9500 gallon container tank

[cvermeulen]

What I found is an extruded aluminum channel that can be cut an welded in place The channel cross section is in the shape of a lower case h <---- the bottom section of the h slips over the cut edge of the window opening and the upper section forms a grove to hold the silicone bead and the acryllic pannel. The channel is tack welded in place and the open spaces are filled with non-toxic expanding foam. The company I located has channel stock like this on hand and is willing to custom manufacture channel in case the container tanks ever go into any sort of limited production.

Are you talking about welding the aluminum channel to the steel container shell?

 

[Wolf3101]

No...to itself after bieng beveled to fit the opening. Once it's in place it's not going anywhere so theres no need to attach it to the container. The expanding foam will seal the openings and help to hold it in place. I have all of this in my mind and it's always difficult to explain it properly...after all all of you should KNOW what I'm thinking...LOL The bottom portion of the channel would be a tight fit by the way and need to be lightly hammered in place. It WON'T be moving around once it's in place especially with the water pressure behind it. The acrylllic pannel will be held in place with the silicone and small bendable tabs until the tanks filled.

 

[cvermeulen]

O think I see what you're getting at. You could even bolt it in place if you were concerned about it moving. I'm not sure about expanding foam though.

I would be tempted to use 2 or 3" steel angle iron (whatever size is needed to completely cover the zig-sagging corrogations in the container wall. So like, cut out your window rectangle, weld the angle iron to the inside raw cut edges with a continuous zigzag weld (or even probably just stitch welding it would be fine, if your sealing process could handle some small gaps). Then just sit the window inside the angle iron and let the water pressure hold it in place against a silicone or other type of sealant gasket.

 

[Wolf3101]

I thaught about that originally but this extruded channel has a LOT of advantages over that type of construction. The expanding foam I'll be using will be the same stuff I'm gong to use to form rocks on the back and sides of the tanks. It will ALL be sealed after it's in place even the stuff around the window frames. Don't forget that part of this project is geared towords eventual limited production so it needs to be able to be done as quickly and simply as possible. I'll also use a rubber gasket between the window channel and the container wall.

 

[fatguyenalilcoat]

When are you going to get started on this plan?

 

[Wolf3101]

Unfortunatly things are a bit up in the air at the moment because of my wifes job. She up for as promotion that might force us to relocate to Washington state. I'm working on completeing the renovations on our AZ house to get it sold and will then start on the one here in cali. Once we hear about the job situation We'll know where to look for land for the ranch. After we get moved and the container home is well under way then I can start playing with the big box tanks...