KR102047992B1 - Insulating elements for sealed and thermally insulated tank - Google Patents
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Abstract
As a sealed thermal insulation tank,
A sealing wall, a substantially parallel hexahedral shape, is provided with a rigid thermal insulation layer 32 and an upper panel 20 connected to the thermal insulation layer 32 and a rigid lower panel 31 connected to the lower portion of the thermal insulation layer 32. A heat insulation wall comprising a heat insulation element,
The upper panel and the lower panel are each provided to be able to generate bending stresses up and down in the insulation element by differential expansion when the tank wall is in a temperature gradient, each of which has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is smaller than the thermal expansion coefficient of the insulation layer. Equipped,
The panels 20 and 31 and the insulation layer 32 have mutually modified bending stresses caused by differential expansion to prevent deformation by bending of the insulation element when the tank wall is in a state of temperature gradient between the inside and outside of the tank. Arranged to be calibrated.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the field of making sealed thermal insulation tanks. In particular, the present invention relates to a tank containing a cold fluid, such as a tank for storing and transporting liquefied gas at sea.
Closed thermal insulation tanks can be used in many industries to store cold and hot products. For example, in the energy sector, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a liquid that can be stored at atmospheric pressure of about -163 ° C in a storage tank on the ground or a floating structural tank at sea.
According to one embodiment, the present invention provides a hermetic insulated tank installed in a load-bearing structure and for receiving low temperature fluid,
The tank wall is a sealing wall intended to be in contact with the product received in the tank,
A thermal insulation wall consisting of a plurality of thermal insulation elements juxtaposed to form a substantially uniform support surface with respect to the sealing wall,
It is provided in a substantially parallelepiped shape and is connected to the rigid thermal insulation layer and the rigid thermal insulation layer, supports the sealing wall, and has a thermal expansion coefficient below the
According to one embodiment, such a tank may have one or more of the features described below.
According to one embodiment, when the top panel, the bottom panel and the insulation layer are in a temperature gradient between the interior and the exterior of the tank, the bending stresses caused by the differential expansion are substantially mutually interrelated to prevent deformation due to bending of the insulation element. Arranged to be calibrated.
According to one embodiment, the lower panel has a bending stiffness less than the bending stiffness of the top panel.
According to one embodiment, the lower panel has a thickness thinner than the thickness of the upper panel.
According to one embodiment, the lower panel has slots extending through a portion of the thickness of the lower panel but extending parallel to one side of the lower panel.
According to one embodiment, the tank wall also has a second sealing wall and a second insulating wall, the second sealing wall being formed of parallel strips made of sheet metal with raised longitudinal edges to protrude toward the interior of the tank. 2 comprising parallel welding flanges projecting towards the interior of the tank to form a joint welded and sealed with adjacent raised longitudinal edges between two strips of sheet metal supported by an insulating wall; The resulting strips and welding flanges extend in the longitudinal direction of the insulating elements of the first insulating wall disposed on the second sealing wall,
The longitudinal edges and the welding flanges penetrate the lower panel and extend in the thickness direction of the thermal insulation layer of the thermal insulation elements and protrude into the longitudinal lower grooves parallel to the longitudinal sides of the thermal insulation element,
The lower panel has transverse slots penetrating a portion of the thickness of the lower panel, the slots extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal lower grooves.
According to one embodiment, the top panel is provided to be capable of generating bending stress upwards by differential expansion in the thermal insulation element when the tank wall is in a temperature gradient between the interior and exterior of the tank.
According to one embodiment, the lower panel is provided to be capable of generating bending stress downwards by differential expansion in the thermal insulation element when the tank wall is in a temperature gradient between the interior and the exterior of the tank.
According to one embodiment, the bottom panel has longitudinal bottom panel portions separated by longitudinal bottom grooves, the elongated shims spanning both sides between two adjacent longitudinal bottom panel portions to reinforce the bottom panel. The seams extend in the thickness direction of the insulating element and separate the spaces in which the longitudinal edges and the welding flanges extend.
According to one embodiment, the shims are connected by a base of shims on longitudinal lower panel portions, the bases of the shims having channels extending along the shims and separating the space.
According to one embodiment, the shims have the form of an element shaped into a U shape, the shims having a flange at each end of the U and the longitudinal lower panel portions are flanges of the element formed below the longitudinally lower panel portions. The outer surface to which they are connected.
