Curved Partition Structural Component for High Pressure Load Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current structural components, such as containment vessels and tanks, face challenges in withstanding high pressures and increasing load-bearing capacity, as existing reinforcement methods may not effectively distribute internal stresses and enhance structural integrity.
Innovation Solution
The development of structural components with a support structure featuring a partition that extends between side members, incorporating multiple curved portions to form cells, which are shaped as periodic minimal surfaces, providing a lattice arrangement and enhancing load distribution and reinforcement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional reinforcement methods (thicker walls, geometric curves) are used to increase load bearing capacity, then structural strength is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into multiple partitions that extend between side members, creating a segmented internal framework. Each partition includes multiple curved portions that form cells, distributing the reinforcement function across multiple discrete elements rather than requiring a monolithic thick wall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The partition incorporates multiple curved portions that form cells within the support structure. These curved geometries naturally distribute stress more effectively than straight lines, enhancing load bearing capacity while maintaining thinner wall sections.
2Stress or pressure
If containment vessels are designed to withstand greater pressures, then storage volume and pressure capacity are improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The internal support structure is segmented into multiple partitions extending between side members, with each partition containing multiple curved portions that form cells. This segmentation allows the pressure withstanding function to be distributed across many smaller structural elements, reducing the precision requirements for each individual element while achieving high overall pressure capacity.
3Strength
If existing support structures are reinforced with thicker walls, then load bearing capacity is improved, but weight of the component increases
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than uniformly thickening walls, the invention segments the support structure into multiple partitions with curved portions forming cells. This segmented approach provides reinforcement where needed while maintaining thinner walls in other areas, reducing overall weight while preserving load bearing capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The curved portions forming cells within the partition create a foam-like structure that provides high strength-to-weight ratio. The curved geometries efficiently distribute loads while using less material than straight-walled constructions, thereby reducing component weight.
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AI summary
A structural component with at least two side members has a support structure that includes a partition with multiple curved portions forming cells. The partition connects to the side members and extends between the side members at least partially along straight lines. The partition may extend along one or more straight lines from one side member to the other. One structural component is a container with a wall about the internal support structure. The container cells may be formed with a core structure. The core can include a permeable storage material and may be retained after formation, or may be removed. In some cases the container wall has generally planar surfaces, which may include surface undulations. Core structures are also provided for forming structural components. Formation can include casting a material about a core structure within a mold to form a partition extending between two or more sides.