APPLICATION OF VACUUM TO THE INSULATION SPACES IN ORDER TO REDUCE BOIL-OFF ON MEMBRANE-TYPE LNG CARRIERS.

Author(s) : VERSCHUUR E.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

A METHOD OF REDUCING THE BOIL-OFF RATE OF MEMBRANE-TYPE LNG CARRIERS IS DESCRIBED. THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH CARRIED OUT ON A LABORATORY SCALE INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INSULATION MATERIALS ARE DISCUSSED, AND THE RESULTS OF THE VARIOUS TRIALS, FIRST ON A TEST TANK AND SECONDLY ON AN LNG SHIP, ARE PRESENTED. (BMT ABSTR., GB., 41, N 9, 1986/09, 809, 69,315.

Details

  • Original title: APPLICATION OF VACUUM TO THE INSULATION SPACES IN ORDER TO REDUCE BOIL-OFF ON MEMBRANE-TYPE LNG CARRIERS.
  • Record ID : 1987-0426
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Trans. Inst. mar. Eng. - RApp. n. 12
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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