WO1998051563A1 - Bulk carrier - Google Patents
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- WO1998051563A1 WO1998051563A1 PCT/SE1997/000800 SE9700800W WO9851563A1 WO 1998051563 A1 WO1998051563 A1 WO 1998051563A1 SE 9700800 W SE9700800 W SE 9700800W WO 9851563 A1 WO9851563 A1 WO 9851563A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63J—AUXILIARIES ON VESSELS
- B63J2/00—Arrangements of ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning
- B63J2/12—Heating; Cooling
- B63J2/14—Heating; Cooling of liquid-freight-carrying tanks
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B25/00—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby
- B63B25/02—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods
- B63B25/08—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid
- B63B25/082—Arrangements for minimizing pollution by accidents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B25/00—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby
- B63B25/02—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods
- B63B25/08—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid
- B63B25/12—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid closed
- B63B25/16—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid closed heat-insulated
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- the present invention relates to a bulk carrier having shell-plating, a double bottom, a cargo hold divided into several sections and at least one column-shaped cargo cell in each section that extends up above the weather deck of the ship, each cargo cell having a convex bottom provided with a central outlet .
- This type of vessel has additional problems with a cargo that must be heated, partly because hot internal coils may affect the quality of the cargo negatively, and partly since taking in cold ballast water in the double bottom cools the cargo. Unloading at the final destination is thus made more difficult and in some cases impossible.
- US patent specification 5,233,937 shows an arrangement in connection with installing a double-hulled vessel and problems involved with the use of inert gas in the ballast tanks of this type of vessel .
- the bulk carrier according to the invention and its inert gas arrangement is therefore not technically comparable with the embodiment shown in US-5, 233 , 937.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a bulk carrier that has high environmental and operational safety, that permits simple and efficient loading and unloading and that facilitates inspection and maintenance.
- the bulk carrier according to the invention is characterized in that the convex bottom of each cargo cell rests on a correspondingly concave bed on the double bottom, in that the bed is heat-insulted from the double bottom and is at least partially self-sealing, in that the bed is provided with a heating arrangement for indirect heating of the cargo in the cargo cell, and in that the space between the cargo cells and the shell-plating, double bottom and column-shaped ballast tanks is arranged to be filled with an inert medium to be kept there permanently.
- ballast water is carried in segregated tanks, well spaced from the cargo compartments, as well as in the double bottom. Oil leaking into the ballast tank can always generate explosive gas. The completely dry space around the tank constitutes a cofferdam which is permanently filled with inert gas, thereby forming an explosion-proof and corrosion-free zone throughout the entire operative life of the ship.
- inert gas inert gas in the ballast tanks in order to reduce the explosion risk, and where the inert gas is produced by combustion of oil, it must be generated continuously and therefore constitutes an extremely negative environmental factor.
- residual products in the gas combine with the salt water to increase corrosion, as has been dramatically documented in certain cases.
- the cargo cell suitably has substantially circular cross section. This allows optimal use of the material since the cell walls are subjected by the pressure of the load to membrane stresses of the same magnitude through the entire thickness of the plate.
- the circular shape results in the least amount of material, which is accentuated when steel of higher strength than ordinary ship ' s steel is used.
- Fatigue problems are practically negligible in the membrane-stressed circular construction in comparison with conventional tank designs which have many places for potential cracking.
- conventional tankers which have exclusively longitudinal framing throughout, this means that the frame, the longitudinals, which may be angle irons or bulb irons, must pass through all transverse strengths, sealed or unsealed, and it is well known that these passageways are by their very design subject to both strong corrosion and fatigue loads.
- the number of such passageways can be greatly reduced and can to a great extent be localized to the corrosion-free area.
- Figure 1 is a lateral view of a bulk carrier according to the invention, with cargo sections and a row of cargo cells.
- Figure 2 is a view from above of the tank top plating on the vessel according to Figure 1.
- Figure 3 is a partial view from above, corresponding to that in Figure 2 but with two rows of cargo cells.
- Figure 4 is a cross section through a bulk carrier according to the invention with two rows of cargo cells. ⁇ L to to H F>
- FIG 3 shows a partial view from above through a bulk carrier having two rows of cargo cells 12.
- Standing ballast tanks 18 are arranged against the side shell-plating 17, both at the transverse bulkheads 10 and between the cargo cells 12 when several cargo cells are located in each section.
- the cross-sectional shape of these tanks is adapted to the space and strength requirements.
- These ballast tanks provide a stronger protective zone for the cargo cells along the length of the ship than is provided by a conventional double-hulled arrangement.
- the space 11 around the cargo cells 12 constitutes a cofferdam which, when filled with inert medium, will constitute an explosion-safe zone.
- the space is completely dry which, together with the inert medium, completely eliminates corrosion conditions.
- An arrangement for supplying inert medium is indicated at 20 in Figure 4.
- FIG 4 shows a vertical circular shaft 19 constituting pump-room cover and pump room for cargo and ballast pumps.
- Many tankers today have installations of "immersible" explosion-safe pumps that are lowered down into the cargo tanks. However, these must be lifted up in the event of operational disturbances, with shut-down as a result.
