'TUBE TANKER' TO CUT CONSTRUCTION COSTS

A new Norwegian tanker design, nicknamed the "tube tanker," is described. It is the work of a small project group that was organized to see whether any changes could be made to the traditional construction methods for tankers. The group aimed to design a tanker that would have: simpler welding work; less steel; no cargo tank internals; better tank resistance against cracking; increased cargo and ballast capacities; no deck girders or webs; reduced hull wet surface; reduced cargo tank surface; and reduced slamming forces from cargo in tanks. The resultant design makes use of a double-skin construction and a novel "squashed oval" cross section.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Publication Date: 1989-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 1-2/3p.
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineers Review
  • ISSN: 0047-5955

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ships; Tankers; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Old TRIS Terms: Double hulls; Tube tanker
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657171
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM