WO2020188107A1 - Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to the field of sealed and thermally insulating tanks with membranes.
- the invention relates to the field of sealed and thermally insulating tanks for the storage and / or transport of liquefied gas at low temperature, such as tanks for the transport of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (also called LPG) exhibiting by example a temperature between -50 ° C and 0 ° C, or for the transport of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at approximately -162 ° C at atmospheric pressure.
- LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
- LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
- the liquefied gas is LNG, which is a mixture with a high methane content stored at a temperature of about -162 ° C at atmospheric pressure.
- Other liquefied gases can also be considered, including ethane, propane, butane or ethylene.
- Liquefied gases can also be stored under pressure, for example at a relative pressure between 2 and 20 bar, and in particular at a relative pressure close to 2 bar.
- Document WO2014096600 discloses a sealed and thermally insulating tank for liquefied natural gas storage arranged in a supporting structure and the walls of which have a multilayer structure, namely from the outside towards the inside of the tank, a secondary thermally insulating barrier anchored against the supporting structure, a secondary waterproof membrane which is supported by the secondary thermally insulating barrier, a primary thermally insulating barrier which is placed over the secondary waterproof membrane and a primary waterproof membrane which is supported by the primary thermally insulating barrier and which is intended to be in contact with the liquefied natural gas stored in the tank.
- Each thermal insulation barrier comprises a set of insulating panels, respectively primary and secondary, of generally parallelepipedal shape which are juxtaposed and which thus form a support surface for a respective waterproof membrane.
- the insulation boards are anchored to the load-bearing structure by means of anchors which are attached to the load-bearing structure and which are positioned at the corners of the primary and secondary insulation boards.
- Each anchoring device thus cooperates with the corners of four adjacent secondary insulation panels and with the corners of four adjacent primary insulation panels to hold them against the supporting structure.
- WO2013104850 describes a sealed and thermally insulating tank comprising a multilayer structure in which the corners of the insulating panels of the primary thermally insulating barrier are not located in alignment with the corners of the insulating panels of the secondary insulating barrier.
- primary anchoring devices cooperating with the primary insulating panels are fixed to a plate anchored in a secondary insulating panel.
- the primary anchors and the primary insulation panels are anchored to the supporting structure through the secondary insulation panels.
- the secondary insulating panels are liable to deform and / or to move.
- the secondary insulating panels are subjected to thermal gradients which, due to the phenomena of differential contraction, are liable to cause them to bend.
- the deformation of the supporting structure causes deformation and / or displacement of the secondary insulating panels. This is particularly the case when the load-bearing structure is formed by the internal shell of a floating structure.
- this delimits ballast compartments the movements of the ballast liquid in the ballast compartments are also likely to cause significant deformation of the supporting structure and therefore deformation and / or displacement of the secondary insulating panels. anchored to said supporting structure.
- the movements of the liquid contained in the tank can generate stresses on the primary waterproof membrane, in particular if the latter has protruding parts such as corrugations. These stresses are reflected on the primary insulating panels to which the primary waterproof membrane is anchored and tend to move the primary insulating panels laterally. This causes stress concentrations at the primary anchors.
- the primary anchoring devices include a flange sealed to the secondary waterproof membrane.
- This collar is rigidly fixed to a stud carrying a support member cooperating with the corresponding primary insulating panel (s).
- this connection between the primary anchoring devices and the secondary waterproof membrane is liable to produce a concentration of stresses at the level of the weld between the flange and the secondary waterproof membrane, capable of causing damage to said weld and said secondary waterproof membrane.
- An idea underlying the invention is to limit the stress concentrations at the connections between the secondary waterproof membrane and the primary anchoring member of the primary insulating panels.
- An idea underlying the invention is to provide a tight and flexible connection between the primary anchoring member and the secondary waterproof membrane.
- an idea underlying the invention is to allow relative displacement between the secondary waterproof membrane and the primary anchoring member.
- An idea at the basis of the invention is to allow this displacement that the primary anchoring member is anchored to the supporting structure directly, for example by being produced jointly with the secondary anchoring member, or indirectly, for example. by being attached to a secondary insulating panel.
- another idea underlying the invention is to allow relative movement between a secondary insulating panel on which a primary anchoring member is fixed and the secondary waterproof membrane.
