Ship fuel tank protection structure

By installing a combination structure of protective cover, support frame, conductive coating and grounding rod on the ship's fuel tank, the problem of all-round protection and static electricity discharge of the fuel tank is solved, improving the safety of the fuel tank and the efficiency of resource utilization.

CN223443716UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17武汉长江船舶设计院有限公司
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423139690.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-19
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-19

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Technical Problem

Existing protective structures for ship fuel tanks cannot provide comprehensive protection, and they are prone to generating static electricity that can ignite sparks during use, resulting in low safety in the event of fire or explosion.

Method used

A fuel tank protection structure was designed, which includes a protective cover, a support frame, a conductive coating, and a grounding rod. The structure provides all-round protection for the fuel tank through a spray head and a circulation pump system, sprays water to cool it down and reduce static electricity generation, and discharges static electricity through the conductive coating and grounding rod.

Benefits of technology

It achieves comprehensive protection for the fuel tank, reduces static electricity generation, improves the safety of the fuel tank, and saves resources through water recycling.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a ship fuel tank protection structure which comprises a base, a protection cover is fixedly installed on the top of the base, and a fuel tank is fixedly installed in the protection cover through a first supporting frame and a second supporting frame. The first supporting frame and the second supporting frame are fixedly installed between the top end and the bottom end of the fuel tank body and the protective cover respectively. The fuel tank body can be comprehensively protected through the arranged protective cover, water can be sprayed to the outer side of the fuel tank body through a circulating pump, a pipeline, an inner cavity and a spraying head, the fuel tank body is cooled and humidified, generation of static electricity is reduced, the static electricity can be guided out through a conductive coating and a grounding rod, and the service life of the fuel tank body is prolonged. The safety of the fuel tank body can be improved, and the practicability is high; and water in the protective cover can be discharged into the water storage bin through the through hole and the lower discharging pipe, so that the water can be conveniently recycled, and resources can be saved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ship fuel tank body protection technical field, concretely is a ship fuel tank body protection structure. BACKGROUND

[0002] The ship fuel tank body is the storage tank for storing fuel on the ship.

[0003] The Chinese utility model patent with the publication number CN219821681U proposes a ship LNG fuel tank body protection structure, the LNG fuel tank body is arranged on the main deck of the ship, the chimney is arranged near the LNG fuel tank body position, the shelter shed is arranged between the chimney and the LNG fuel tank body position, the shelter shed's sheltering cavity is arranged near the LNG fuel tank body one side position, the shelter shed's inner recess region is arranged near the chimney one side. Add a steel shelter shed, the sheltering cavity of this shelter shed serves as a sheltering main body, can reliably isolate the chimney and the LNG fuel tank body, the inner recess region of the shelter shed is located at the louver ventilation of the tail end wall of the chimney, the shelter shed can be reliably arranged between the chimney and the LNG fuel tank body, and can reliably play the role of isolating the high temperature of the chimney from being transmitted to the LNG fuel tank body, thereby causing the LNG fuel tank body to have a high temperature risk, and ensuring the safety of the LNG fuel tank body. However, since the shelter shed can only protect one side of the fuel tank body, it cannot protect the fuel tank body in all directions, and the fuel tank body will generate static electricity during use. When the static electricity accumulates enough energy, it can cause sparks, which may cause fire and explosion, and the safety is low.

[0004] Therefore, the utility model provides a ship fuel tank body protection structure. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model aims to provide a ship fuel tank body protection structure to solve the problems in the background art. The protective cover provided by the utility model can protect the fuel tank body in all directions. The circulating pump, the pipeline, the inner cavity and the spray head can spray water to the outside of the fuel tank body, reducing the generation of static electricity. The conductive coating and the grounding rod can also conduct static electricity, improving the safety of the fuel tank body and being highly practical.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model is through the following technical scheme to realize: a ship fuel tank body protection structure, including the base, the top of base is fixedly installed with the protection cover, the inside of protection cover is fixedly installed with fuel tank body through first support frame and second support frame, first support frame and second support frame are fixedly installed between the top end, bottom end of fuel tank body and protection cover respectively, the inside of first support frame is opened with inner chamber, the outer wall of fuel tank body is provided with conductive coating, the bottom of second support frame is fixedly provided with fixed pipe, the inside of fixed pipe is fixedly provided with ground rod.

[0007] Further, the shape of the first support frame and the second support frame is "T" type, the outer side of the protection cover is fixedly installed with the pipeline, and the top end of the pipeline is in communication with the inner chamber.

