EP3114387A1 - Cuve étanche et isolante comportant un élément de déflexion permettant l'écoulement de gaz au niveau d'un angle - Google Patents
Cuve étanche et isolante comportant un élément de déflexion permettant l'écoulement de gaz au niveau d'un angleInfo
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Definitions
- Insulated and sealed tank having a deflection element allowing the flow of gas at an angle
- the invention relates to the field of sealed and thermally insulating tanks, with membranes, for storing and / or transporting fluid, such as a cryogenic fluid.
- LNG liquefied natural gas
- these tanks can be installed on the ground or on a floating structure. In the case of a floating structure, the tank may be intended for the transport of liquefied natural gas or to receive liquefied natural gas used as fuel for the propulsion of the floating structure.
- sealed and thermally insulating vessels for the storage of liquefied natural gas comprising a plurality of walls, each tank wall having a multilayer structure presenting successively, in the direction of the thickness, since exterior to interior, a load-bearing structure formed by the double hull of a vessel and defining the general shape of the vessel, a secondary heat-insulating barrier retained at the load-bearing structure, a secondary waterproofing membrane resting against the barrier thermally insulating secondary, a primary thermally insulating barrier resting against the secondary sealing membrane and a primary sealing membrane intended to be in contact with the liquefied natural gas contained in the tank.
- the thermally insulating barriers comprise insulating elements resting on the supporting structure or on the secondary sealing membrane and a gaseous phase. It is known to maintain the gas phase of one and / or the other of the thermally insulating barriers under an absolute pressure lower than the ambient atmospheric pressure, that is to say to a negative relative pressure, in order to increase the insulating power of said thermally insulating barriers.
- a such a method is, for example, described in the French patent application FR 2535831.
- An idea underlying the invention is to provide a sealed and thermally insulating tank having a thermally insulating barrier in which the pressure losses are limited and not exhibiting insulation defects.
- the invention provides a sealed and thermally insulating tank for storing a fluid, said tank comprising a plurality of walls, each wall presenting successively, in a thickness direction of the vessel wall, since exterior to the interior of the vessel, an external supporting structure, a thermally insulating barrier retained to the supporting structure and a sealing membrane supported by said thermally insulating barrier,
- thermally insulating barrier comprising:
- a plurality of heat-insulating elements disposed along the walls of the tank, arranged to allow a flow of fluid, such as gas, within said thermally insulating barrier;
- an angle arrangement disposed at the intersection between a first and a second wall of the vessel, the angle arrangement comprising: a deflection element having a first face opposite the supporting structure of the second wall, a second face opposite to the supporting structure of the first wall and a plurality of bent channels extending between the first face and the second face of the deflection member for permitting the flow of fluid, such as gas, through the angle arrangement, the plurality of bent channels having at least one series of bent channels spaced from each other in the thickness direction first and second walls of the tank.
- such a deflection element can promote the flow of gas within the thermally insulating barrier without locally creating insulation defects.
- such a tank may comprise one or more of the following characteristics:
- the plurality of heat insulating elements disposed along the walls of the tank defines fluid flow passages within the thermally insulating barrier, the first face of the deflection member communicating with one or more of the flow passages of the fluid defined by the plurality of heat insulating elements disposed along the first wall and the second face of the deflection member communicating with one or more of the fluid flow passages defined by the plurality of heat insulating elements disposed along the the second wall.
- the deflection member comprises a plurality of series of angled channels spaced apart from one another in the thickness direction of the first and second walls of the vessel, said series being spaced from each other in a direction parallel to a line of intersection between the first and second walls of the tank.
- the series of bent channels spaced apart from each other in the wall thickness direction of the vessel comprises at least four bent channels, preferably at least ten bent channels, and preferably at least twenty bent channels.
- the bent channels have a section smaller than 5 cm 2 , preferably of the order of 0.25 to 1 cm 2
- the section of the bent channels has a larger dimension in a direction parallel to the angle of the tank than in a thickness direction of a wall of the tank.
