Double-shell tank and liquefied gas carrier ship

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016137272-A1
Application number	US-201414899574-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 30, 2014
Priority date	Jun 19, 2013
Publication date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A horizontal type cylindrical double-shell tank includes an inner shell and an outer shell. The inner shell includes an inner shell main part storing a liquefied gas and an inner shell dome protruding from the inner shell main part. The outer shell forms a vacuum space between the inner shell and the outer shell, and includes an outer shell main part surrounding the inner shell main part and an outer shell dome surrounding the inner shell dome. The inner shell dome is provided with an inner shell manhole. The outer shell dome is provided with an outer shell manhole at a position corresponding to a position of the inner shell manhole.

First claim

1 . A horizontal type cylindrical double-shell tank comprising:
an inner shell including an inner shell main part storing a liquefied gas and an inner shell dome protruding from the inner shell main part; and an outer shell forming a vacuum space between the inner shell and the outer shell, the outer shell including an outer shell main part surrounding the inner shell main part and an outer shell dome surrounding the inner shell dome, wherein the inner shell dome is provided with an inner shell manhole, and the outer shell dome is provided with an outer shell manhole at a position corresponding to a position of the inner shell manhole.

2 . The double-shell tank according to claim 1 , comprising
an annular blocking member disposed between the inner shell dome and the outer shell dome, the blocking member dividing the vacuum space into a first space and a second space, the first space including a space between the inner shell manhole and the outer shell manhole, the second space being positioned at the inner shell main part side.

3 . The double-shell tank according to claim 2 , wherein
the blocking member is disposed at the inner shell main part side as seen from a position where the inner shell dome and the outer shell dome are penetrated by a pipe.

4 . The double-shell tank according to claim 2 , wherein
an outer side surface of the inner shell dome is provided with a first ring protruding from the outer side surface, an inner side surface of the outer shell dome is provided with a second ring protruding from the inner side surface, and the blocking member is disposed in a manner to bridge between the first ring and the second ring.

5 . The double-shell tank according to claim 4 , wherein
the first ring and the second ring are plate-shaped members, which are flattened in a particular direction, the particular direction defining a protruding direction of the inner shell dome, and which face each other in the particular direction, and the blocking member is a bellows pipe extending in the particular direction.

6 . The double-shell tank according to claim 1 , comprising a thermal-insulating material, which covers a part of the pipe penetrating the inner shell dome and the outer shell dome, the part being positioned between the inner shell dome and the outer shell dome.

7 . A liquefied gas carrier ship comprising the double-shell tank according to claim 1 .

8 . The liquefied gas carrier ship according to claim 7 , comprising a tank cover covering the double-shell tank, wherein
an inert gas is enclosed in a space between the double-shell tank and the tank cover.

9 . The liquefied gas carrier ship according to claim 8 , wherein
the tank cover is provided with an outermost manhole at a position corresponding to the position of the outer shell manhole.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Uraguchi Ryosuke
• Murakami Asako
• Izumi Naruyoshi
• Sano Atsushi
• Muragishi Osamu

Classifications

• F17C2203/0629

  Two walls · CPC title

• F17C2201/0109

  with exteriorly curved end-piece · CPC title

• F17C2270/0105

  Ships · CPC title

• F17C3/025

  Bulk storage in barges or on ships (constructive aspects B63B25/16) · CPC title

• F17C2221/033

  Methane, e.g. natural gas, CNG, LNG, GNL, GNC, PLNG · CPC title