LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) CARRIERS

Modern liquefied natural gas carriers are double-bottom ships classified according to the type of LNG tank. The tanks are specially designed to store natural gas cooled to -161°C, the boiling point of methane. Since LNG is highly flammable, special care must be taken when designing and operating the...

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Published in:Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornik
Main Authors: Daniel Posavec, Katarina Simon, Matija Malnar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb 2010-12-01
Subjects:
liquefied natural gas (LNG)
transportation
LNG carrier
Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=92364&lang=en
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Summary:Modern liquefied natural gas carriers are double-bottom ships classified according to the type of LNG tank. The tanks are specially designed to store natural gas cooled to -161°C, the boiling point of methane. Since LNG is highly flammable, special care must be taken when designing and operating the ship. The development of LNG carriers has begun in the middle of the twentieth century. LNG carrier storage space has gradually grown to the current maximum of 260000 m3. There are more than 300 LNG carriers currently in operation (the paper is published in Croatian).
ISSN:0353-4529
1849-0409

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