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Lincoln Titan bulk gas transport module

Testing Completed on Titan Tank and Four-Tank Transportation Module

Lincoln Composites, a US subsidiary of Norwegian based Hexagon Composites ASA says its water volume, all-composite TITAN tank and ISO frame has obtained final approval from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Some of the highlights of the testing performance of the TITAN™ tank include:

•  An average hydrostatic burst pressure of 717 bar (10399 psi)
•  Completed 45 000 pressure cycles from 20 bar to 375 bar (290 psi  to 5440 psi)
•  Completed 5 000 cycles from atmospheric pressure to 250 bar (3626 psi) at temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees Celsius (140 and 158 degrees F) as well as 5 000 cycles between -50 and -60 degree Celsius (-58 and -76 degrees F)

In addition to the completion of the tank testing protocol, a 40 foot ISO modular storage system for transporting four TITAN tanks has completed the necessary testing to be certified to ISO 1496-3.  The testing highlights for this approval included transverse/longitudinal racking, lateral/longitudinal inertia, dynamic impact and a bonfire test.

The design of the TITAN tank is based upon Lincoln’s existing, field-proven TUFFSHELL® technology for all composite, type IV tanks.  At over 11.6 m (38 ft) in length and over 1.08 m (42 inches) in diameter, this represents innovative technology for the transportation of compressed natural gas.  The TITAN tank is designed to operate at 250 bar (@ 15 deg C), weighs less than 2 400 kg (5 291 Lbs) and will store over 1 840 kg (4 057 Lbs) of compressed natural gas (CNG).  A standard 40 foot TITAN module, which includes four TITAN tanks, will contain over 7 380 kg of CNG at service pressure, which equates to over 10,000 standard cubic meters (SCM) of CNG.

Mr. Dale Tiller, President of Lincoln Composites said, “We are excited at the opportunities presented by TITAN for the bulk hauling and gas storage markets. These users will no longer be weighed down with hauling heavy steel cylinders that are also a ‘plumber’s nightmare’ due to the multiplicity of fittings and tube runs required.  TITAN™ tanks are four times more efficient than competing storage systems with respect to payload, and cost competitive with liquefied natural gas (LNG) in certain duty cycles.”

TITAN was designed for the purpose of storing and distributing large quantities of compressed natural gas, hydrogen and other specialty gases.

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