Explosion proof vehicle for tank inspection

William T Zollinger; Kerry M Klingler; Scott G Bauer

Explosion proof vehicle for tank inspection

William T Zollinger (Inventor), Kerry M Klingler (Inventor), Scott G Bauer (Inventor)

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Abstract

An Explosion Proof Vehicle (EPV) having an interior substantially filled with an inert fluid creating an interior pressure greater than the exterior pressure. One or more flexible tubes provide the inert fluid and one or more electrical conductors from a control system to the vehicle. The vehicle is preferably used in subsurface tank inspection, whereby the vehicle is submerged in a volatile fluid.

Original language	American English
Patent number	8122780
State	Published - Feb 2012
Externally published	Yes

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