.
- boss/base and head assemblies threaded and fixed around its external axial part of the boss/base essentially by a nut screwed onto it and blocking the head against a shoulder, and which then present safety risks and poor sealing, a single piece, ensuring according to the present invention all the base and tank head functions, eliminates such risks
- the closing system makes it possible to isolate all the outlets of the boss from the inlet of the pressurized fluid and thus secure the environment of the bottle in the event of such a leak.
- FIG.1 is an exterior profile view of a pressurized fluid storage tank according to the invention and equipped with a boss according to the invention as shown in Figures 2 to 9.
- FIG.2 is a partial longitudinal sectional view, along I II, II I' of Figure 1, of the upper part of the tank equipped with a boss according to the invention.
- FIG.3 is a partial sectional view like that of Figure 2 but concerning a particular embodiment of a boss according to the invention, therefore integrating the tank head of the prior art, with a first type of safety closure system, in the open position, of the axial channel capable of communicating via its proximal end with the interior chamber of the fluid storage tank.
- FIG. 4 is the same partial sectional view as in Figure 3 but with the safety closing system of the axial channel in the closed position.
- FIG.5 is a partial sectional view, like that of Figure 3, and relating to another particular embodiment of a boss according to the invention with a second type of safety closure system, in the closed position, of the axial channel, and combined with an axial outlet or inlet equipped with a so-called self-sealing system, also in the closed position.
- FIG.6 - Figure 6 is the same partial sectional view as in Figure 5, with the second type of safety closing system of the axial channel in the open position, and the so-called self-sealing system always in the closed position .
- FIG.7 - Figure 7 is the same partial sectional view as in Figures 5 and 6, with the second type of safety closing system of the axial channel in the open position, and the so-called self-sealing system also in open position.
- FIG.8 is a partial sectional view, like that of Figure 3, and relating to another particular embodiment of a boss according to the invention without a safety closure system for the axial channel, but with an axial outlet or inlet equipped with a so-called self-sealing system, in the closed position.
- FIG.9 - Figure 9 is the same partial sectional view as in Figure 8 but with the so-called self-sealing system in the open position.
- said reservoir 1 comprises an envelope 2 which defines the interior chamber 5 for storing the fluid under high pressure and which is capable of holding this high pressure such that at least 250 bars and even 350 or 700 bars, and at least one boss 4, of generally cylindrical shape, outlet of tank 1 for storing fluid under high pressure, comprising: a central axial part 4s, of cylindrical shape of same axis XX' as that of the tank as shown in Figure 1, central part which can be described as internal and which, crossing the envelope 2 of said tank 1, is itself crossed by at least one channel 8 axial in the same direction as the axis XX', communicating via its proximal end 81 with the interior chamber 5 of the fluid storage tank to allow the latter to exit, and whose distal end 82 of the channel 8 is closed according to its axis of the same direction XX' as the boss 4, a so-called internal radial part 4i securing said boss 4 with the envelope 2 of the tank 1 and able to
- said boss 4 thus not only serves as a base but also forms in one piece an integrated fluid distribution head, without any other intermediate part and
- the closure of the distal end 82 of the channel 8 can be carried out during the machining of the boss 4 either by not drilling the channel 8 to the end from its proximal end 81 or by drilling until it emerges outside of the boss 4 then by closing this drilling in a watertight manner such that, after making a thread and other possible and/or necessary machining, then screwing into it a closing plug 18 which can even be constituted according to the present invention a system safety as described below and shown in Figures 3 to 7.
- the axial part 42 called external of the boss 4 because located outside 14 of the envelope 2 of the tank 1, comprises at least two conduits 9 arranged radially with respect to the axis XX' and distributed, uniformly or not, on the periphery of this external axial part 42,
- the distal end 82 is closed by a safety system 18 operated from the outside 14 and which is capable of closing the radial conduits 9, 12: this can be thus be, as shown, a plug 18 which is screwed 20 into the axis of the channel 8 via the upper face of the axial part 42 called external of the boss 4.
- the plug 18 is shown unscrewed in the open position and thus releases the distal end 82 of the channel 8 which thus communicates with the radial channels 9,12 and allows free passage towards the outside 14, and therefore towards all elements 10 of fluid outlet connectors which would be connected to these radial channels 9, 12 (see below), the fluid stored in the chamber 5 of the storage tank, a seal 19, which can be O-ring or of another shape , ensuring the sealing of this plug 18 relative to the boss 4.
- the plug 18 is shown screwed (operation which can be done from the outside 14) in the closed position and then closing the distal end 82 of the channel 8, it closes the latter and no longer allows the passage of the fluid towards the radial channels 9, 12 and therefore towards any fluid outlet connector element 10 which would be connected thereto: if one of these elements 10 thus presents a failure, such as a leak or other, it is then possible to intervene without waiting for the tank to be empty and a seal 21, shown here against a shoulder located at the end of the cap 18 and crushed by the latter when closing this cap, ensures the seal between this cap 18 and channel 8.
- this security system 18 can be carried out mechanically (by manual closure as shown in the figures by turning, with a key for example, the head 183 of the plug 18 forming its proximal end) or controlled by an automatic system (electric, hydraulic).
