Patent ID: 9447922
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: F17C,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A high-pressure storage tank comprising: a storage tank having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a sidewall, wherein the sidewall forms a tank reservoir, said storage tank adapted to receive, store, and extract a fluid; a tank inlet having a rubber seal disposed in the sidewall of said storage tank; a first conduit having a first portion disposed in the tank reservoir abutting the inner surface, a second portion disposed outside of said storage tank, and a third portion abutting the rubber seal, the rubber seal providing a substantially fluid tight seal between the third portion of said first conduit and the sidewall of said storage tank, wherein the first portion of said first conduit has a nonperforated wall and is configured to transfer heat from the sidewall to said first conduit to heat the fluid during an extraction thereof from said storage tank; and wherein a temperature of the fluid flowing through the third portion of said first conduit adjacent the rubber seal during the extraction operation is above a temperature at which thermal damage occurs to the rubber seal.