[0008] Further, the inside of the base is provided with a water storage bin, one side of the top of the base is fixedly provided with a circulating pump, and one side of the top of the water storage bin is provided with an adding port.

[0009] Further, the pipeline is fixedly communicated with the outlet of the circulating pump, and the inlet of the circulating pump is fixedly provided with an inner tube.

[0010] Further, the inner tube is fixedly arranged in the inside of the water storage bin, and the bottom end of the protection cover is fixedly provided with a lower discharge pipe at the positions corresponding to the second support frames on both sides.

[0011] Further, the inside of the both ends of the second support frame is symmetrically provided with a through hole, and the bottom end of the lower discharge pipe is fixedly arranged in the inside of the water storage bin.

[0012] Further, the bottom of the inner chamber is fixedly provided with a spray head at equal intervals, and the spray head is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the top of the fuel tank body.

[0013] Further, the fixed pipe is fixedly installed at the inside center position of the water storage bin, the top end of the ground rod is in contact with the conductive coating and the fuel tank body, and the bottom end of the ground rod is arranged below the base.

[0014] The utility model discloses a ship fuel tank body protection structure can carry out all -round protection to fuel tank body through the protection cover of setting, and through circulating pump, pipeline, inner chamber and spray head can spray water to the outside of fuel tank body, and carry out the cooling and humidification of fuel tank body, reduce the generation of static electricity, and also can export static electricity through conductive coating and ground rod, can improve the safety of fuel tank body, and practicality is high, through the through -hole, lower discharge pipe can discharge the water in the inside of protection cover into the inside of water storage bin, convenient for the recycling of water, is favorable to the conservation of resources. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is a structural view of the ship fuel tank body protection structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 is a front view of the ship fuel tank body protection structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 is a sectional view of the ship fuel tank body protection structure of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 is a sectional view of the ship fuel tank body protection structure of the utility model; Figure 3 is an enlarged view of A in the middle;

[0019] In the figure: 1, base; 2, protective cover; 3, circulating pump; 4, pipeline; 5, adding port; 6, fuel tank body; 7, conductive coating; 8, first support frame; 9, inner cavity; 10, spray head; 11, second support frame; 12, fixed pipe; 13, grounding rod; 14, inner pipe; 15, lower discharge pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to make the technical means, creative features, purposes and effects achieved by the utility model easy to understand, the utility model is further described below in combination with specific embodiments.

[0021] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The utility model provides a technical scheme: a ship fuel tank body protection structure, including base 1, the top of base 1 is fixedly installed with protective cover 2, the inside of protective cover 2 is fixedly installed with fuel tank body 6 through first support frame 8 and second support frame 11, first support frame 8 and second support frame 11 are fixedly installed between the top end, bottom end of fuel tank body 6 and protective cover 2 respectively, the inside of first support frame 8 is provided with inner cavity 9, the outer wall of fuel tank body 6 is provided with conductive coating 7, the bottom end of second support frame 11 is fixedly provided with fixed pipe 12, the inside of fixed pipe 12 is fixedly provided with grounding rod 13, the all -round protection of fuel tank body 6 can be carried out through the protective cover 2 set up, to improve the security of fuel tank body 6, the conductivity of fuel tank body 6 can be increased through conductive coating 7, and the generation of static electricity is reduced.

[0022] The first support frame 8 and the second support frame 11 are both in the shape of "T", the outer side of the protective cover 2 is fixedly provided with a pipeline 4, the top end of the pipeline 4 is in communication with the inner cavity 9, the inside of the base 1 is provided with a water storage compartment, one side of the top of the base 1 is fixedly provided with a circulating pump 3, one side of the top of the water storage compartment is provided with an adding opening 5, the pipeline 4 is fixedly communicated with the outlet of the circulating pump 3, the inlet of the circulating pump 3 is fixedly provided with an inner tube 14, the inner tube 14 is fixedly arranged in the inside of the water storage compartment, the bottom end of the protective cover 2 is fixedly provided with a lower discharge pipe 15 at the positions corresponding to the second support frame 11, the inside of the two ends of the second support frame 11 is symmetrically provided with through holes, the bottom end of the lower discharge pipe 15 is fixedly arranged in the inside of the water storage compartment, water can be pumped from the inside of the water storage compartment through the circulating pump 3 and the inner tube 14, and the water is sent into the inside of the inner cavity 9 through the pipeline 4, which facilitates subsequent water spraying and cooling of the fuel tank body 6 and reduces the generation of static electricity, and the through holes and the lower discharge pipe 15 facilitate recycling of the water.

