Abstract: A container for storing compressed gas includes a plurality of aligned glass capillaries extending into a tubesheet. Each of the capillaries has an open end flush with a front face of the tubesheet. An end cap having a gas outlet connectable to a compressed gas valve or conduit is fitted to the tubesheet in gas-tight fashion to form a high pressure space defined by inner surfaces of the capillaries, the front face of the tubesheet, and inner surfaces of the end cap.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 31, 2012
Date of Patent:
June 9, 2015
Assignees:
L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme Pour L'Étude, Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude C.En Ltd.
Inventors:
Pascal Tessier, Tao Li, Edgar S. Sanders, Jr., David P. Edwards, Francoise Barbier