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http://dx.doi.org/10.7842/kigas.2014.18.1.17

Review about Thermal Stability Reinforcing Method of the Concrete Sidewall of the LNG Storage Tank Using Sprayed PUF  

Lee, Yeongbeom (R&D Dept. of Korea Gas Corporation)
Choe, Keonhyeong (R&D Dept. of Korea Gas Corporation)
Yoon, Ihnsoo (R&D Dept. of Korea Gas Corporation)
Han, Chonghun (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas / v.18, no.1, 2014 , pp. 17-24 More about this Journal
Abstract
LNG storage tank is a facility to store liquefied natural gas (LNG) and its safety and stability to be greatly needed. When there is a LNG leakage in case of primary container problem, a special facility such as a bund wall should be constructed to store the leaked LNG. But this method makes the land usage inefficient and construction price high. So nowadays the full containment type LNG storage tank is selected instead of constructing a bund wall. In the full containment type tank, the concrete sidewall has the ability to store LNG temporarily. There are largely two methods to give the concrete sidewall the ability. In a method, rebar should be used when constructing the side wall of the LNG storage tank. In the other method, the protecting material such as sprayed polyurethane foam should be applied on the inner surface of the concrete sidewall. Sprayed PUF keeps the temperature of the sidewall above the specified temperature during the specified periods. Recently the thermal stability reinforcing method using sprayed polyurethane foam has been applied to all LNG storage tank built in Korea.
Keywords
liquefied natural gas; LNG storage tank; full containment; polyurethane foam; cryogenic temperature;
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