Abstract:
The present invention is related to a corner panel of an LNG cargo that includes a main body, which constitutes a corner area of the cargo, and a stress diverging part, which reduces the convergence of stress of the main body by being integrated with an internal face of the main body and being formed with curvature. Therefore, by forming the corner area of the LNG cargo in a single body having a round-shaped curvature, convergence of stress caused by the deformation of the hull and thermal deformation can be prevented, and possibility of crack in a secondary barrier can be removed. By allowing the secondary barrier to be formed in a curved shape, the constructability of the secondary barrier can be greatly improved. Since no hardwood key or plywood is required, the thickness of a primary barrier can be reduced as the stress is decreased and the reliability of the secondary barrier is improved, and the weight can be greatly reduced over the conventional cargo corner area.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a metal membrane for a low-temperature-fluid storage tank wherein longitudinal and transverse corrugations are formed and both corrugations intersect each other. In the intersection of the corrugations, a bidirectional expandable member connected to each corrugation is formed so that the bidirectional expandable member is longitudinally and transversely expandable. The bidirectional expandable member is protruded and is shaped like a pyramid, a dome or a cross. Each metal membrane is welded into a unit panel and the edge of each metal membrane is welded with the common edge of another adjacent metal membrane to keep a cargo warehouse air-tight, and ultra-low-temperature LNG is stored inside the cargo warehouse, so when the metal membrane contracts due to thermal deviation, the present invention reduces plane rigidity and, at the same time, equalizes plane rigidity of two intersecting directions. Accordingly, durability is improved, air-tightness is maintained and storage of low-temperature liquid is stabilized, regardless of extreme thermal deviation. Furthermore, fabrication of the storage tank is improved because the present metal membrane is easily clamped by a clamping unit of a welding robot or a transfer device.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to an apparatus for a cargo insulation panel and an insulation panel using the fixing apparatus. By providing a fixing apparatus of a cargo insulation panel and an insulation panel using the fixing apparatus, which include a fixing plate adhered to one face of the insulation panel, a plurality of fixing brackets protruded to the outside of the fixing plate, protruded portions of the fixing brackets being fixed by stud bolts arranged on the hull, and coupling means being configured to couple the fixing brackets to the fixing plate, the present invention can improve the continuity of the insulation panel, enhance the adhesiveness and airtightness with a member such as supple triplex, easily adjust adjacent insulation panels vertically or laterally, and solve the problem of damage by interference or the inconvenience of transportation by allowing the fixing bracket to be inserted during the transportation of the insulation panel.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to an apparatus for a cargo insulation panel and an insulation panel using the fixing apparatus. By providing a fixing apparatus of a cargo insulation panel and an insulation panel using the fixing apparatus, which include a fixing plate adhered to one face of the insulation panel, a plurality of fixing brackets protruded to the outside of the fixing plate, protruded portions of the fixing brackets being fixed by stud bolts arranged on the hull, and coupling means being configured to couple the fixing brackets to the fixing plate, the present invention can improve the continuity of the insulation panel, enhance the adhesiveness and airtightness with a member such as supple triplex, easily adjust adjacent insulation panels vertically or laterally, and solve the problem of damage by interference or the inconvenience of transportation by allowing the fixing bracket to be inserted during the transportation of the insulation panel.
Abstract:
An insulation structure of a cargo tank in an LNG carrier and a method of constructing the insulation structure are disclosed. By providing an insulation structure of a cargo tank in an LNG carrier and a method of constructing the insulation structure, which includes a first metal foil attached and installed in between the top insulation panel and the bottom insulation panel, a second metal foil attached to and installed on the first metal foil that is positioned on an upper side of a gap formed between the bottom insulation panels, and a top bridge panel attached to and installed on an upper side of the second metal foil, the sealing integrity of the cargo tank can be improved.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a reinforcing member for a membrane for improving the pressure-withstanding property of the membrane having corrugations, and a membrane assembly having the reinforcing member and a method of constructing the membrane assembly. By providing a reinforcing member for a membrane having corrugations and installed in an insulating structural member of an LNG cargo, the present invention can prevent the collapse of the corrugation and attenuate shocks against a same load without increasing the facial rigidity of the corrugation, and improve the insulating property by forming an additional insulating layer.