Aboveground Rectangular Secondary Containment Generator Base Tank with Internal Flexible Bladder

a generator base tank and above-ground rectangular technology, applied in the field of storage tanks, can solve the problems of prolonged downtime of the particular device, excessive replacement cost, and steel forming the inner tank can oxidize and/or corrode in storage, and achieve the effect of prolonging corrosion and contaminant resistan

US20090308876A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-17STREETCARONT CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2009-12-17
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The present invention is a containment tank or a generator set including an outer tank and an inner flexible tank that offers a storage area for diesel fuel for a diesel engine powered generator set. So that the generator set diesel engine have ready source of clean diesel fuel the inner flexible tank provides a corrosion-free storage area that will not corrode or contaminate the diesel fuel. The outer tank is designed to provide a structure that not only protects the inner tank from damage, but acts as a support structure for the diesel engine generator set and other components (enclosure, switchgear, etc.) that are needed for the generator sets protection from wind, rain or snow or to act as control devices for diesel engine generator set. Also, since the design of the inner tank is flexible, it can be replaced easily through a manway formed on the outer tank without having to disconnect or disassemble the generator set.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to storage tanks, and more particularly to storage tanks with redundant containment structures for containing hazardous materials.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Storage tanks are used throughout the world for a variety of purposes. One of the more significant uses for tanks of this type is for the containment of fuels for use at the location of the tanks, such as to store diesel fuel for emergency power diesel engine generator sets. With hazardous materials such as fuels, it is necessary to provide certain safeguards for the storage tanks to protect the environment from a tank leak. These safeguards are normally the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction that necessitate these tanks have the capability for secondary containment of any liquid that could leak from the primary or inner tank.

[0003] As best shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an example of a prior art containment tank 10 on which can be mounted a generator 1000, a...

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[0023]With reference now to the drawing figures in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the disclosure, a containment tank constructed according to the present invention is illustrated generally at 100 in FIG. 3. The tank 100 is constructed similarly to the prior art tank 10 with an inner tank 112 and an outer tank 114. The outer tank 114 that can be utilized in the construction of the container tank 100 can be virtually the same as that used in the prior art tank 10, with a bottom wall 116 and a number of side walls 118 formed from a suitable metal material and secured to one another to form a fluid-tight seal between the respective walls, such as by welding. The side walls 118 each include a central panel 120, a lower flange 122 and an upper flange 124, with the lower flange 122 affixed to the side of the bottom wall 116. The lower flange 122 and the upper flange 124 are joined at each end by an end plate 126, and between the end plates 126 by a number of ...