CORNER STRUCTURE AND LIQUEFIED GAS STORAGE TANK HAVING SAME

• Main Authors: YANG, Young Chul, CHO, Yong Bum, YOON, Youngkeun, OH, Byungteak, YUN, Eunyoung, YIM, Ki Ho, LEE, Yeongbeom, SEO, Heung Seok, HAN, Hae Chul
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.12.2023
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; BLASTING; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED,LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RELATED EQUIPMENT; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; STORING; STORING OF DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS; TRANSPORTING; VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED ORSOLIDIFIED GASES; WEAPONS

Disclosed is a corner structure (100) of a liquefied gas storage tank, the corner structure (100) being installed on a corner of a liquefied gas-carrying storage tank to support sealing walls (51, 52) that prevent the liquefied gas from leaking. The corner structure (100) comprises: two insulation members (110) arranged, oriented in different directions, on the inner surface of structural walls of a ship; and operational members (130) which are disposed on respective insulation members (110), and to which the support sealing walls (51, 52) adhere. The operational members (130) may be attached to the insulation members (110) so as to allow sliding against same.