Ground liquefied natural gas storage tank and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeHyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
InventorsSang Beom Shin, Dae Soon Kim, In Soo Chun, Dong Ju Lee, Se Hwan Jeong, Dong Kyu Shin
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Abstract
The present invention includes: an independent tank constituting an inner tank to store a storage material therein; at least one sandwich plate modularized and manufactured include a metal plate provided in a pair opposite to each other, the metal plates having a reinforcing material formed therebetween, and a filler filled between the metal plates, the at least one sandwich plate surrounding the outer surface of the independent tank to constitute an outer tank; and an external reinforcing member formed on the outer surface of the sandwich plate.
Claims11
A ground liquefied natural gas storage tank comprising;
- an independent tank in which a space for storing a storage material is formed to constitute an inner tank;
- a roof;
- at least one sandwich plate to comprise a pair of metal plates facing each other, the metal plates having a reinforcing material formed therebetween, and a filler filled between the metal plates, wherein the at least one sandwich plate surrounds the outer surface of the independent tank to constitute an outer tank;
- at least one external reinforcing member formed on an outer surface of a wall body of the at least one sandwich plate, wherein the at least one external reinforcing member comprises a first longitudinal reinforcing member and a second lateral reinforcing member configured at a right angle to the first longitudinal reinforcing member;
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- at least one external reinforcing member formed on an outer surface of the roof, wherein the at least one external reinforcing member comprises a third reinforcing member and a fourth and fifth reinforcing member configured at a right angle to the third longitudinal reinforcing member and connected to the first longitudinal reinforcing member and the second lateral reinforcing member,
- wherein the independent tank is located over a ground heat insulation structure, and
- the at least one sandwich plate is transported and installed to surround the outer surface of the independent tank that has been completely manufactured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.