• Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.36-44
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• 2001

The collision energy absorbing characteristics of side structure of the LNG carriers which have the cargo containment systems of the spherical and the membrane types are compared. A failure mechanism of the double hull side structures of 130, 000 $m^3$ class LNG carriers under sideways collision event has been simulated by using the detailed finite element calculations. In ship collision analysis, the finite element method based on explicit time integration has been use[1 with much success. Finite element modeling techniques for detail description of structural members antral ship motion regarding the dynamic behavior allowed to investigate the effect of bow shape and the initial contact position on side shell of collided ship. In the numerical simulations of the ship-to-ship sideways collision, the effect of the colliding bow shapes and the change of the colliding ship draft are investigated. The critical collision energy which is absorbed by a side structure of a collided ship until the fore-end of colliding ship arrives at the boundary of the cargo tank is calculated. The critical speed of specified colliding ships which can not penetrate the boundary of the LNG cargo tank of the collided ship under collision accident if evaluated.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2010

본 논문은 H빔과 강화 콘크리트에 의해 건설된 LNG 저장탱크의 외부탱크에 대한 응력 및 변위거동 안전성을 유한요소법으로 해석하였다. 외부탱크의 바닥면 콘크리트 구조물 중심부에 0.2g의 가진력을 가하였다. FEM 계산결과에 의하면, von Mises 최대응력은 돔루프 구조물의 가장자리 부근에서 발생하고, 최대변위 거동량은 돔루프의 중심부에서 형성되고 있음을 알 수 있다. 여기서 제시한 해석결과에 의하면, H빔의 개수가 증가할수록 집중응력과 변위거동량은 완만하게 증가한다는 사실이다. 이것은 강화 콘크리트 구조물의 강성도가 H빔의 강성도에 비해 대단히 높기 때문에 H빔의 개수가 돔루프의 안전성에 큰 영향을 미치지 못한다는 것이다. 따라서 0.2g 정도의 가진력을 가할 경우는 H빔의 자중량을 고려하여 개수를 60개 이하로 제한하는 것이 바람직하다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.126-132
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• 2014

In this study, a method for analyzing the collision and interaction between ice bergy bits and a Mark III type liquid natural gas (LNG) carrier was considered, and the structural safety of a ship's hull and cargo containment system (CCS) was evaluated. In the analysis, a constitutive model implementing the strain rate dependant mechanical property was used to consider the typical material characteristics of ice rationally. A relatively simple and easy ice structure interaction analysis procedure, compared with the accurate but complicated FSI analysis scheme, was suggested. When the ice bergy bits collided with ship's side hull under the four assumed scenarios, the structural behaviors of the ship structure and LNG CCS were simulated by applying the suggested ice collision analysis procedure using the commercial hydro-code LS-DYNA. In addition, the effects of the shapes and colliding speed of the ice bergy bits on the ice-structure interaction and safety of the CCS were examined in detail.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.114-121
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• 2014

Liquefied natural gas(LNG) cargo containment system(CCS) has the primary function of ensuring both adequate structural safety with respect to sloshing load which is defined as a violent behaviour of the liquid contents in CCS due to external forced motions and thermal insulation keeping natural gas below its boiling point. Among different LNG CCS types such as independent B-type and membrane ones, Mark III CCS is considered in this paper to perform its strength assessment. Mark III CCS plate is designed and constructed by stacking various non-metallic engineering materials such as plywood, triplex, reinforced PU foam that are supported by series of mastic upon inner steel hull structure. From the viewpoint of structural analysis, this plated structure is treated as a laminated composite structure showing complex structural behaviour under external load. Advanced finite element models of Mark III CCS plate is generated and used in conjunction with ultimate strength based failure criteria from laminated composite mechanics for the strength assessment. The strength assessment is performed within the initial failure state of Mark III CCS plate. Results provide failure details such as failure locations and loads. Finally obtained results are reviewed using the loads from acceptance criteria suggested by classification.

• Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.24-38
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• 2007

It is a very challenging work to design large Arctic LNG carrier, since LNG carrier requires high reliability for the structural safety and the environment of Arctic region is known to be very severe. Therefore, special attention should be paid for the verifying the structural safety of LNG career particularly with regard to LNG leakage. In this paper, the safety of the hull structure and cargo containment system of 208K MK $III^{TM}$ type LNG carriers with Arc4 is investigated based on the direct calculation of ice loads as well as wave loads. From the whole investigation, it is clear that the developed vessel - 208K MK $III^{TM}$ type LNG carrier with RMRS Ice class Arc4 - has enough strength and is safe to be operated in Arctic region.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.56-63
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• 2015

