Abstract: The present invention relates to essential details of the design of an inflatable element (5), which can neither be moved nor deformed by the liquid (3), to its functional operation, and to the resulting predictable and repeatable ability to eliminate turbulent behavior and to influence the behavior of a liquid in a holder (2) or tank suitable for the storage or transport of liquids, in which the element at any liquid level and at any volume of liquid at least completely covers the horizontal liquid surface and in which the element can change both in size and in shape if required necessary by the geometry, the shape or the dimensions of the liquid holder or tank.

Abstract: The present invention relates to essential details of the design of an inflatable element (5), which can neither be moved nor deformed by the liquid (3), to its functional operation, and to the resulting predictable and repeatable ability to eliminate turbulent behaviour and to influence the behaviour of a liquid in a holder (2) or tank suitable for the storage or transport of liquids, in which the element at any liquid level and at any volume of liquid at least completely covers the horizontal liquid surface and in which the element can change both in size and in shape if required necessary by the geometry, the shape or the dimensions of the liquid holder or tank.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for use interiorly in a storage tank (2), said storage tank (2) being suitable for storing a liquid load (3), the system comprising at least one liquid holder (1) for containing the liquid load (3) wherein the system further comprises: at least one inflatable element (11), suitable for containing an inflating gas (13).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for stabilizing and/or keeping afloat of a vessel after an incident like a marine accident, whereby by inflating at least one inflatable element in a subspace of the hold of the vessel by feeding inflating gas into the inflatable element, the inflatable element in its inflated use position is provided with such dimensions that essentially the free air of the subspace is displaced by the inflatable element so that flowing in of water into the hold of the vessel is hampered and/or spreading of fire is suppressed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an inflatable element (4) (also indicated as airbag) for use interiorly in a holder (2), the holder being suitable for storing or transporting a liquid load, whereby the inflatable element is provided with a accordion partition or otherwise stretchable or elastically foldable wall or walls (7, 11, 20) which fold in or out or stretch and shrink respectively by supplying or discharging inflating gas into or from the inflatable element (4).