Patent ID: 6634321
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B82Y,C01B,F17C,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
A container for storing a gaseous fuel, comprising:a high-pressure vessel configured to contain gas in a high-pressure zone at a pressure significantly above atmospheric pressure; a storing medium in the vessel, the storing medium having a plurality of storage spaces configured to bind molecules of the gas to the storing medium; and an inlet/outlet line extending through at least a portion of the vessel in fluid communication with the storing medium, wherein the high-pressure vessel comprises a composite shell having at least one open-end, and end-cover attached to the open-end of the shell to define the high-pressure zone, and a divider configured to separate the high-pressure zone into cells, wherein the composite she is a composite structure having a fiber-resin outer layer, a carbon-fiber inner layer, and a polymer liner inside of the carbon-fiber inner layer, and wherein the inlet/outlet line comprises a porous tube extending within the high-pressure zone and passing through the vessel.