The importation of non-polutional natural gas shall be predestinated with a very rapid increase in its demand especially in U.S.A. (also in Japan and Europe), in co-operation with the established developements of transporting Liquefied gases in oceangoing tankers, although the overall investments of such projects as for gas source, LNG carrier and storage, comes to huge amount involving difficulties to be solvable.
There have been under consideration to make further building for such typical four systems in LNG carries as “self-supporting prismatic tank”, “self-supporting spherical tank”, “membrane tank” and “semi-membrane tank”.
Three dimensional stress analysis by finite element method have been established and available to tank design, although several discussions being done to make identify the view of dynamical design loads and concerned allowable stress in connection with Regulatory Bodies.
And also several experimental researches through the fabrication of model tank are still proceeding in shipbuilding yard to obtain the conclusion of tank material to be selected incorporating together with fabricating methods, from which actual working procedure shall be established.
With regard to insulation and piping system, several experimental researches are also proceeding to obtain developed insulation material and to have their fabrication methods established to meet cryogenic use.
This paper explains the overall on cryogenic techniques on ships carrying LNG close to atmospheric pressure, in such several items as for containing systems, tank, insulation, piping and instrumentation.
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