Title:
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TANKS IN A CARGO SHIP
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/006023
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
There are disclosed systems and methods for supporting cargo tanks within the hold of a liquefied gas carrier by establishing a series of spaced-apart pedestals along the longitudinal axis of a tank, said pedestals positioned in conjunction with the ship's structural components. These pedestals are of wood or other suitable thermal insulating and load bearing material fixed to the tank below its circumferential diameter along both the starboard and port tank sides. The pedestals rest on structural longitudinal stringers laying port and starboard in the horizontal plane and fixed and supported by the ship's hull structure. Longitudinal and transverse pedestal movement is controlled by stops attached to the stringers at one or more of the pedestals. The stops contact the pedestals via bearing pads which constrain the pedestal in one direction but permit its movement in another.
Inventors:
HOLLAND JOHN RANDOLPH (DE)
FICHELMANN WOLFGANG (DE)
WOLLERT JUERGEN (DE)
FICHELMANN WOLFGANG (DE)
WOLLERT JUERGEN (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/049894
Publication Date:
September 30, 2010
Filing Date:
July 08, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HOLLAND JOHN RANDOLPH (DE)
FICHELMANN WOLFGANG (DE)
WOLLERT JUERGEN (DE)
FICHELMANN WOLFGANG (DE)
WOLLERT JUERGEN (DE)
International Classes:
B63B3/70; B63B17/00; B63B25/12
Foreign References:
| US4345861A | 1982-08-24 | |||
| US3908574A | 1975-09-30 | |||
| US4086864A | 1978-05-02 |
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