Research Article

Robust Control of Pressure for LNG Carrier Cargo Handling System via Mirror-Mapping Approach

Table 2

Parameters of liquid cargo tanks for thermal load calculation.

NameValueNameValue

Liquid capacity 41743.5 Surface area of cargo tank 7028
Tanker waterline external surface area 3968 The surface area of the liquid cargo ship 3060
Surface area of fuel channel 93.6 Surface area of ballast tank 3536
Isolated space side area 230 Main shielding thickness 0.7 mm
Main shielding thermal conductivity 45 W/(m⋅K)Main insulation thickness 230 mm
Thermal conductivity of the main insulation layer 0.04 W/(m⋅K)Secondary shielding thickness 0.7 mm
Secondary shielding thermal conductivity 45 W/(m⋅K)Secondary insulation thickness 300 mm
Secondary insulation thermal conductivity 0.04 W/(m⋅K)Resin thickness 10 mm
Thermal conductivity of resin layer 0.302 W/(m⋅K)Thickness of tank inner shell 20 mm
Thermal conductivity of tank inner shell 45 W/(m⋅K)Fuel temperature 40
Sea water heat exchange coefficient 2908 W/(m⋅K)Fuel heat transfer coefficient 2368 W/(m2⋅K)