Title:
LIGHTWEIGHT PRESSURE VESSEL MADE OF ALUMINUM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/040666
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A lightweight pressure vessel, characterized in that it comprises a material which contains 50 to 99 vol % of metallic aluminum and 1 to 50 vol % of fine carbon fibers having a fiber diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm and a fiber length of 1000 μm or less and having a central axis having a hollow structure, wherein the above fine fibers are uniformly distributed in the metallic aluminum. Preferably, the above carbon fibers have a coating layer or treating layer for enhancing the affinity to aluminum on the surface thereof. The lightweight pressure vessel made of aluminum can be used for being filled with a LP gas, a natural gas, a hydrogen gas for a fuel cell, or the like and is suitable for being put on board in a mobile unit such as a vehicle, a ship, an aircraft or a portable device.
Inventors:
KATAGIRI SUSUMU (JP)
MORIMOTO TAKESHI (JP)
MORIMOTO TAKESHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2004/016162
Publication Date:
May 06, 2005
Filing Date:
October 29, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI CORP (JP)
KATAGIRI SUSUMU (JP)
MORIMOTO TAKESHI (JP)
KATAGIRI SUSUMU (JP)
MORIMOTO TAKESHI (JP)
International Classes:
F17C1/14; F17C1/16; (IPC1-7): F17C1/14
Foreign References:
| JPH1088256A | 1998-04-07 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Senmyo, Kenji (38 Kanda-Higashimatsushitach, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 42, JP)
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