- the bent channels each comprise a first portion extending parallel to the first wall and a second portion extending parallel to the second wall, communicating with the first portion.
- the bent channels have an arcuate shape, the bent channels having from the inside towards the outside of the tank, increasing radii of curvature.
- the deflection element further comprises a third face, parallel and opposite to the first face, and a fourth face, parallel and opposite to the second face, the deflection element comprising, between the arcuate crank channel having the larger radius of curvature and the third and fourth faces, a housing lined with a heat insulating pad.
- the deflection element comprises a stack of plates which are stacked against each other in a direction perpendicular to the first or the second face, the plates each having a plurality of cells which define a portion of the bent channels.
- the plates can in particular be obtained by injection of polymer material.
- the deflection element comprises a stack of plates which are stacked against each other in a direction perpendicular to a face of the deflection element having an edge common to the first and second faces, at least a portion of the stacked plates being equipped, on at least one of their faces, with bent grooves shaped to form the bent channels.
- the stack of plates comprises, in an alternative embodiment, a plurality of flat carrier plates interposed between two plates provided with bent grooves.
- the deflection element has a rectangular parallelepiped shape.
- the rectangular parallelepipedal deflection element is associated with at least one junction element having a plurality of rectilinear channels parallel to one of the first and second walls and opening towards the cranked channels of the element deflection.
- the joining element has openings through said connecting element in a direction parallel to the edge formed at the intersection between the first and second walls of the vessel.
- the deflection element has a bent shape.
- the bent deflection element has two straight portions each having a beveled edge and connected to each other via their beveled edge.
- the corner arrangement has heat-insulating corner elements and wherein the deflection member is associated with the heat-insulating corner elements.
- the deflection element is made of a polymeric material selected from expanded polystyrene, polyurethane, polyurethane foam, polyethylene, polyethylene foam, polypropylene, polypropylene foam, polyamide, polycarbonate or polyether imide.
- the deflection element may also be made of other thermoplastic materials, optionally reinforced with fibers. Such a material must be capable of being injected when the deflection element is formed of a stack of injected plates.
- each tank wall has successively, in a direction of thickness of the tank, from the outside to the inside of the tank, an external carrying structure, a secondary heat-insulating barrier, retained at the carrying structure, a membrane of secondary seal supported by said secondary thermally insulating barrier, a primary thermally insulating barrier resting against the secondary sealing membrane and a primary sealing membrane for contact with the stored fluid in the tank, each of the primary and secondary thermally insulating barriers comprising a said angle arrangement comprising a deflection element.
- Such a tank can be part of a land storage facility, for example to store LNG or be installed in a floating structure, coastal or deep water, including a LNG tank, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) , a floating production and remote storage unit (FPSO) and others.
- FSRU floating storage and regasification unit
- FPSO floating production and remote storage unit
- a vessel for transporting a fluid comprises a double hull and a said tank disposed in the double hull.
- the invention also provides a method for loading or unloading such a vessel, in which a fluid is conveyed through isolated pipes from or to a floating or land storage facility to or from the tank of the vessel. ship.
- the invention also provides a transfer system for a fluid, the system comprising the abovementioned vessel, insulated pipes arranged to connect the vessel installed in the hull of the vessel to a floating or ground storage facility. and a pump for driving fluid through the insulated pipelines from or to the floating or land storage facility to or from the vessel vessel.
- Some aspects of the invention start from the idea of promoting the flow of gas between the different walls of a tank. Certain aspects of the invention start from the idea of promoting the circulation of gas between the walls of a tank in order to facilitate the placement of a thermally insulating barrier under negative relative pressures, particularly low, of the order of 10. at 1000 Pa. Some aspects of the invention start from the idea of facilitating the flow of inert gas within a thermally insulating barrier. Some aspects of the invention start from the idea of facilitating the pumping of a fluid present within a thermally insulating barrier in the event of a leakage of the carrier structure or of a sealing membrane.
