TANK FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF LIQUID GAS, WITH PROVISIONS FOR ABSORBING DEFORMATIONS DUE TO TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS OR INTERNAL LOADS

摘要

Tank for transport and storage of cooled, liquid gas comprising a polygonal or circular-cylindric wall construction comprising one or several inner skin plates (2) abutting an outer insulation (3) and an outer wall structure (4) supporting the insulation. In the polygonal embodiment of the tank, the inner skin plates (2) in the area for knuckle lines between adjacent, plane parts of the skin plates (2) provided with an unsupported, curved plate part (2') with comparatively large radius of curvature, so that the curved plate part (2') by changing the radius of curvature will absorb the plate deformations due to temperature variations or internal loads in the tank (1).