INSULATION, SYSTEMS AND MATERIALS

A review of the insulation systems for various LNG containment systems is presented. The manner in which each type of insulation system is used is described. The different materials, those being used at the present and those planned for usage in the future are described, with physical makeup of the material, advantages and disadvantages of each, and the type of containment system which each material would best be suited.

• Corporate Authors:

  Spearhead Publications Limited

  2 Fife Road
  Kingston-on-Thomas S, urrey,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 35-37
• Serial:
  • Tanker and Bulk Carrier
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 20
  • Publisher: Terminus Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container tanks; Cryogenic materials; Electric insulating materials; Insulating materials; Insulation systems; Liquefied natural gas; Materials selection
• Old TRIS Terms: Lng tank insulation; Materials evaluation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097516
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1975 12:00AM