INTERNAL INSULATION FOR LNG

The paper presents the characteristics of polyphenylene oxide foam (PPO) as a candidate material for insulating both liquid hydrogen and LNG tanks. Internal insulation systems appear to offer a number of advantages over conventional external systems, particularly for self- supporting, spherical tanks typical of the Moss-Rosenberg containment system. It was concluded that an open-cell internal-gas-layer-insulation system for large, shipborne LNG tanks offers a number of advantages over insulation systems of conventional design, including improved thermal efficiency, reliability, safety, and manufacturing flexibility--along with reduced system costs and weight.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for 4th Jt AIChE-CSChE Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Sept 9-12, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  Plenum Publishing Company

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• Authors:
  • Tatro, R E
  • Bennett Jr, F O
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 315-326
• Serial:
  • Advances in Cryogenic Engineering
  • Volume: 20
  • Publisher: Plenum Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containing equipment; Cryogenic materials; Foams; Insulating materials; Insulation systems; Liquefied natural gas
• Old TRIS Terms: Foam insulation; Lng containment systems; Lng insulation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00135393
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM