LNG TRANSPORT IN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE SHIPS AND BOTH SAFETY AND ECONOMY AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE EXAMPLE OF A 128,000-CU-M-TANKER

TRANSPORT VON LNG SCHIFFEN AUS SPANNBETON UND SICHERUNG SOWIE WIRTSCHAFTLICHEIT AM BEISPIEL EINES 128000 TANKERS

This article deals with a new way of transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a prestressed concrete ship with self-propulsion, in which the insulated tanks are integrated into the hull, as distinguished from the conventional LNG carrier design (single hull concept). Operational and safety advantages of this novel design approach are discussed, and it is shown that the construction and operating costs of the prestressed concrete carrier are lower than those of conventional ships of this type.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available from Netherlands Maritime Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Maritime Traffic Systems, Proceedings of an International Symposium, The Hague, Netherlands, April 11-14, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Urban-Verlag Hamburg Wein GmbH

  Alfredstrasse 1
  2 Hamburg 76,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Finsterwalder, K
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 376-380
• Serial:
  • ErdoelErdgasZeitschrift: Maritime Rohstoffgew
  • Volume: 92
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Urban Verlag GmbH

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete construction; Container tanks; Costs; Design; Economic analysis; Hulls; Liquefied gases; Liquefied natural gas; Prestressed concrete; Prestressing; Shipbuilding; Ships; Tankers; Transportation; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete hulls; Construction and outfitting; Hull and tank interaction; Lng tank design
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157107
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1977 12:00AM