- the invention provides a sealed and thermally insulating tank comprising a tank wall, the tank wall comprising, successively from the outside of the tank towards the inside of the tank in a thickness direction of the tank wall, a secondary insulating barrier intended to be anchored to a load-bearing wall, a secondary waterproof membrane resting on the secondary insulating barrier, a primary insulating barrier resting on the secondary waterproof membrane and a primary waterproof membrane resting on the primary insulating barrier and intended to be in contact with a product contained inside the tank, the primary insulating barrier comprising a plurality of juxtaposed primary insulating panels, the tank further comprising a plurality of primary anchoring members intended to be retained, directly or indirectly, on the supporting wall, each of said primary anchoring members cooperating with at least one primary insulating panel of the plurality of primary insulating panels so as to retain said at least one primary insulating panel on the secondary waterproof membrane, in which one, more or each said primary anchoring member comprises: - a base intended to be
- the deformable seal provides a tight and flexible connection between, on the one hand, the rod of the primary anchoring member and, on the other hand, the sealing washer ensuring the tightness of the secondary waterproof membrane.
- such a tank may include one or more of the following characteristics.
- the vessel wall has a vertical component defining a height of said vessel wall according to the direction of terrestrial gravity, the vessel wall comprising several of said primary anchoring members each comprising a base, a rod, a support element, a sealing washer and a deformable gasket as above, said several primary anchoring members being arranged on a lower portion of the vessel wall, for example at least the lower two thirds of the height of said tank wall.
- the vessel wall is a first vessel wall, the vessel further comprising a second vessel wall, the first vessel wall and the second vessel wall forming an edge of the vessel, the first vessel wall.
- tank comprising several of said primary anchoring members each comprising a base, a rod, a support element, a sealing washer and a deformable seal as above, said several primary anchoring members being arranged at a distance edge of the tank below a predefined threshold.
- the predefined threshold corresponds to the width of five insulating panels, said several primary anchoring members being for example arranged to retain five successive primary insulating panels in a direction perpendicular to the edge.
- the wall portions of the tank located in the lower portion of the tank are subject to particularly significant stresses, for example due to the weight of the liquid transported or, for example, in the context of transverse tank walls anchored to the walls of the tank. cofferdam, due to the ship's ballast.
- the edge areas of the vessel are also subject to particularly severe stresses, including the pressure generated by the water in the ship's ballast. These stresses are liable to generate relative displacements between, on the one hand, the primary insulating barrier and / or the secondary insulating barrier and, on the other hand, the secondary waterproof membrane at the level of the lower portion of the tank and / or the edges of the tank.
- the risks of degradation of the secondary waterproof membrane are limited due to the flexibility of the connection between said primary anchoring members and the secondary waterproof membrane.
- Primary insulation boards can be made in various ways. According to one embodiment, the primary insulating panels are of parallelepiped shape.
- the primary insulating panels comprise a bottom plate, a cover plate and an insulating gasket interposed between the bottom plate and the cover plate.
- the support member can rest on various portions of the primary insulation panels.
- the support element bears directly on said primary insulating panel, for example by being supported on the bottom plate of said primary panel.
- the support element bears indirectly on the primary insulating panel, for example by means of a wedge interposed between said support element and an element of the primary insulating panel, for example the primary insulation board bottom plate.
- the corners of the primary insulating panels have recesses, said recesses giving off a bearing surface facing the interior of the tank.
- the support element of the primary anchoring member bears, directly or indirectly, on the support surface of the primary insulating panel.
- said recesses are made in the cover plate and in the insulating gasket.
- the bearing surface is formed by a portion of the bottom plate projecting from the recess made in the insulating gasket and in the cover plate.
- the support surface is formed by a wedge placed between the support element and a portion of the bottom plate projecting from the recess made in the insulating gasket and in the cover plate.
- a said primary anchoring member cooperates with the corners of adjacent primary insulating panels, for example four panels whose corners are adjacent, so as to anchor said primary panels adjacent to the supporting wall.
- the sealing washer can be attached to the secondary sealing membrane in various ways. According to one embodiment, the sealing washer or the collar is sealed to the secondary waterproof membrane.
- the deformable seal is deformable in a thickness direction of the vessel wall so as to allow the sealing washer to slide along the rod in a direction of thickness of the vessel wall.