- the pumping of a fluid present in the thermally insulating barrier may in particular be necessary to drain the water, returned to the thermally insulating barrier, in case of damage to the double hull of the ship.
- gas a nitrogen-ammonia mixture, tracer gases such as Helium, Nidron or others
- FIGS. 1 and 2 are partial views, partially exploded, in perspective of an angle structure equipped with deflection elements, according to a first embodiment, for a sealed and thermally insulating tank for storing a fluid .
- Figure 3 is a schematic representation of a deflection element, according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a deflection element comprising a stack of plates.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a deflection member of a primary thermally insulating barrier angle arrangement.
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of a deflection member.
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view illustrating a deflection member associated with joining members at a secondary thermally insulating barrier angle arrangement.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an angle structure, according to a second embodiment, equipped with deflection elements.
- FIG. 11 is a view of the corner structure of FIG. 7, in section in a transverse plane passing through a deflection element of the primary thermally insulating barrier.
- FIG. 12 is a view of the corner structure of FIG. 7, in section in a transverse plane passing through a deflection element of the secondary thermally insulating barrier.
- Figure 13 is a schematic cutaway representation of a LNG tank tank and a loading / unloading terminal of the tank.
- FIG 1 there is shown an angle structure of a sealed and thermally insulating tank for storing a fluid.
- Such an angle structure is particularly suitable for a membrane tank as described, for example, in the document FR2683786.
- the general structure of such a tank is well known and has a polyhedral shape.
- the wall of the tank comprises, from the outside to the inside of the tank, a supporting structure 1, a secondary heat-insulating barrier comprising heat insulating elements formed of insulating boxes juxtaposed on the support structure and anchored thereto by means of secondary holding members, a secondary sealing membrane carried by the insulating boxes of the secondary thermally insulating barrier, a primary thermally insulating barrier comprising heat insulating elements formed of insulating boxes juxtaposed and anchored to the secondary sealing membrane by means of primary retention and a primary waterproofing membrane carried by the insulating boxes and intended to be in contact with the cryogenic fluid contained in the tank.
- the supporting structure 1 may in particular be a self-supporting metal sheet or, more generally, any type of rigid partition having suitable mechanical properties.
- the supporting structure may in particular be formed by the hull or the double hull of a ship.
- the carrying structure comprises a plurality of walls defining the general shape of the tank.
- the primary and secondary sealing membranes are, for example, constituted by a continuous sheet of metal strakes with raised edges, said strakes being welded by their raised edges to parallel welding supports held on the insulating boxes.
- the metal strakes are, for example, made of Invar ®: that is to say an alloy of iron and nickel whose expansion coefficient is typically between 1, 2.10 "6 and 2.10 " 6 K ⁇ 1 , or in an iron alloy with a high manganese content whose expansion coefficient is typically of the order of 7.10 -6 K -1 .
- the insulating boxes have a general shape of rectangular parallelepiped.
- the insulating boxes have a bottom panel and a cover panel parallel, spaced in the direction of thickness of the insulating box.
- Bearing elements extend in the direction of thickness of the insulating block and are fixed, on the one hand, to the bottom panel and, on the other hand, to the cover panel and allow to resume the compression forces.
- the bottom and lid panels, the peripheral partitions and the support elements are for example made of wood or composite thermoplastic material.
- the insulating boxes have peripheral partitions. At least two opposite peripheral partitions are provided with holes allowing the flow of gas, through the insulating boxes, to circulate an inert gas and / or to place the gas phase contained in the thermally insulating barriers in depression, it is that is to say under a negative relative pressure.
- a heat insulating lining is housed inside the insulating boxes.
- the heat-insulating lining is, for example, made of glass wool, cotton wool or a polymeric foam, such as polyurethane foam, polyethylene foam or polyvinyl chloride foam or a material granular or powdery - such as perlite, vermiculite or glass wool - or a nanoporous airgel material.
