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LiquidNaturalGas
ISO8943(2007)compliantGC
conditioning&LNGsampling
systems
Alargenumberofmerchantshipsaredesignedandconstructedforcarryingdifferenttypesofliquefie
gasesfromoneporttoanother.Sincecargoingaseousformwilltakemuchmorevolumethanwhen
liquidcondition,thegasesarecondensedandliquefiedforcarryingtheminships.
TypesofLiquefiedGasCarriers
Therearebasicallytwotypesofgascarrierships:
1)LPGCarrier:LiquefiedpetroleumgasShipscarriesLPGgasalongwithsomeothergaseslike
ammonia,propylene,ethyleneastheirconstructionandequipmentsaresuitedtocarrysuchgasesal
EthylenecannotbecarriedinLPGtankerasitsboilingpointisverylow(104
C).
2)LNGcarrier:LNGgasorLiquefiedNaturalgasfromwhich,majorimpuritieslikesulphurand
carbondioxidehavebeenremoved,iscarriedinLNGcarrierships.
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LNGistransportedintheformofliquefiedmethaneaftercoolingittoitsboilingpoint,163
C.
RegulatoryRequirementsforLNGandLPG
AsperInternationalMaritimeOrganisation,aliquefiedgasshipcanonlyrunininternationalwatersif
constructedandoperatedasperInternationalGasCarrier(IGC)1986codeandcomplieswithSOLAS
74chapterVIIpartCconstructionandequipmentofshipscarryingliquefiedgasesinbulk.
ThebriefrequirementsdescribedinIGCcodeare:
Damagelimitationstocargoandshipsurvivalincaseofcollisionorgrounding.
Safetyarrangementrequirementsforsuchship.
Cargocontainmentandcargohandlingprocedure.
Materialofconstructionforcontainmentandcarriagefacility.
Requirementsforcargoloadinganddischarging.
Fireprotectionrequirements.
Pollutioncontrolrequirements.
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Usageofcargoasshipsmachineryfuel.
provisionforthermalexpansionandcontractionisprovided
Constructionalrequirements
Differenttypesofcargotanksshouldbeprovidedwithspecialmaterialatmaintainedpressureas
describedintheconstructionalandcargohandlingrequirementofIGCcodeforbothLPGandLNG
ships.
LPGshipcargocarriagerequirements
LPGcanbecarriedbyseaifanyoneofthethreecriteriaisfulfilled:
Itissolelyunderpressuremaintainedatambienttemperature.
Itisfullyrefrigeratedatitsboilingpoint.
Itissemirefrigeratedbutatelevatedtemperatureandelevatedpressure.
Otherimportantauxiliariesthatarerequiredare:
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AwellinsulatedandrefrigeratedLPGtanktofulfilanyoftheabovecriteria
Acompressorroomcompressorsandrefrigerationplants
Anitrogenbankaswellasaninertgasgeneratorwithdryersystem
Thecargotemperatureandenvironmentdatamonitoringsystem
Tankatmosphereandtemperaturedataismonitoringsystem
LNGshipcargocarriagerequirements
LNGiscarriedatverylowtemperaturewhichcancausecrackinthemetalstructureifcargocomesin
contactwiththeshipshull.Moreover,
LNGcarriermusthaveacargotankwithdoublelayerofinsulationprotection.
Materialusedfortankmusthaveverylowcoefficientofthermalexpansion(invar).
Tobeprovidedwithvaporisertomeetitsownvapoursrequirements.
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Regasificationplantshouldbeprovided(optional)
YoumayalsoliketoreadPanamaxandAframaxTankers:OilTankerswithaDifference
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