- the plug 18 has a fluid outlet or inlet 7, which can be axial, and which allows for example to connect the reservoir 1 to other fluid storage sources and in particular to fill it or empty it: for this the distal end 82 of the channel 8 of the boss 4 can be closed by the plug 18, operated from the outside 14 (as in the other embodiment of Figure 4), the latter comprises a channel 22 opening through its distal end 22i into the outlet/inlet 7 and through its other opposite proximal end into a conduit 23 (which may be a bore surrounding the rod I 81 of the plug 18) communicating with the distal end 182 of the plug.
- a conduit 23 which may be a bore surrounding the rod I 81 of the plug 18
- This distal end 82 of the plug is inserted into a bore of a sealing valve 6 which comprises a sealing ball 1 1 held closed, against the opening of the conduit 23, by a spring 13 and which can open by the operation of the head 183 of the plug 18, the distal end 182 thereof then pushing the ball 1 1 which thus compresses the spring 13 and opens the passage allowing the fluid either to escape or to enter the reservoir 1 through channel 8: such a system is said to be self-sealing capable of opening communication between channel 8 and channel 22, and therefore towards the outside 14, by moving the plug 18 which here acts as a connector activating the valve 6 which ensures the manual safety closing function.
- the sealing valve 6 is intermediate between the plug 18, which is then screwed 24 into this valve 6, and the axial part 42 called external of the boss 4 into which the valve 6 is screwed: the latter , when it is completely closed, as in Figure 5, by its screwing 20 in the axial part 42, crushes the seal 21 and, as for the other embodiment of Figure 4, ensures sealing between the plug 18 and channel 8; no passage of fluid is then possible towards the radial channels 9, 12 and therefore towards any element 10 of fluid outlet connectors which would be connected there.
- the sealing valve 6 is certainly also screwed into the axial part 42 of the boss 4 but in a fixed manner and which perhaps in the same thread 20 as that of the plug 18: in this embodiment, it includes a fluid outlet or inlet 7 but no safety system capable of closing the at least radial conduit 9.
- the boss 4 only comprises a safety system 18 capable of closing the channel 8 and closing the radial conduits 9, 12, or a self-sealing system capable of opening/closing the communication between the channel 8 and a channel 22 of fluid outlet/entry is a combination of the safety system 18 comprising a self-sealing system.
- the central axial part 4s passing through the envelope 2 of said tank 1 and itself crossed by at least one channel 8, comprises a cylindrical part 44 forming a protrusion at the interior of the tank 1 beyond the so-called internal radial part 4i.
- This axial central part 4s comprises at least a second channel 15 which axially passes through this central part 4s and which is capable of receiving any measurement sensor such as temperature, which is very useful for monitoring the operation of the tank 1 in operation and is even necessary during the manufacture thereof when it is produced by rotational molding such as by winding of composite carbon fibers; and as in these two uses, it is not the same, it is necessary to be able to remove it and replace it by sliding it into this second channel 15 from the exterior 14, knowing that the end of this second channel thus opening out on the outside is closed by a gland or plug 16 to maintain the internal pressure of the tank 1 and its other end opening into the tank 1 can itself be protected from the fluid inside the tank 1 by a thimble type device 17: the sensor for controlling the temperature during the manufacture of tank 1 by rotational molding has a temperature range of 20 to 260°C while the sensor for controlling the interior of tank 1 in operation has a different temperature range (such as -60 °C / + 150
- This cylindrical part 44 forming an excrescence inside the tank 1 then makes it possible to obtain a better measurement of the temperature.
- the axial part 42 called external of the boss 4 comprises at least two conduits 9, 12 arranged radially with respect to the axis XX ' and distributed over the periphery of this external axial part 42 of the boss: these radial conduits 9, 12, opening out to the exterior 14 of the boss 4 and communicating through their inner end to the boss 4 with the channel 8 closed at its distal end 82 , are capable of receiving each at their opposite end 12i opening towards the outside 14, any fluid outlet connector element 10, such as a valve connecting the boss 4, therefore also forming a tank head, to any pipe or pipe supplying the pressurized fluid, or a component providing a safety function, or even a plug.
- the reservoir 1 for storing pressurized fluid comprises at least one outlet boss 4 for this fluid conforming to the description above, integrating both the base functions and tank head in a single piece following the characteristics explained previously: such a boss 4 also allows, in addition to the advantages already indicated previously, such as very good resistance to mechanical stresses, axial resistance along XX' of the envelope in manufacturing course with good axial positioning.
- the joining of the radial part 4i with the envelope 2 of the tank 1, in order to withstand the forces due to the internal pressure of the tank on the boss 4, can be carried out by bonding or molding against this envelope 2 or, as shown in the Figures 2 to 4 between this and an internal coating 3, such as a thermoplastic or metallic liner, covering the entire interior part of the envelope 2 of the tank 1 and coming to cover this radial part 4i.
- an internal coating 3 such as a thermoplastic or metallic liner
- the tank 1 comprises an internal metallic coating 3 covering the entire interior part of the envelope 2 of the tank 1
- the internal radial part 4i of the boss 4 can be a part of this internal coating 3 or liner, the boss 4 then being an integral part of this covering.
- the fluid under pressure in tank 1 can be CNG (Natural Gas for Vehicles) at at least 250 bars, as well as hydrogen at at least 350 bars, but also at pressures greater than or equal to 700 bars.
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