[0023] In the embodiment, the bottom of the inner cavity 9 is fixedly provided with a spray head 10 at equal intervals, and the spray head 10 is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the top of the fuel tank body 6. Water can be sprayed to the surface of the fuel tank body 6 through the inner cavity 9 and the spray head 10 to cool the fuel tank body 6 and reduce the generation of static electricity.

[0024] In the embodiment, the fixed pipe 12 is fixedly arranged at the central position in the inside of the water storage compartment, the top end of the grounding rod 13 is in contact with the conductive coating 7 and the fuel tank body 6, and the bottom end of the grounding rod 13 is arranged below the base 1. The fixed pipe 12 can isolate the grounding rod 13, and the static electricity can be conducted through the grounding rod 13, thereby improving the safety of the fuel tank body 6.

[0025] When the ship fuel tank body protection structure is used, the fuel tank body 6 is fixedly arranged in the inside of the protective cover 2 through the first support frame 8 and the second support frame 11, the fuel tank body 6 is protected in all directions through the protective cover 2, water is added to the inside of the water storage compartment through the adding opening 5, water is pumped from the inside of the water storage compartment through the circulating pump 3 and the inner tube 14, and is sent into the inside of the inner cavity 9 through the pipeline 4, and finally water is sprayed to the outside of the fuel tank body 6 through the spray head 10, which can cool and humidify the fuel tank body 6 to reduce the generation of static electricity. The sprayed water flows downward under its own weight and is discharged into the inside of the water storage compartment through the through holes and the lower discharge pipe 15, which facilitates recycling of the water and is beneficial to resource saving. The conductive coating 7 arranged on the surface of the fuel tank body 6 can improve the conductivity of the fuel tank body 6, the generated static electricity is conducted through the conductive coating 7 and the grounding rod 13, which can improve the safety of the fuel tank body 6, and the utility is high.

[0026] Furthermore, it should be understood that although the specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment includes every feature described. The specification can include implicit combinations of explicitly mentioned features and / or explicit combinations of implicitely mentioned features. Each embodiment depends on the explicit combinations of features and / or the implicit combinations of features made specifically within that embodiment, and each such embodiment can be combined with every other such embodiment to create further embodiments.

Claims

1. A ship fuel tank protection structure, comprising a base (1), characterized in that: A protective cover (2) is fixedly installed on the top of the base (1); a fuel tank body (6) is fixedly installed inside the protective cover (2) through a first support frame (8) and a second support frame (11); the first support frame (8) and the second support frame (11) are respectively fixedly installed between the top end and the bottom end of the fuel tank body (6) and the protective cover (2); an inner cavity (9) is provided inside the first support frame (8); a conductive coating (7) is provided on the outer wall of the fuel tank body (6); a fixing tube (12) is fixedly provided at the bottom end of the second support frame (11); a grounding rod (13) is fixedly provided inside the fixing tube (12).

2. A ship fuel tank protection structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first support frame (8) and the second support frame (11) are both T-shaped, a pipe (4) is fixedly mounted on the outside of the protective cover (2), and the top end of the pipe (4) is in communication with the inner cavity (9).

3. A ship fuel tank protection structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: A water storage tank is provided inside the base (1), a circulation pump (3) is fixedly provided on one side of the top of the base (1), and an addition port (5) is provided on one side of the top of the water storage tank.

4. A ship fuel tank protection structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The pipeline (4) is fixedly connected to the outlet of the circulation pump (3), and the inlet of the circulation pump (3) is fixedly provided with an inner tube (14).

5. A ship fuel tank protection structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inner tube (14) is fixedly arranged inside the water storage tank, and lower drain pipes (15) are fixedly arranged at positions corresponding to the second support frame (11) on both sides of the bottom end of the protective cover (2).

6. A ship fuel tank protection structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: Through holes are symmetrically provided inside the two ends of the second support frame (11), and the bottom end of the lower drain pipe (15) is fixedly provided with the inside of the water storage tank.

7. The ship fuel tank protection structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: Spray heads (10) are fixedly arranged at equal intervals on the bottom of the inner cavity (9), and the spray heads (10) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the top of the fuel tank body (6).

8. The ship fuel tank protection structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixed pipe (12) is fixedly installed at the inner center position of the water storage tank, the top end of the grounding rod (13) is in contact with the conductive coating (7) and the fuel tank body (6), and the bottom end of the grounding rod (13) is arranged below the base (1).

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Ship LNG fuel tank protection structure

    CN219821681U