Patent ID: 11879692
Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F

Claim 16:
17. A pressure vessel system comprising:
a first pressure vessel comprising:
a first container;
a second container surrounding the first container and including a fluid port; and
a barrier space extending between the first container and the second container;

a second pressure vessel comprising:
a first container;
a second container surrounding the first container and including a fluid port; and
a barrier space extending between the first container and the second container; and

a central drain port fluidly coupled to the fluid port of the first pressure vessel and the fluid port of the second pressure vessel;
wherein the barrier space of the first pressure vessel, the barrier space of the second pressure vessel, and the central drain port contain a fluid having a high heat transfer coefficient selected from the group consisting of liquid nickel, liquid sodium-potassium, liquid sodium, liquid lead-bismuth, thermal oil, molten sodium-potassium carbonate, molten sodium-potassium fluoride, pressurized nitrogen, pressurized helium, and combinations thereof.