• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.125-134
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• 2015

Spherical type LNG carrier has many advantages, but has a demerit it is more expensive than membrane type one. Therefore, when calculating the initial estimate of spherical type LNG carrier, high accuracy calculation of tank weight has to be carried out. In this study the simplified analysis method which is able to calculate stresses of all the tank zones is established and has special feature to deal with static and dynamic loading. In order to verify the established method, the design results obtained through the method in this study have been compared with those of existing ship obtained from finite element analysis. As a result, the usability of simplified analysis method has been confirmed.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2017

LNG 운반선용 구형 탱크의 제작을 위해서는 탱크의 크기에 따라 별도의 공장 설비가 필요하며 시설 투자의 한계로 인해 현실적으로 조선소에서 다양한 크기의 완전 구형 LNG 탱크를 제작하는 것은 매우 어려운 일이다. 다양한 용량의 LNG 탱크 제작을 위해서는 기존 구형 탱크의 중앙부에 원통 형태의 확장부를 삽입하여 적재 용량을 키우는 방법이 효과적이다. 본 연구에서는 원통 확장부를 갖는 구형 LNG 탱크에 대하여 수평 가속도에 의한 동적 압력분포 산출식을 유도하였다. 본 논문에서 유도한 압력 분포 산출식을 이용함으로써 원통 확장부를 갖는 구형 탱크를 화물창 형식으로 하는 LNG 운반선의 구조설계 시 구조 안전성 평가를 위한 동적 설계하중을 간편하게 구하여 해석에 적용할 수 있다. 또한, 이미 개발되어 있는 원통 확장부를 갖는 구형 LNG 탱크의 정적 하중에 대한 설계하중 산출식과 결합함으로써 정적 및 동적하중을 모두 고려한 정도 높은 간이해석법의 개발이 가능하며, 이를 통해 초기 견적 시 많은 시간과 비용을 소요하는 유한요소 해석을 대신하여 짧은 시간에 정도 높은 물량 산출이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한조선학회 특별논문집
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• 대한조선학회 2005년도 특별논문집
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• pp.22-30
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• 2005

Sloshing loads, produced by the violent liquid free-surface motions inside the cargo tank have become an important design parameter in ship building industry since there have been demands for the increased sizes of the cargo containment system of LNG carriers. In this study, sloshing impact pressure acting on the shell of the spherical cargo tank of an LNG carrier as well as dynamic pressure and flow behavior around the pump tower located at the center of the tank have been calculated. Comparative numerical sloshing simulations for a spherical LNG tank using 2-D LR.FLUIDS which is based on the finite difference method and 3-D MSC.DYTRAN which is capable of calculating nonlinear fluid-structure interaction have been carried out. A method of calculating sloshing-induced dynamic loads and the subsequent structural strength analysis for pump tower of a spherical LNG carrier using MSC. DYTRAN and MSC.NASTRAN have been presented.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.393-405
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• 2017

This paper deals with the buckling strength of the skirt structure in the spherical LNG carriers. The spherical cargo tank systems consist of spherical tank, skirt, tank cover, pump tower, etc. The skirt supports the spherical cargo tank and is connected with ship hull structure. It is designed to act as a thermal brake between the tank and the hull structure by reducing the thermal conduction from the tank to the supporting structure. It is built up of three parts, upper aluminum part, middle stainless steel part and lower carbon steel part. The 150K spherical LNG carrier was designed and carried out the strength verification under Classification Societies Rule. The design loads due to acceleration, thermal distribution, self-weight and cargo weight were estimated considering requirements of the Class Rule and numerical simulation analyses. Based on the obtained design loads and experienced project data, the initial structure scantling was carried out. To verify the structural integrity, theoretical and numerical analyses were carried out and strength was evaluated aspect of buckling capacity. The results by LR and DNV design code are shown and discussed.