• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.48-54
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• 2012

Building above-ground membrane LNG storage tanks have been recently actively reviewed because they have advantages in ease of large capacity, environmental friendliness, and low possibility of gas leakage of the inner tank (slow increase of leakage speed). In this paper, the safety of membrane LNG storage tanks was ensured through comparative risk assessment of full-containment LNG storage tanks and membrane LNG storage tanks by using Fault Tree Analysis (FTA). Risk assessment results showed that both types of tanks have very similar level of risk except for the membrane storage tanks without additional safety equipments (early model).

• 한국가스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.65-72
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• 2003

현행 가스법상 지상식 LNG 저장탱크에 있어서 일정 용량의 저장탱크 주위에는 액상의 가스가 누출된 경우에 그 유출을 방지할 수 있는 방류둑(Dike) 또는 이와 동등 이상의 효과가 있는 시설을 설치하도록 규정하고 있어, 실제로 모든 지상식 LNG 저장탱크에 대해서 별도의 방류둑 설치를 의무화하고 있다. 또한, 예외규정으로 국제기준(international codes and standards)에 의해 설계되는 저장탱크는 심의를 통해 방류둑 기능을 인정할 수 있도록 하고 있다. 외국의 경우 LNG 저장탱크는 일반적으로 자국내 법령보다는 국제기준에 의해 건설됨으로써 1차 탱크로부터 일정거리의 둘레에 방류둑이 필요한 단일방호식 저장탱크 이외에 이중방호식, 완전방호식(full-containment) 및 멤브레인식(membrane) 저장탱크의 경우 외부(콘크리트, 강재)탱크가 방류둑 기능을 가지고 있어 별도의 방류둑이 필요없는 구조로 규정하고 있다. 멤브레인 LNG 저장탱크의 경우 프랑스, 일본 및 한국이 설계기술을 보유하고 있고, 최근 프랑스 및 한국에서 별도의 방류둑 없는 지상식 멤브레인 저장탱크 건설이 추진되고 있으나 양국 모두 자국법의 방류둑 규정에 의해 건설의 장애요소로 작용하고 있다. 따라서 지상식 멤브레인 LNG 저장탱크의 방류둑 기능에 대한 각 국의 법령 및 기준을 조사하고, 방류둑 일체형 저장탱크(완전방호식 및 멤브레인 저장탱크)의 형식별 안전성 평가 자료를 비교 검토함으로써 방류둑 일체형 멤브레인 저장탱크의 국내 도입의 타당성을 검토하고자 하였다. 조사결과 유럽, 미국 및 일본에서는 이중벽 LNG 저장탱크의 경우 콘크리트 외부탱크가 방류둑 기능을 가지는 것으로 규정하고 있으며, 특히 EN 1473과 제정중인 prEN 265002에서는 멤브레인 저장탱크의 경우 내부 멤브레인 탱크 누출시 단열시스템과 함께 외부 콘크리트 탱크가 액밀성 및 기밀성을 동시에 가지는 것으로 별도의 방류둑이 불필요함을 규정하고 있다. 프랑스 및 일본의 방류둑 일체형 LNG 저장탱크에 대한 위험성 평가 결과를 검토한 결과 멤브레인 저장탱크와 완정방호식 저장탱크는 안전성 차원에서 거의 동일한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 국내에서 개발한 지상식 멤브레인 LNG 저장탱크 설계모델에 대한 안전성 제고 및 안전성 평가 등을 통해 객관적인 안전성 근거가 확보된다면 동 탱크의 경우에도 완전방호식 LNG 저장탱크와 같이 외부콘크리트 저장탱크의 방류둑 기능인정이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.9-14
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• 2009

In this study, the stress and deformation characteristics of corner protection in which is fabricated in an insulation area have been analyzed using a finite element method. The proposed corner protection may increase the strength and leakage safeties of conventional LNG storage system. The stress and deformation of LNG storage tank system are computed for an insulation panel box, membrane inner tank, and prestressed concrete outer tank. The FEM computed results indicate that the stress and displacement of new membrane LNG tank system with a corner protection between an inner tank and an outer tank are reduced in comparison to those of a conventional membrane LNG tank. This is explained that the strength safety of LNG membrane tank system may be increased due to a strength stiffness of a corner protection.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.8-17
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• 1995