- FIG. 1 shows a connection ring 2 for anchoring the primary and secondary sealing membranes to the support structure
- the connecting ring 2 extends here along an intersection between a first wall 3 and a second wall 4.
- the connecting ring 2 is formed of an assembly of several welded sheets.
- the sheets of the connecting ring 2 are, for example, made of invar ®.
- the connecting ring 2 comprises primary anchoring surfaces 13, 14 for receiving metal strakes of the primary waterproofing membrane and secondary anchoring surfaces 15, 16 for receiving metal strakes of the secondary sealing membrane.
- the structure of such a connecting ring 2 is described in particular in the patent application FR2549575 or in the French patent application FR2724623.
- the connecting ring 2 and the connecting plates 9, 10, 1 1, 12 of the connecting ring 2 to the supporting structure 1 here define four parallelepiped shaped spaces in which heat-insulating corner elements 17 are accommodated. to ensure the continuity of the insulation of the primary and secondary thermally insulating barriers at the connecting ring 2. Only the heat insulating corner elements 17 of the primary thermally insulating barrier are visible in Figures 1 and 2.
- the heat-insulating corner elements 17 may be formed of blocks of insulating polymer foam or be formed of insulating boxes as described above.
- the sheets of the connecting ring 2 have, at the level of the primary thermally insulating barrier, openings 18 allowing the flow of gas between the primary thermally insulating barrier of the first wall 3 and the primary thermally insulating barrier of the second wall 4.
- the openings 18 having a generally rectangular shape whose angles have circular profiles of leaves.
- the openings 18 are of circular geometry in order to limit the stress concentrations and not to penalize the fatigue strength of the connecting ring 2.
- the primary thermally insulating barrier comprises, at the level of the angle arrangement, deflection elements 19.
- the deflection elements 19 are housed inside the connecting ring 2 and arranged opposite the openings 18 formed in the connecting ring 2.
- the deflection elements 19 are associated with the heat-insulating corner elements 17.
- the deflection elements 19 can be housed in a housing of complementary size arranged in the heat-insulating corner elements 17 or be arranged in the interstices extending between two adjacent heat-insulating corner elements 17.
- the deflection elements 19 aim to direct the gas flow through the connecting ring 2, between the primary thermal insulation barriers of the first and second walls 3, 4 of the tank.
- the deflection element 19 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape.
- the deflection element 19 has a first face 20a opposite to the supporting structure 1 of the second wall 4 and a second face 20b opposite to the supporting structure 1 of the first wall 3.
- the first face 20a is disposed opposite the primary thermally insulating barrier of the first wall 3
- the second face 20b is disposed vis-à-vis the primary thermally insulating barrier of the second wall 4.
- the deflection member 19 comprises a plurality of bent channels 21 extending between the first and second faces 20a, 20b and thereby allowing the flow of gas between the primary thermally insulating barriers of the first and second walls 3, 4.
- the deflection element 19 comprises, in a cutting plane orthogonal to the intersection between the first and second walls 3, 4, a series of bent channels 21 regularly spaced in the thickness direction of the walls 3, 4 of the tank.
- the bent channels 21 are thus substantially parallel to the isothermal lines inside the thermally insulating barrier.
- the bent channels 21 thus make it possible to stratify the gas flow through the deflection element 19 which makes it possible to limit the convection.
- each series of bent channels 21 comprises at least four bent channels, advantageously at least ten bent channels, and preferably at least twenty bent channels.
- the deflection element 19 comprises an array of bent channels comprising a plurality of series of bent channels 21, the series being spaced from each other in a direction parallel to the edge formed at the intersection between the first and second walls 3, 4.
- the bent channels 21 have an arcuate shape whose radius of curvature is increasing from the inside to the outside of the tank.
- the arcuate channels 21 of the same series have a common center of curvature which is located on a bisector of the angle formed at the intersection between the first and second walls 3, 4.
- the center curvature of the arcuate channels 21 may in particular have a radius of curvature whose center corresponds to the edge between the first and the second faces 20a, 20b of the deflection element 19.