Gas explosion accidents could cause a catastrophe. we need specialized and systematic accident investigation techniques to shed light on the cause and prevent similar accidents. In this study, we had performed LNG explosion simulation using AUTODYN which is the commercial explosion program and predicted the damage characteristics of the structures by LNG explosive power. In the first step, we could get LNG's physical and chemical explosion properties by calculation using TNT equivalency method. And then, by applying TNT equivalency value about the explosion limit concentration of LNG on the 2D-AUTODYN simulation, we could get the explosion pressure wave profiles (explosion pressure, explosion velocity, etc.). In the last step, we performed LNG explosion simulation by applying to the explosion pressure wave profiles as the input data on the 3D-AUTODYN simulation. As a result, we had performed analyzing of the explosion characteristics of LNG in accordance with concentration through the 3D-AUTODYN simulation in terms of the explosion pressure behavior and structure's destruction and damage behavior.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.34-37
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• 2005

LNG 저장탱크에 사용되는 멤브레인은 전체적으로는 선형거동을 하나, 국부적으로는 탄소성거동을 하며, 굽힘과 인장의 복합적인 응력을 받는 구조이다. 즉, 멤브레인 평가는 복합적인 하중을 부과하기가 어려워 소재의 피로특성만으로 평가할 수가 없으며, 실제 대형구조 멤브레인 실 모델을 이용하여 평가해야 하는데 이는 상당한 어려움이 있다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 이러한 멤브레인의 피로특성을 파악하여 LNG 저장탱크에 활용하기 위한 멤브레인 피로수명 예측식을 제안하고자 한다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제81권6호
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• pp.781-790
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• 2022

The present paper describes a general procedure of the structural safety assessment for the independent type C tank of LNG bunkering ship. This strength assessment procedure consists of two main scheme, global Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model primarily for hull structure assessment and detailed LNG Tank structures FEA model including the cylindrical tank itself and saddle-support structures. Two kinds of mechanism are used, fixed and slides constraints in fore and rear of the saddle-support structures that result in a variation of the reaction forces. Finite Element (FE) analyses have been performed and verified by the strength acceptance criteria to evaluate the safety adequacy of yielding and buckling of the hull and supporting structures. The detail of FE model for an LNG type C tank and its saddle supports was made, which includes the structural members such as cylindrical tank shell, ring stiffeners, swash bulkhead, and saddle supports. Subsequently, the FE buckling analysis of the Type C tank has been performed under external pressure following International Gas Containment (IGC) code requirements. Meanwhile, the assessment is also performed for yielding and buckling strength evaluation of the cylindrical LNG tank according to the PD 5500 unfired fusion welded pressure vessels code. Finally, a complete procedure for assessing the structural strength of 500 CBM LNG cargo tank, saddle support and hull structures have been provided.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2009

본 논문은 특별한 주름을 갖는 멤브레인 패널로 제작한 LNG 저장탱크용 예응력 콘크리트(PC) 외부탱크에 대한 강도안전성 연구를 수행하였다. 강도안전성을 유한요소법으로 해석하기 위해 멤브레인 패널로 제작한 내부탱크가 파손되면서 저장된 LNG가 PC 외부탱크로 누설되었다고 가정한다. 본 연구는 누설 LNG에 의해 발생하는 유체정압과 자중량, 온도차 하중, PC 구조물의 자중량, 증발가스 압력에 의해 형성되는 5가지의 복합하중에 대해 외부탱크에 작용하는 응력과 변형거동을 해석하였다. FEM 해석결과에 의하면, 멤브레인으로 제작된 내부탱크로부터 LNG가 누설되어도 200,000$m^3$의 저장용량을 갖는 LNG 외부탱크(PC 콘크리트 구조물)는 충분한 강도안전성을 갖지만, 누설 LNG에 의한 초저온 하중이 더욱 증가하게 되면 PC 외부탱크 구조물의 강도안전성은 계속 떨어지고, 궁극적으로 외부탱크의 붕괴로 발전할 수 있다는 점에 주의해야 한다.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.530-536
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• 2016

The number of fabrication shop for spherical type LNG tank is proportional to that of the tank radius to be constructed. Due to limitation of facility investment including building sites, it is practically difficult to fabricate various size tanks with perfectly spherical shape in the yards. The efficient method to be capable of increasing cargo tank volume is to extend vertically the conventional spherical type LNG tank by inserting a cylindrical shell structure. The main purpose of this study is to derive related equations on forces generated on spherical type LNG tank with central cylindrical part under various static loadings in order to establish the simplified analysis method for the initial estimate. In this study, equations on circumferential and meridional force have been derived and verified by relations with the reaction forces per unit length of equator.