LNG를 저장할 수 있는 탱크는 주로 지상식이거나 반지하식이며 그 용량은 매우 다양하다. 우리나라에서는 지상식 탱크가 평택 인수기지에 10만m$^{3}$급 Membrane Type 6기가 건설되었고 1기는 거의 완성단계이며, 현재 추가로 건설 중인 3기를 포함하면 총 10기의 탱크를 확보하게 된다. 또한 제2인수기지인 인천에도 동급 으로서 9%Ni강을 사용하는 Double Wall Type LNG 탱크 3기를 건설 중이다. 전세계적 으로 볼 때 LNG 저장 탱크의 78%는 지상식으로 Double Wall Type 또는 Membrane 저장 탱크 형식을 취하고 있으나, 최근에는 안전성 측면, 토지 가격의 상승, 토지의 합리적 이용 측면 등을 감안하여 LNG 탱크를 지하화, 대형화하는 추세이다. 본고에서는 Fig. 1과 같은 구조의 Double Wall Type LNG 저장탱크 중 초저온의 LNG에 직접 접하는 저 온용 재료(9%니켈강)로 만들어지는 내조 용접에 대해서 중점적으로 논하기로 하며, 특히 9% 니켈강 Shell Plate Horizontal Joint에 채용되는 Automatic Submerged ARC 용접에 대해 실제 현장 용접 시공상태를 나타내고자 한다.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.219-235
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• 2002

This paper deals with parametric studies of the structural response of underground LNG storage tanks according to change in design conditions. In the design of underground LNG storage tank, it is requited to determine the optimal tank shape and dimension to represent a more improved structural behavior under many loading conditions and load combinations. Consequently, main factors which affect to the structural response of LNG storage tanks from planning and design up to maintenance, are investigated, and the differences in structural behavior due to those factors are analyzed. On the basis of the obtained results item parametric studies, a guideline for a more reasonable design is introduced.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.17-24
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• 2014

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.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.64-69
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• 2017

South Korea is the world's second-largest importer of LNG and possess about 70 tanks which are in operation by 2017. Thirty years as the design warranty period have exceeded since LNG storage tanks as the core facility of LNG industry were constructed in 1986. The LNG storage tank is under precision safety diagnosis from 2014 due to urban gas business act amendment. There is no criteria of condition evaluation for outer tank of LNG storage tank at the time of precision safety diagnosis. Through analysis of structural characteristic of LNG storage tank and civil structure condition evaluation standards, the criteria of condition evaluation for main members was developed. The criteria of objective condition evaluation can improve safety and reliability of LNG storage tank and suggest matenance criteria.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.339-345
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• 2012

RMembrane LNG storage tanks have been recently investigated to replace full-containment LNG storage tanks because of safety and cost aspects. Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) and Finite Element Method (FEM) were used to evaluate safety of membrane LNG storage tanks. In this study, structural safety evaluation results via FEM analysis showed that both membrane type and full-containment type cryogenic LNG storage tanks with 140,000 $m^3$ capacity were equivalently safe in terms of strength safety and leakage safety of a storage tank system. Also, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) was used to improve the safety of membrane LNG storage tanks and membrane LNG tanks were modified by adding three safety equipments: impact absorber structure for the low part of the membrane, the secondary barrier to diminish the thermal stress of the corner part of the outer tank, and a pump catcher in case of falling of a pump. Consequently, the safety of the modified membrane LNG storage tanks were proved to be equivalent to that of full-containment LNG storage tanks.

• 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.5 no.2 s.14
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• pp.52-61
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• 2001

Cryogenic LNG(Liquefied Natural Gas) which is stored in the cylindrical storage tanks of $100,000m^3$ has very complex flow phenomena and the changes of thermal properties with exterior conditions and operation modes. These complex thermofluid behaviors are affected by the storage, exterior conditions of LNG, design specifications and heat transfer characteristics of tanks. Also, those have influence on the stable storage and supply of LNG in the storage tanks. Thus this study peformed the analysis on the 2-D heat transfer of the tank with exterior conditions, on the Cool Down Process in order to cool down the LNG Storage Tank at the initial normal state, and on the Filling Process considered for incoming and rising of LNG. The analysis on the Mixing LNG Storage was studied too. At last, the visualized program on the complex thermofluidodynamic analysis was developed on the basis of the above analyses. The development of this program becomes to be used to the basic design of the commercial tanks as well as to assure technical skill of the analysis on the thermal stability of the stored LNG in the LNG Storage Tank.