- the deflection element 19 comprises between the arcuate channels 20 having the largest radius of curvature and a third face 20c of the deflection element 19, opposite to the first face 20a, and a fourth face 20d, opposite to the second face 20b, a housing 22 lined with a heat-insulating lining.
- the heat-insulating lining occupying this housing 22 is, for example, glass wool, an airgel or a polymer foam, such as a polyurethane or chlorinated polyvinyl foam.
- the bent channels 21 have a small section, typically less than 5 cm 2 , generally of the order of 0.25 to 1 cm 2 .
- the section of the cranked channels can have many forms: circular, square, rectangular, ovoid or others.
- the section of the bent channels has a larger dimension in the direction parallel to the angle of the tank than in the direction of thickness of a wall of the tank.
- the largest dimension of the section is oriented in the direction of the isotherms while the smallest dimension is oriented according to the thermal gradient.
- the bent channels 21 may comprise a first portion 21a parallel to the first wall 3 and a second portion 21b parallel to the second wall 4 and communicating with the first portion 21a.
- the deflection element 19 is formed of a stack of plates which are stacked against each other in a direction perpendicular to the first face 20a or the second face 20b.
- the plates each comprise a plurality of cells which, when the plates are stacked, form the bent channels 21 described above.
- the cells may be formed during the injection operation of the plates or by a subsequent machining operation.
- Such plates may in particular be made of polymeric materials having good mechanical characteristics and good thermal insulation characteristics, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) or Polyether-imide (PEI), for example, optionally reinforced with fibers, such as glass fibers.
- PE polyethylene
- PP polypropylene
- PEI Polyether-imide
- the deflection element 19 may comprise a stack 23 of plates stacked against each other in a direction perpendicular to the fifth and sixth faces 20e, 20f of the deflection element. 19, each having a common edge with the first and second faces 20a, 20b of the deflection member 19. At least a portion of the stacked plates have on at least one of their face bent grooves which when the plates are stacked form the bent channels 21 described above.
- flat carrier plates formed of a material having superior mechanical strength to the plates having the bent grooves are each interposed between two plates having the bent grooves. Such an embodiment is advantageous in that it makes it possible to use materials, which are particularly suitable for producing bent grooves, while obtaining a deflection element 19 having good mechanical holding characteristics thanks to the insertion of the plates. flat carriers.
- the plates having the bent grooves are made of a polymer material chosen from polymers such as expanded polystyrene and thermoplastic materials such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) or polyether-imide (PEI), optionally reinforced with fibers. , such as glass fibers.
- the bent grooves may in particular be made during the injection molding of the plates, or by subsequent stamping or machining operations.
- the deflection element comprises a stack 23 of plates
- said plates are fixed to each other by any appropriate means, by gluing, thermoplastic welding, clipping or mechanical connection reported, for example.
- panels of insulating material 24, 25 may be attached to the third face 20c of the deflection element 19, opposite to the first face 20a, and against the fourth face 20d, opposite the second face 20b.
- the panels of insulating material 24, 25 may in particular be vacuum insulating panels, commonly referred to as "vacuum insulating panels" in the English language.
- vacuum insulating panels generally comprise a nanoporous core sealingly encapsulated and placed in depression.
- the invention is not limited to deflection elements 19 formed of a stack of plates and that it is also possible to make such deflection elements 19 equipped with a plurality of bent channels 21 by any another suitable method and in particular by three-dimensional printing methods.
- the deflection element 19 is formed of an insulating polymer foam in which the bent channels 21 have been machined in the mass.
- the insulating polymer foam may especially be chosen from thermoplastic foams such as polyethylene foams, polypropylene foams or thermosetting foams such as polyurethane.
- the deflection element 19 is formed of a material having good thermal insulation characteristics.
- Figure 7 more particularly illustrates the gas flow within the corner arrangement of the secondary thermal insulation barrier.
