Early in the design phase of an LNG
(liquefied natural gas) export and import project, storage tank
selection can be a quandary. The owner and contractor must
scrutinize the situation and make the correct choice for that
particular facility location and design. For some, the answer is
straightforward, but for others it can be an involved decision
process.
Tanks.The LNG industry accepts European Standard EN1473 for
the definition of LNG storage tanks by containment type, i.e.,
single, double and full containment.
1This definition comes from analyzing an LNG spill
caused by a fissure in the inner LNG tank. In single containment
tanks (Fig. 1), neither the spilled LNG nor
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