According to one embodiment, the plurality of shims are connected in a state arranged side by side across both sides between two adjacent longitudinal panel portions.
According to one embodiment, the thermal insulation element has an upper thermal insulation layer which firmly contacts the lower side of the upper panel and an intermediate panel which firmly contacts the lower thermal insulation layer, and the rigid thermal insulation layer has a lower thermal insulation layer connected below the intermediate panel. The lower panel is connected under the lower insulating layer,
The thermal insulation element has transverse slots passing through the longitudinal lower grooves and the lower panel and extending through the thickness direction of the lower thermal insulation layer,
The longitudinal lower grooves extend parallel to the longitudinal side of the thermal insulation element, and the transverse slots extend perpendicular to the longitudinal side of the thermal insulation element.
According to one embodiment, the longitudinal lower grooves and the transverse slots completely pass through the thickness of the lower thermal insulation layer.
According to one embodiment, the tank wall comprises a second sealing wall and a second insulating wall, the second sealing wall being parallel strips made of sheet metal with raised longitudinal edges to protrude toward the interior of the tank and the second sealing wall. With parallel weld flanges projecting towards the interior of the tank to form a joint welded and sealed with adjacent raised longitudinal edges between two strips of sheet metal each time supported on an insulating wall; The resulting strips and welding flanges extend in the longitudinal direction of the insulating elements of the first insulating wall disposed on the second sealing wall,
The longitudinal edges and the welding flanges protrude into the longitudinal lower grooves of the lower insulating layer.
According to one embodiment, the lower panel has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is lower than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the upper panel.
Such tanks may form part of a terrestrial storage facility for storing LNG, for example, or may be floating structures on shore or deep water, in particular methane tankers, gas storage / regasification facilities (FSRUs), floating crude oil production / storage / It may be installed in an unloading facility (FPSO).
According to one embodiment, a vessel for transporting cold liquid product comprises a double hull and a tank described above arranged in a double hull.
According to one embodiment, the present invention also provides a method for loading or unloading such a vessel, a method of conveying cold liquid product between a floating or above ground storage facility and a tank of a vessel via an insulated pipe.
According to one embodiment, the present invention provides a system for transporting cold liquid products, which system is insulated pipe designed to connect a vessel installed in the hull of the vessel to the vessel, floating storage or ground storage facility described above. And a pump for flowing a cold liquid product between the floating storage facility or the above-ground storage facility and the vessel of the vessel through the insulating pipe.
The present invention begins with the observation that when the closed adiabatic tank is filled with liquefied natural gas, the temperature difference between the outside of the tank and the inside of the tank produces a thermal gradient within the adiabatic elements. This thermal gradient can lead to differential expansion phenomena occurring in the insulating elements, whereby the fluid tight walls are also supported by bending. Such bending may occur, in particular, when the means for connecting the thermal insulation elements in the tank cannot absorb the bending stresses of the thermal insulation element. For example, a thermal insulation element is not connected to its peripheral area as well as to the central area of its lower surface.
An aspect of the present invention is to prevent deformation of the membrane of the tank wall supported by the insulating wall while keeping them substantially flat when they are in a thermal gradient caused by a tank full of cold product.
Aspects of the present invention seek to prevent bending of a thermal insulation element comprising a one-piece of rigid foam connected between a first panel and a second panel by correcting bending stresses occurring within the thermal insulation element by thermal shrinkage differences. Based on thought
Aspects of the present invention are based on the idea of correcting bending stresses by modifying the bending stiffness of a panel of an insulating element, for example, providing a slot in the panel or modifying the thickness of the panel.
Aspects of the present invention are based on the idea of correcting bending stress by ensuring a connection between a plurality of portions formed from one of the panels to ensure its continuity, for example by separating the plurality of separated panels of the panel by the shims. Connect the sites.
Aspects of the present invention are based on the idea of preventing deformation of the thermal insulation elements by dividing the thermal insulation elements beyond their thickness located below the middle panel disposed inside the thermal insulation foam layer, the intermediate panel being capable of reducing the bending stress of the thermal insulation elements. Arranged to calibrate.
Aspects of the present invention are based on the idea of preventing deformation of the thermal insulation element by selecting different heat shrink coefficients for each panel to compensate for the bending stresses generated within the thermal insulation element.
The invention will be clearly understood by different objects, descriptions, features and effects. In addition, these will become more apparent by various embodiments described below. However, these embodiments should not be construed as limited by the drawings and the reference numerals attached thereto.