- the connecting plates 9, 10, 11, 12 of the connecting ring 2 to the supporting structure 1 define three spaces of the secondary thermally insulating barrier in which heat-insulating corner elements 28, 29, 30 are arranged.
- the heat-insulating corner elements are insulating boxes having a peripheral wall provided with holes 31 for the flow of gas through the insulating boxes.
- the space adjacent to the angle of the tank is equipped with a deflection element 19, similar to the deflection element described above.
- the other two spaces are, in turn, equipped with connecting elements 32, 33 which have a plurality of gas flow channels 34 opening towards bent channels 21 of the deflection element 19.
- the gas flow channels 34 of the connecting elements 32, 33 are also arranged opposite holes provided in the peripheral walls of the adjacent insulating boxes.
- the connecting elements 32, 33 are integrated in a housing of complementary size formed in the heat-insulating corner elements 28, 29.
- the flow channels 34 of the connecting element 33 extend substantially parallel to the first wall 3 whereas, in the space bordering the heat barrier secondary insulation of the second wall 4, the flow channels 34 of the connecting element 32 extend substantially parallel to the second wall.
- the connecting elements 32, 33 are provided with openings 35 passing through said connecting elements 32, 33 in a direction parallel to the edge formed at the intersection between the first and the second walls 3, 4 to allow a flow of gas along the angle of the tank.
- Figures 8 to 12 illustrate an angle structure which is particularly suitable for membrane tanks of a second type, te! as described for example in the document FR 2691520.
- the secondary heat-insulating barrier comprises a plurality of heat-insulated panels anchored to the supporting structure 1 by means of resin beads and studs welded to the supporting structure. Interstices disposed between the heat-insulating panels are lined with glass wool and provide gas flow passages through the secondary heat-insulating barrier. Similarly, the spacings between the resin beads, between the carrier structure and the heat insulating panel, provide gas flow spaces.
- the heat-insulating panels are, for example, constituted by a layer of insulating polymer foam sandwiched between two plywood boards adhered to said layer of foam.
- the insulating polymer foam may in particular be a polyurethane-based foam.
- the heat-insulating panels of the secondary membrane are covered with a secondary sealing membrane formed of a composite material comprising an aluminum foil sandwiched between two sheets of fiberglass fabric.
- the primary thermally insulating barrier comprises heat insulating panels having a structure identical to that of the heat insulating panels of the secondary thermally insulating barrier. In order to allow the flow of gas within the primary barrier, interstices are arranged between the heat insulating panels.
- the primary waterproofing membrane is obtained by assembling a plurality of metal plates, welded to each other along their edges, and having corrugations extending in two perpendicular directions.
- the metal plates are, for example, made of stainless steel sheet or aluminum, shaped by folding or stamping.
- the corner structure illustrated in Figure 8, comprises two heat-insulating panels 36, 37 having an outer face fixed against the supporting structure.
- the heat-insulating panels 36, 37 are connected to each other, for example by gluing, via their beveled lateral edge.
- the heat-insulating panels 36, 37 thus form a corner of the secondary thermal insulation barrier.
- a flexible waterproof membrane 38 rests on the heat-insulating panels 36, 37 and makes it possible to guarantee the continuity of the sealing of the secondary waterproofing membrane at the angle of the tank.
- the corner structure comprises a plurality of insulating blocks 39, 40 of the primary thermal insulation barrier fixed on the flexible waterproof membrane 38.
- Angle connectors 41 of insulating material such as a polymer foam, are disposed between the edges adjacent to the tank angle of two insulating blocks 39, 40 and thus ensures a continuity of the thermal insulation at the angle of the tank.
- insulating joint elements 42 are inserted between the insulating blocks 39, 40.
- metal angles 43 of primary sealing barrier rest on the insulating blocks 39, 40.
- the metal angles 43 have two wings which are each parallel to one of the walls of the tank.
- the wings having studs 44 welded on their inner face.
- the studs 44 make it possible to anchor a welding equipment during the welding of the primary waterproofing membrane elements on the metal angles 43.