- the cargo oil pump connected to the four cargo cells in the cargo section allows individual unloading of each cargo cell under full control of the ship's stability conditions, irrespective of segregation requirements and unloading sequence.
- the number of cargo oil pumps can thus be reduced to one for each group of four cargo cells - an up to 75% reduction in the number of pumps in comparison with today's tankers which have at least one immersible pump installed in each tank.
- the pump-room shaft 19, circular in cross section is lifted aboard fully equipped just like the cargo cells and is connected by plug-in assembly to the other equipment.
- the concave bed 13 is of honey-comb construction and comprises a heat-insulating layer 21 in the part facing the double bottom. Heating coils 22 or heating cables are cast in the part facing the bottom of the cargo cells 12.
- the heat transport medium is suitably hot oil.
- the convex bottom of the cargo cell facilitates loading and unloading through a central drainage well and bottom pipe 23. No heating coils are located in the cargo cell.
- the embodiment is comparable to a hotplate that indirectly heats the contents of the cargo cell.
- the structure of the bed is such that it distributes the surface pressure uniformly and also achieves a satisfactory transmission of force between the bed and the steel construction of the double bottom.
- the cargo cells 12 are provided with hydraulic lifting devices 24 enabling them to be lifted to the necessary height for inspection and overhaul of the bed construction and installations therein.
- the bed is at least partially self-sealing .
- the cargo cells 12, completely smooth on the inner side, are provided with requisite external reinforcements and can be manufactured and equipped separately. They are lifted aboard and connected to installations in the vessel, suitably through plug-in systems. Together with the side shell-plating, lateral ballast tanks and double bottom, the cargo cells form a double, and in certain cases triple barrier against leakage. Safety is thus considerably greater than with a conventional double-hulled ship.
- a known method of restricting the discharge of oil if a tanker is damaged is to place the pressure-vacuum valve 25 under a certain negative pressure so that it is released when oil starts to flow out from a damaged tank, e.g. in the event of damage to the bottom.
- the negative pressure thus limits the magnitude of the oil discharge. If the negative pressure is too great a tank of conventional design can be seriously damaged, resulting in aggravated oil discharge.
- the circular, free-standing cargo cell construction has considerably greater resistance to internal negative pressure than a traditional tank construction.
- the present invention thus provides a bulk carrier with high environmental and operating safety that permits simple and efficient loading and unloading under all loading and operating conditions, with the emphasis on bulk cargo of various types in both solid and fluid form.
- Many types of cargo in liquid form such as most oil products, require heating and tanks or cargo spaces intended for such cargoes are thus conventionally provided with heating coils placed inside said areas. This makes transport and unloading of most types of cargoes in solid form impossible since the heating coils may easily be damaged during manipulation of the cargo and when using known unloading equipment. No such risk of damage exists with the arrangement according to the present invention, which has the heating coils outside the cargo space, in a bed construction situated beneath the cargo cells. It is also known that in the case of certain cargoes, e.g.
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EP97928560A EP0981477A1 (en) | 1997-05-15 | 1997-05-15 | Bulk carrier |
PCT/SE1997/000800 WO1998051563A1 (en) | 1997-05-15 | 1997-05-15 | Bulk carrier |
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PCT/SE1997/000800 WO1998051563A1 (en) | 1997-05-15 | 1997-05-15 | Bulk carrier |
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GB2365384A (en) * | 2000-07-26 | 2002-02-20 | Timothy John Gunner | Oil tanker with double hulled cargo tanks |
CN114940234A (en) * | 2022-06-23 | 2022-08-26 | 江苏新扬子造船有限公司 | Device and method for treating leaked media of B-type fuel cabin containment system |
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DE2329509A1 (en) * | 1973-06-08 | 1975-01-02 | Linde Ag | Tanks for low pressure gas tanker - with spillage trays complete with dampening bulk heads below tanks on vertical walls |
US4286535A (en) * | 1978-05-24 | 1981-09-01 | Eugene Lunn | Ship for lighter-than-water fluids |
US4359958A (en) * | 1978-06-28 | 1982-11-23 | Durant Peter D | Cargo transport system |
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DE2329509A1 (en) * | 1973-06-08 | 1975-01-02 | Linde Ag | Tanks for low pressure gas tanker - with spillage trays complete with dampening bulk heads below tanks on vertical walls |
US4286535A (en) * | 1978-05-24 | 1981-09-01 | Eugene Lunn | Ship for lighter-than-water fluids |
US4359958A (en) * | 1978-06-28 | 1982-11-23 | Durant Peter D | Cargo transport system |
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Vol. 7, No. 116, (M-216); & JP,A,58 036 792 (MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO K.K.) 3 March 1983. * |
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GB2365384A (en) * | 2000-07-26 | 2002-02-20 | Timothy John Gunner | Oil tanker with double hulled cargo tanks |
GB2365384B (en) * | 2000-07-26 | 2002-06-26 | Timothy John Gunner | Oil tankers |
CN114940234A (en) * | 2022-06-23 | 2022-08-26 | 江苏新扬子造船有限公司 | Device and method for treating leaked media of B-type fuel cabin containment system |
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