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Structure for extreme thermal cycling

  • US 7,666,279 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2006
  • Issued: 02/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A structure for holding substances that are subject to thermal cycling between temperatures that vary by more than about 500 degrees F., that has:

  • a pressure-tight vessel that has a sloped lower section that extends beneath a knuckle; and

    a support element that tapers inwardly beneath the knuckle of the vessel, wherein such support element contacts and bears against the sloped lower section of the vessel, supporting the vessel primarily by bearing and frictional forces, and extends downward to a foundation carrying the weight of the vessel to the foundation.

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