Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
INTERMODAL STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION CONTAINER
An intermodal container for transporting frac proppant, such as frac sand, and/or other types of granular material is disclosed. The intermodal container is designed to receive frac sand from a quarry or other frac sand supply source. Once the container is filled with material, the container is loaded onto a transportation device and transported to a well site. Once received at the well site, the containers can be stacked and the frac sand stored until needed. Once the frac sand is needed, the containers are placed on a base unit and the container discharges its contents onto a conveying system formed as part of the base unit. The conveying system directs the frac sand to a blending location. The empty intermodal containers can be removed from the base unit and loaded onto a transportation device to be refilled at a mine site.
» Number: US2017274813A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 28/09/2017
» Applicant: PROPPANT EXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC?[US]
» Inventor: EIDEN III KENNETH W?[US]; HUNTER BRIAN ANDREW?[CA] (4)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
