TRAINING ON MEMBRANE LNG TECHNIQUES

One more compact training course for the people working on board of or involved in the design and construction of the vessels transporting liquefied natural gases, i.e. so-called LNG carriers. There are four major sections in the present course. The first section introduces learners to the membrane LNG concept, particularly the integrated cargo tanks with cryogenic liners.

Then the readers proceed to the pre-concept stage where the job flowchart is presented, followed with the areas to be concentrated on during the design of the subject vessels, including selection of the main dimension and propulsion type, layout of the cargo tanks, weight distribution, general hull scantling, etc. The next area covered in the booklet is the loading – here, the four sample loading cases are presented.

The power estimation has been paid attention. There are several other important aspects covered in the volume including, but not limited to the selection of the steel grades for the hull construction, thermal analysis and boil-off rate, scantling requirements and others. The document will be a great supplementary visual training tool for those in need for the general idea of the LNG transportation.