• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.1-7
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• 1995

1992년 9월 현재 전 세계적으로 운전 중(건설포함)인 액화 및 인수기지의 LNG 저장탱크는 지상식-이중벽 금속 탱크, 지상식-맴브레인 PC 탱크, 지상식-자립식 내부탱크/PC 외부탱크, 피드식-RC(Reinforced Concrete) 보강둑 탱크, 피트식-이중벽 금속탱크, 피트식-자립식 내부탱크/PC 외부탱크 및 지하식 탱크의 7가지 유형으로 나 타낼 수 있다. 또한 액화천연가스를 저장하는 내부탱크 소재에 따라 9%Ni강 및 MEMBRANE(SUS304) 형식으로 대별할 수 있다. MEMBRANE 저장탱크 형식의 핵심기술인 MEMBRANE은 -162.deg.C의 LNG에 의한 열수축팽창에 견딜 수 있도록 스테인레스강판 (SUS304)을 사용하여 기하학적으로 특이한 주름진 형상을 갖도록 설계되었으며 주름 형상에 따라 프랑스의 테크니가즈(Technigaz), 일본의 가와사끼(Kawasaki). 미쓰비시 (Mitsubishi), 이시가와지마하리마(Ishikawajima-Harima)사의 멤브레인과 세계에서 3번째로 한국가스공사 연구개발원이 개발한 링디식 멤브레인으로 구별할 수 있다. 본 해설에서는 국내의 전국 천연가스 공급사업계획 및 건설현황을 검토하고 최근 전 세계적으로 널리 사용되고 있는 액화천연가스 저장탱크의 종류를 용량별, 년도별로 분석하여 전세계의 액화천연가스 저장탱크에 관해 소개 하겠다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.40-44
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• 2009

This is a comparative structural analysis for a steel roof LNG storage tank that has some advantages relatively in designing larger scale tanks and construction cost, etc. compared with a conventional concrete roof LNG storage tank as the capacity of LNG storage tanks is bigger. Structural analysis was performed on a 200,000$k{\ell}$ steel roof LNG storage tank and a concrete of the same capacity in condition of three critical load combination cases, a normal operation, a LNG spillage and seismic case by using finite element method. And comparative structural safety evaluation was carried out by using strength ratio in places of concrete wall, foundation and roof with a quantitative method.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.7 no.3 s.20
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• pp.18-23
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• 2003

The demand of LNG in Korea has dramatically increased since it was first imported in 1986. Thus, more LNG storage tanks are required to meet the growing consumption of LNG. However the design, construction, and analysis of LNG storage facility need highly advanced technology compared to the general structures due to the fluid-structure interaction and the low temperature of LNG. Recently Korea Gas Corporation(KOGAS) constructed a pilot LNG storage tank, and it is in operation to develop and accumulate the core technology. As a part of those objects, the fundamental dynamic test for the pilot tank were performed. For this study, dynamic test were carried out and the dynamic characteristics of the pilot tank were verified and analyzed.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.21-27
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• 2009

This paper presents the numerical study on the strength safety of the prestressed concrete outer tank for a LNG storage tank, which is manufactured by sets of membrane panels with special corrugations. This study for a finite element analysis assumes that the membrane panel of the inner tank was fractured and the liquefied natural gas stored in the inner membrane tank was leaked to the prestressed concrete outer tank. The stress and displacement of the outer tank have been analyzed for five different loadings, which are originated by a hydrostatic pressure and a weight of a LNG, a temperature difference, a weight of the prestressed concrete and a boil-off gas pressure. The computed FEM results indicate that the PC outer tank with a storage capacity of 200,000$m^3$ has a good strength safety for a leaked LNG from the membrane inner tank, but the increased cryogenic loadings in which are originated by a leaked LNG decreases the strength safety of the PC structure. This may lead to the collapse of the outer storage tank.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.1095-1101
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• 2008

In this paper, seismic analysis of LNG storage tank is performed. The analysis models are both pipe and pipe, wall and guide of LNG tank. And equivalent static analysis and response spectrum analysis are applied to these two models, respectively. From the analysis, deflections and equivalent stresses are compared. Results show that response spectrum analysis is more accurate than equivalent static analysis for LNG storage tank.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.14-20
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• 2008

In this numerical study, the leakage safety of the LNG tank in which is constructed by membrane inner tank-plywood-polyurethane form-plywood-prestressed concrete structures has been presented for four leakage analysis models. The LNG leak criterion of the tank wall with a storage capacity of $200,000\;m^3$ is analyzed based on the thermal resistance technique. This means that if the cryogenic temperature of a leaked LNG is detected at the outer side of the PC wall, it may be leaked through the wall thickness of the tank. The calculated results based on the thermal resistance method between two walls show that the plywood, PUF, and another plywood walls may block the leakage of the leaked LNG even though the strength of these walls is already collapsed by a leaked LNG pressure. But, the leaked LNG may pass the thickness of the prestressed concrete wall for a period of elapsed time even though the PC outer tank supports the leaked LNG pressure. Thus, the PC outer tank may extend the leakage time of a leaked LNG.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.26-32
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• 2017

Outer tank concretes of LNG storage tank are composed of prestressed concrete structures that act as a protective wall. The danger such as the collapse of structures will exist if concrete structures is not secured due to the deterioration. Concrete compressive strength directly related to the safety of structures can be predicted by using estimation equation of compressive strength through rebound hardness test and ultrasonic wave velocity method. But, there is no the estimation equation of LNG storage tank for a relation between NDT data and real strength. In this study, to obtain more accurate real strengths for LNG storage tank, core specimens were sampled from walls of pilot LNG storage tank. The rebound hardness test of general NDT for concrete structures was carried out at each 3 positions for the four areas. The compressive strength estimation equation of LNG storage tank was developed by using the data for rebound hardness test of pilot LNG storage tank and compressive strength test of sampled concrete cores.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.58-63
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• 2013

LNG(Liquefied Natural Gas) has been considered as the green energy. Thus, the demand of natural gas is keep increasing around the world, and various studies are actively under progress about the LNG storage tank. To calculate the seismic forces of actual LNG storage tank, FEM model has to include inner tank, outer tank, pile and soil to implement the interaction between structure and ground. So, this paper is represent the study about inner tank model of three cases using Malhotra method in EN 1998-4(European Standard). The results of calculation were compared, and the most suitable to inner tank model was suggested.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.34-39
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• 2009

Traditionally all concrete roof type LNG storage tank have been constructing in Korea regardless of LNG tank types. But a steel roof LNG storage tank has merits relatively in designing larger scale tanks and construction cost so it is on the table to apply. This study was carried for the standardized development of impact and fire hazard analysis on a 200,000$k{\ell}$ steel roof LNG storage tank designed by KOGAS and for getting quantitative safety data on a steel roof LNG storage tank compared with a conventional concrete roof LNG storage tank by evaluating with this method. Hazard analysis on each four impact and fire scenarios were developed and evaluated by using finite element methods.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.36-41
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• 2008

Using the finite element analysis, this paper presents the strength safety of a side wall of an outer tank and a roof structures in a full containment LNG storage tank system. The outer tank structure in which is constructed with a prestressed concrete is forced by internal hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressures of a leaked LNG and an external wind pressure including a typhoon one. The FEM computed results show that the ring beam between a side wall of an outer tank and a roof structure supports most of the internal and the external loads. This means that the design point of the outer tank system is a ring beam structure and the other one is a center part of the roof structure. In this FE analysis model of a full containment LNG tank system, the outer tank and the roof structures are safe for the given combined loads such as an internal leaked LNG pressure and an external typhoon pressure.