- the central orifice of the sealing washer has a transverse dimension greater than the transverse dimension of a portion of a rod engaged in said central orifice, so as to allow movement of the rod in said central orifice. of the sealing washer in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the tank wall.
- a sealing washer allows freedom of movement of the sealing washer relative to the rod in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the vessel wall.
- a primary anchoring member allows a displacement of the sealed connection between the sealing washer and the secondary sealing membrane relative to the support element mounted on the rod and cooperating with the primary insulating panel (s). .
- any movements of the secondary and / or primary insulating panels in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the tank wall are not transmitted to the secondary waterproof membrane via the primary anchoring member, thus reducing the stresses linked to differential contraction, to the deformation of the bearing wall or even to liquid movements in the tank, and limiting the risk of degradation of the secondary waterproof membrane or of the tight connection between the sealing washer and the secondary waterproof membrane.
- the primary anchoring member further comprises a stop carried by the rod, said stopper being arranged on the rod between the support element and the sealing washer, the stopper having a surface of stop opposite the sealing washer in order to stop a movement towards the primary sealed membrane in the direction of thickness of the vessel wall of said sealing washer relative to the rod.
- the deformations of the secondary waterproof membrane along the thickness direction of the tank wall are limited at the level of the tight connection between the sealing washer and the orifice of the secondary waterproof membrane.
- the deformation of the secondary waterproof membrane is prevented in a direction of thickness of the vessel wall.
- the sealing washer being fixed in a sealed manner to the secondary sealed membrane around the orifice of the secondary sealed membrane, in the presence of a force tending to move the secondary sealed membrane towards the interior of the tank, the local deformation of the secondary waterproof membrane at the level of the tight connection with the sealing washer is blocked by the stop of the sealing washer against the stop surface.
- the risks of degradation of the secondary waterproof membrane for example by punching, are reduced.
- this limitation of the local deformations of the secondary waterproof membrane makes it possible to limit the risks of degradation of the deformable seal.
- the rod carries a shoulder, said shoulder projecting laterally from the rod, that is to say in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the rod, beyond the central orifice of the rod. sealing washer so that an external face of said shoulder forms the abutment surface.
- a stop is simple to produce without requiring any additional part.
- the primary anchoring member further comprises a bell mounted on the rod, said bell comprising a mounting portion and a protective portion, the mounting portion having a central passage through which the rod passes, the protective portion developing along the thickness direction of the tank wall from the mounting portion towards the flange of the sealing washer, the protective portion being hollow, the deformable seal being partially or totally housed in the portion of protection.
- a bell surrounding the rod of the primary anchoring member protects the rod and the deformable seal.
- the mounting portion of the bell comprises a plate developing in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the vessel wall, said plate comprising the passage through the bell.
- the deformable seal is housed completely in the protective portion of the bell.
- the deformable seal is protected by the bell, for example during mounting operations of the primary anchoring member in the tank.
- the deformable seal is fixed to the rod between the passage of the mounting portion of the bell and the sealing washer.
- the end of the protective portion opposite to the mounting portion of the bell comprises a flange developing radially outwards, an outer face of said flange forming the stop surface in order to stop a movement. of the sealing washer according to the thickness direction of the tank wall.
- an outer end of the protective portion opposite to the mounting portion forms the abutment surface facing the sealing washer in order to stop a movement of the sealing washer in the direction thickness of the tank wall.
- the bell is fixed to the rod.
- the abutment surface can be formed by the protective portion having a fixed position relative to the rod and making it possible to block the movement of the sealing washer relative to the rod.
- the mounting portion of the bell is welded to the rod.
- the deformable seal comprises a deformable bellows, said deformable bellows being hollow and developing around and axially along the rod, a first axial end of said bellows being fixed in a sealed manner on the rod and a second axial end. said bellows being fixed in a sealed manner to the sealing washer.
- a deformable seal in the form of a bellows is simple to produce and allows a tight deformation of said deformable seal in a satisfactory manner.
- Such a bellows can be made from many materials.
- the bellows is made of stainless steel. Such a stainless steel or stainless steel bellows is thin enough to allow its elastic deformation.
- the bellows is made of stainless steel with a thickness between 0.1mm and 0.5mm, for example between 0.1mm and 0.3mm.