1 is a partial perspective view of a cut in the tank wall.
FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the inside of a thermal insulation element suitable for forming the first thermal insulation wall of the tank wall of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is an enlarged view of the region III including the transverse slots in FIG. 2.
4 is an enlarged view of a region IV including shims in FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 showing a modification of the shim.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the underside of a thermal insulation element with shims such as shown in FIG. 5. FIG.
7 is a perspective view of the top of a variant of the thermal insulation element with the intermediate panel in FIG. 2.
8 and 9 are side views of the thermal insulation element shown in FIG. 7.
10 is a schematic view of the methane tank and the terminal for loading / unloading the tank.
The differential shrinkage phenomenon will be briefly mentioned through the simple example shown schematically in FIG.
The layers of
Insulating foams have a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than plywood. In addition, the foam shrinks further by the ambient temperature than the
The same phenomenon can be observed in the second example schematically shown in FIG. 12, where the
1 shows a partial view of the tank wall of a methane tanker. For convenience, the "top" refers to the case where it is located closer to the interior of the tank, and the "bottom" refers to the case where it is located closer to the load-supporting structure 8, and the It is independent of direction. The load-bearing structure 8 consists of an inner wall and a double hull of a ship.
The tank wall comprises a second insulating wall 1 supporting the second fluid
The second thermal insulation wall 1 and the first thermal insulation wall 3 consist of second
The
The
The first fixing
These
The first
Like the second insulating elements, the first
The
2 shows in more detail first insulating
The first
Returning to FIG. 1, it can be seen that
According to one embodiment, the insulating
When the tank is filled with liquefied natural gas, the first fluid
If the
The bending stress is especially explained in that the bending stiffness of the
Specifically, the Young's modulus and the Young's modulus of the plywood are approximately E plywood = 10000 MPa and E foam = 100 MPa, respectively. Furthermore, the section modulus proportional to the third square of the thickness is
I form = (100-12-12) 3 = 438,976mm 3
For plywood I plywood = (12) 3 = 1,727 mm 3
The bending stiffnesses of the plywood and foam are approximately as follows respectively.
The insulating
However, the
In this embodiment, in order to balance the bending stress in the
The function of the
3 shows in detail a side view of one of the
The
In contrast to the
According to one embodiment, each
The
In order to receive the
In order to firmly attach the
Preferably, the plurality of
An inverted-T shaped
Correction of the bending stress prevents the bending of the
An alternative to the shims disclosed in connection with FIGS. 2 to 4 is to use shims in the form of
Compared to the method for firm bonding of the
Each forming
Each forming
In a similar manner to the
More specifically, each end of the
7 to 9 show another insulating element suitable for the first insulating wall. This
The
However, the sizes of the
The
In a general manner, dividing the
The function of the
Moreover, the
In a similar manner, the
In another variant of the thermal insulation element, the
Here, ΔTtoppanel and ΔTbottompanel are the temperature difference at the ambient temperature and the temperature of each
The above insulation elements can also be used to implement the second insulation wall.
The tanks described above can be used in a variety of installations, such as ground facilities or methane tankers or similar floating structures.
The tanks can be manufactured from other well-known geometries such as, for example, prismatic structures on the double hull of a ship or cylinder structures on the ground. Referring to FIG. 10, a cutaway view of a
By a method well known per se, the loading / unloading pipes arranged on the upper deck of the ship can be connected by a suitable connector to load / unload LNG cargo between the
10 shows an example of a marine terminal that includes a loading / unloading
In order to generate the pressure required for the delivery of liquefied gas, it is possible to use pumps which are shipped and carried on the
Although the present invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, it is not limited to these embodiments, and the technical equivalents of the above described means and combinations thereof within the scope of the present invention include all such equivalents if they fall within the scope of the present invention. It is self-evident.
The use of "includes" and its use does not exclude the presence of other elements or steps than those specified in the claims. The use of an indefinite article on a component or step does not exclude the presence of multiple components or steps unless otherwise specified.
In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim.