- the primary thermally insulating barrier comprises at the corner structure, deflection members 45 providing gas flow through the corner arrangement of the primary thermal insulation barrier.
- the deflection elements 45 are each inserted between two pairs of insulating blocks 39, 40.
- the deflection member 45 shown in FIGS. 8, 10 and 11, is a bent member which has an array of bent channels 47 which extend between a first face 20a of the deflection member 45 disposed at its end. opposed to the second wall 4 and a second face 20b of the deflection element 45 disposed at its end opposite to the first wall 1.
- the first face 20a and the second face 20b of the deflection member 45 are each arranged opposite a gas flow gap formed between two heat-insulating panels of the primary thermally insulating barrier.
- the bent channels 47 have a first portion 47a extending parallel to the first wall 3 and a second portion 47b extending parallel to the second wall 4. In the embodiment shown in Figure 11, the two portions 47a, 47b communicate with each other via an arcuate portion.
- the deflection element 47 comprises in a cutting plane orthogonal to the intersection between the first and second walls 3, 4, a series of bent channels 47 regularly spaced in the thickness direction. walls 3, 4 of the tank so that the bent channels 47 substantially follow the isotherms of the tank at its angle.
- bent-shaped insulating elements 48 are disposed on either side of the deflection element 47 while a third bent-shaped insulating element 49 rests on the face facing the l-shaped element. inside the tank of the deflection element 47.
- the secondary thermally insulating barrier also comprises, at the level of the angle structure, deflection elements 46 ensuring the flow of gas through the angle arrangement of the barrier. secondary thermal insulation.
- the deflection elements 46 are inserted in housings formed in the heat-insulating panels 36, 37.
- the deflection member 46 shown in detail in Figure 12, is formed in two straight portions 46a, 46b.
- Each of the rectilinear portions 46a, 46b comprises channels 50 parallel to one of the walls 3, 4 of the tank.
- the rectilinear portions 46a, 46b each have a beveled edge and are placed end-to-end via their beveled edge.
- the channels 50 of one of the rectilinear portions 46a, 46b open towards the channels 50 of the other straight portion 46a, 46b so as to form bent channels.
- the deflection element 46 in a version not shown, can be adapted to different angles of 90 °.
- a broken view of a LNG tank 70 shows a sealed and insulated tank 71 of generally prismatic shape mounted in the double hull 72 of the ship.
- the wall of the tank 71 comprises a primary sealed barrier intended to be in contact with the LNG contained in the tank, a secondary sealed barrier arranged between the primary waterproof barrier and the double hull 72 of the ship, and two insulating barriers arranged respectively between the primary watertight barrier and the secondary watertight barrier and between the secondary watertight barrier and the double hull 72.
- loading / unloading lines 73 arranged on the upper deck of the ship can be connected, by means of appropriate connectors, to a marine or port terminal to transfer a cargo of LNG from or to the tank 71.
- FIG. 13 represents an example of a marine terminal comprising a loading and unloading station 75, an underwater pipe 76 and an onshore installation 77.
- the loading and unloading station 75 is a fixed off-shore installation comprising an arm mobile 74 and a tower 78 which supports the movable arm 74.
- the movable arm 74 carries a bundle of insulated flexible pipes 79 that can connect to the loading / unloading pipes 73.
- the movable arm 74 can be adapted to all gauges of LNG carriers .
- a connection pipe (not shown) extends inside the tower 78.
- the loading and unloading station 75 enables the loading and unloading of the LNG tank 70 from or to the shore facility 77.
- Underwater pipe 76 allows the transfer of the liquefied gas between the loading or unloading station 75 and the onshore installation 77 over a large distance, for example 5 km, which makes it possible to keep the LNG ship 70 at a great distance from the coast during operations loading and unloading.
- pumps on board the ship 70 and / or pumps equipping the shore installation 77 and / or pumps equipping the loading and unloading station 75 are used.
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