- the bellows has a plurality of folds having an identical or increasing diameter, a central portion of the bellows formed by said plurality of folds thus having a shape that is substantially cylindrical of revolution.
- the bellows has at least three folds or waves, preferably between three and thirty-two folds, ideally between six and twenty-four folds.
- the bellows is of flared shape, the second axial end of the bellows fixed to the sealing washer having a circumferential dimension greater than the circumferential dimension of the first axial end of the bellows fixed to the rod.
- the bellows has a plurality of folds the diameter of which increases from the end anchored on the rod towards the end anchored on the sealing washer.
- the portion of the bellows formed by this plurality of folds has a conical shape, the largest dimension of which is located on the side of the end fixed to the sealing washer.
- the sealing washer has an internal surface developing in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the vessel wall.
- the internal surface is arranged vis-à-vis the abutment surface so as to cooperate with said abutment surface, which is for example part of the bell or of the rod, to block the movement of the sealing washer relative to the rod according to the thickness direction of the tank.
- the deformable seal is fixed to the internal surface of the sealing washer, for example to a radially outer portion of the internal surface of the sealing washer.
- the sealing washer comprises a rib projecting from the internal surface of the sealing washer, the deformable seal being fixed in a leaktight manner on said rib.
- the rib of the sealing washer develops from a radially inner portion of the inner surface of the sealing washer.
- the tank comprises a plurality of secondary anchoring members, each secondary anchoring member being intended to be anchored on the bearing wall and cooperating with the secondary insulating barrier so as to exert a bearing on said barrier. secondary insulator in the direction of the bearing wall when said secondary anchoring member is anchored to said bearing wall.
- the base of the primary anchoring member is anchored to a secondary anchoring member.
- the base of the primary anchoring member is rigidly anchored in the secondary insulating barrier.
- the primary anchor is retained on the load-bearing wall via the secondary insulating barrier.
- the secondary insulating barrier comprises a plurality of juxtaposed secondary insulating panels.
- one, more or each secondary insulating panel comprises a bottom plate, a cover plate and an insulating gasket interposed between the bottom plate and the cover plate, the secondary waterproof membrane resting on an internal face of the cover plate opposite the insulating gasket.
- one, more or each secondary insulating panel comprises an intermediate plate interposed between the cover plate and the bottom plate of said secondary insulating panel, the insulating lining of said secondary insulating panel comprising an external insulating lining interposed between the plate bottom plate and the intermediate plate and an internal insulating gasket interposed between the intermediate plate and the cover plate.
- the secondary insulating barrier comprises an anchoring plate, the base of the primary anchoring member being anchored on said anchoring plate.
- the anchor plate is housed in a recess formed in the cover plate of a secondary insulation panel, the anchor plate having an internal surface flush with the internal face of the cover plate.
- the anchoring plate comprises a threaded orifice and the base has a threaded external end, the base of the primary anchoring member being anchored on the anchoring plate by screwing the threaded end of base into the threaded hole in the anchor plate.
- an internal end of the rod opposite the base is threaded
- the primary anchoring member further comprises a nut screwed onto said internal threaded end, the bearing element being interposed between said nut. and the base of the primary anchoring member.
- the deformable seal is interposed between the support element and the sealing washer.
- one or more spring washers are interposed between the nut and the support member.
- the primary anchoring member has an anchoring shoulder projecting laterally from the rod, said anchoring shoulder forming an anchoring surface developing in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction, said anchoring surface being turned towards the support element, the deformable seal being fixed in a sealed manner to said anchoring surface.
- the internal end of the deformable seal fixed to the rod is interposed between the mounting portion of the bell and the flat anchoring surface of the anchoring shoulder.
- the bell has freedom of movement along the thickness direction of the tank wall.
- the freedom of movement of the bell is limited on the one hand by the nut mounted on the rod, or where appropriate the elastic washer (s), and, on the other hand, by the surface of anchoring of the anchor shoulder.
- the internal axial end of the deformable seal fixed to the rod is interposed between the anchoring surface of the anchoring shoulder and the nut mounted on the rod, or where appropriate the spring washers.
- the secondary waterproof membrane and / or the primary waterproof membrane is made of an alloy of iron and nickel, for example an alloy whose coefficient of expansion is typically between 1.2.10 -6 and 2.10 -6 K - 1 .
