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Flexible tanks are a kind of storage equipment for liquids such as water or oil. Compared to steel tanks, flexible tanks have many advantages, including lighter weight and being rustproof, foldable, and quicker and easier to set up. With the same capacity, a flexible tank may have just 10% of a steel tank's weight. The disadvantages of flexible tanks include lower durability and shorter longevity. Some flexible tanks can be used as transport containers on trucks, ships, or aeroplanes, with some suitable for use in airdrops, helicopter swing, or hauling water. Flexible tanks can be made of high-tensile strength polyester fabric, with elastomer or plastomer (PU, PVC, nitrile) coated on both sides. ==History== Flexible tanks were first used in World War II aircraft including both fighters such as the Spitfire and bombers. Early manufacturers of flexible tanks included Marston Excelsior, who made fuel tanks for Vickers Wellington bombers and de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers in World War II.〔(Grace's Guide: Marston Excelsior )〕 Flexible tanks can be used to transport wine,〔''(Flexible tanks for bulk wine storage )''. Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker. 2004. Issue 487, pages 100-104. (behind paywall)〕 juices, latex, oils and chemicals. Flexible tanks "made of fabric sandwiched between layers of rubber-like material" were advertised by ICI in 1959 as ways of carrying "all kinds of liquids from formaldehyde to fruit juice", and to "hold with equal safety anything from acids to drinking water." The advertisement compared modern flexible tanks to goatskins used to carry liquids by "our ancient forefathers".〔(ICI advertisement ). The New Scientist. 16 April 1959. Volume 5, Number 126. Page 826.〕 The tanks used in F1 and rally cars and fighting vehicle fuel tanks are a kind of fabric reinforced thermoplastic or rubber Storage tank for liquids. These have greatly reduced deaths from fire among racing drivers.〔(Technical F1 Dictionary: Fuel cell or Fuel tank ). Retrieved 4 November 2012.〕 Rubber fuel tanks have been viable technology for cars since the late 1950s, but few manufacturers have adopted them. In 1962, 10,000 gallon flexible tanks made of neoprene rubber were used to store fuel oil in Antarctica. Each tank weighed 750 pounds and could be folded up into a volume of 125 cubic feet. The tanks were laid directly on to the Antarctic permafrost.〔(Fuel Facilities ). National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Polar Research, International Council of Scientific Unions. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Symposium on Antarctic Logistics, Boulder, Colorado. August 13–17, 1962 Page 323.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flexible tanks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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