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Tank wall,
A first sealing wall 4 provided with intent to contact a product received in the tank;
A first insulating wall (3) consisting of a plurality of insulating elements (5, 6) juxtaposed to form a uniform support surface for the first sealing wall;
It has a parallelepiped shape and is directly or indirectly connected to the rigid thermal insulation layers 19 and 33 and the rigid thermal insulation layer and supports the first sealing wall and has a thermal expansion smaller than the thermal expansion coefficient of the rigid thermal insulation layer. A thermal insulation element having an upper panel 20 having a coefficient and a rigid lower panel 18 connected below the rigid thermal insulation layer and having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of the rigid thermal insulation layer;
A second sealing wall (2) and a second insulating wall (1);
The second sealing wall is supported on the second insulating wall and parallel strips of sheet metal 10 with the longitudinal edges 12 raised so as to project toward the interior of the tank and each time made of sheet metal 10. Parallel welding flanges protruding toward the inside of the tank to form a joint that is sealed and welded with the adjacent longitudinal edges raised between the two strips, the strips of sheet metal and the welding flanges Extend longitudinally of the insulating elements of the first insulating wall disposed on the second sealing wall,
The longitudinal edges and the weld flanges penetrate the lower panel 18 and extend in the thickness direction of the rigid thermal insulation layer of the thermal insulation elements, the first thermal insulation extending parallel to the longitudinal sides of the thermal insulation element. Protrudes into the longitudinal lower groove 11 of the wall 3,
The lower panel has transverse slots 24, 34 extending through a portion of the thickness of the lower panel 18, the slots extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal lower grooves 11. Hermetic insulated tank.
The thermal insulation element has an upper thermal insulation layer 32 which firmly contacts the lower side of the upper panel and an intermediate panel 31 which firmly contacts the lower portion of the upper thermal insulation layer 32, the rigid thermal insulation layer 33. ) Forms a lower thermal insulation layer 33 connected to the lower portion of the intermediate panel 31, and the lower panel 18 is connected to the lower thermal insulation layer,
The thermal insulation element has the longitudinal lower grooves 11, the transverse slots 34 passing through the lower panel and extending in the thickness direction of the lower thermal insulation layer 33,
And the longitudinal lower grooves and the transverse slots each extend perpendicular and parallel to the longitudinal side of the thermal insulation element.
The longitudinal lower grooves (11) and the transverse slots (34) are completely insulated in the thickness direction of the lower thermal insulation layer (33).
The lower panel has longitudinal lower panel portions 21, 22 separated by the longitudinal lower grooves 11,
Extending shims 27 and 29 are connected across both sides between two adjacent longitudinal lower panel portions to reinforce the lower panel,
And the shims extend in the thickness direction of the rigid thermal insulation layer and separate a space in which the longitudinal edges and the welding flanges extend.
The shims 27 are connected by the base 28 of the shims 27 on the longitudinal lower panel portions 21, 22, the base 28 of the shims 27 extending along the shims and Closed insulation tank having a channel for separating the space.
The shims 29 have the form of elements shaped into a U shape 43, the shims having flanges at each end of the U shape,
And said longitudinal lower panel portions have an outer surface (30) below said longitudinal lower panel portions to which flanges of said shaped elements are connected.
And a plurality of shims (27, 29) are connected in parallel and on both sides between the two adjacent longitudinal panel portions.
The lower panel (18) has a thermal expansion coefficient greater than the thermal expansion coefficient of the upper panel (20).
The upper panel is provided to be capable of generating bending stress upwards in the insulating element by differential expansion when the tank wall is in a state of temperature gradient between the inside and the outside of the tank, and the lower panel is configured to allow the tank wall to When there is a temperature gradient between the inside and the outside of the tank, it is possible to generate bending stress downward on the insulation element by differential expansion,
The upper panel, the lower panel and the rigid thermal insulation layer are caused by the differential expansion to prevent deformation by bending of the thermal insulation element when the tank wall is in a state of temperature gradient between the interior and exterior of the tank. An enclosed insulated tank in which bending stresses are arranged to be mutually compensated.
The vessel comprises a double hull (72) and a tank (71) of any one of claims 1 to 3 disposed in the double hull.
The low temperature liquid product is a method of using a ship that is transferred between the floating or above-ground storage facility (77) and the tank of the vessel (70) through a heat insulating pipe (73, 79, 76, 81).
Insulation pipes (73,79,76,81) and the thermal insulation provided to connect the tank (71) installed on the hull of the vessel to the vessel 70, floating storage facility or ground storage facility (77) according to claim 10 A pump for flowing a low temperature liquid product between the floating storage facility or above ground storage facility and a tank of the vessel through a pipe.
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