Design of A Steerable Pressure Vessel Transfer Device

A rotatable pressure vessel transfer device has been designed to meet the positioning requirements of pressure vessels in old factory buildings with limited lifting space or insufficient crane lifting capacity, as well as small factory buildings with limited overall space. The device consists of a main driving rail car, a cable reel, a control box, and a towed transport car. In order to test the load-bearing capacity, passability, and stability of the transfer device for hill parking, experiments were conducted at the factory. The experimental results show that under full load conditions, the transfer device can park stably on the sloping track without any sliding phenomenon. The curved track passes smoothly without any jamming or derailment, meeting the design requirements.