- the secondary waterproof membrane and / or the primary waterproof membrane is made of an alloy of iron and manganese, for example the coefficient of expansion of which is typically of the order of 7 to 9.10 -6 K -1 .
- the secondary waterproof membrane and / or the primary waterproof membrane comprises a plurality of strakes with raised edges juxtaposed and welded in pairs by their raised edges.
- the primary waterproof membrane and / or the secondary waterproof membrane comprises a plurality of metal plates, preferably rectangular, welded together.
- the primary waterproof membrane and / or the secondary waterproof membrane comprises a first series of parallel corrugations extending in a first direction and a second series of parallel corrugations extending in a second direction, said first direction. direction and said second direction being intersecting.
- a transfer wedge is arranged around the bell in an interstice between the bell and the adjacent primary insulating rings, for example between the bell and the bottom plates of said adjacent primary insulating panels. Thanks to these characteristics, a lateral displacement of an insulating panel cooperating with the anchoring member is transmitted via the transfer wedge to the bell, to the rod and then to the support of the rod, for example the secondary insulating barrier 1a, which makes it possible to take up the lateral force exerted by the primary insulating panel without risk of degradation of the tight connection between the sealing washer and the waterproof membrane.
- the transfer wedge has a thickness, taken in the thickness direction of the vessel wall, less than the thickness of the bottom plate of the primary insulating panel.
- the transfer wedge comprises an external portion and a plate, the external portion developing around the sealing washer in the direction of thickness of the vessel wall, the plate comprising a central orifice surrounding the bell, the outer portion and the plate forming a housing in which is housed the sealing washer with a clearance, so that the wedge can transmit a lateral force to the bell without interfering with the sealing washer.
- the transfer wedge further comprises an internal portion developing from the plate and surrounding the bell.
- the external portion of the transfer wedge is circular cylindrical. According to one embodiment, said external portion is coaxial with the rod.
- the transfer wedge comprises one, preferably several, wings extending radially from the outer portion of the transfer wedge and parallel to the thickness direction of the vessel wall.
- said wing or wings are housed between two adjacent primary insulating panels.
- the transfer wedge is smaller in size than the spacing available between the panels. The mounting of the wedge between the panels is thus facilitated.
- the sealing washer has a flat and the bell has a flat, said flat areas being configured to be engaged by a screwing tool making it possible to secure the rod and the sealing washer in rotation without twisting. of the deformable seal during an operation of screwing the anchoring member in its support, for example in the secondary insulating barrier.
- the sealing washer comprises a flat and the rod comprises a flat, said flat parts being able to be engaged by a screwing tool making it possible to secure the rod and the sealing washer in rotation without twisting the seal. deformable.
- Such a tank can be part of an onshore storage installation, for example to store LNG or be installed in a floating, coastal or deep water structure, in particular an LNG vessel, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). , a floating production and storage unit (FPSO) and others.
- FSRU floating storage and regasification unit
- FPSO floating production and storage unit
- Such a tank can also serve as a fuel tank in any type of vessel.
- the invention also provides a vessel for transporting a cold liquid product comprising a double hull and a said tank arranged in the double hull.
- the invention also provides a method for loading or unloading such a ship, in which a cold liquid product is conveyed through isolated pipes from or to a floating or land storage installation to or from the vessel tank.
- the invention also provides a transfer system for a cold liquid product, the system comprising the aforementioned vessel, insulated pipes arranged so as to connect the tank installed in the hull of the vessel to a floating storage installation. or terrestrial and a pump for driving a flow of cold liquid product through the insulated pipes from or towards the floating or terrestrial storage installation towards or from the vessel of the vessel.
- FIG. 1 is a partial cut-away view from above of a sealed and thermally insulating tank wall in which the primary sealed membrane is not illustrated;
- Figure 2 is a sectional view of the tank wall of Figure 1 along the section plane AA illustrated in Figure 1;
- FIG. 3 is a detailed view of zone B of FIG. 2 illustrating a primary anchoring member anchoring two adjacent primary insulating panels;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the anchoring member of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the primary anchoring member illustrated in FIG. 4 in which the bell is not illustrated;
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of the primary anchoring member
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a third embodiment of the primary anchoring member
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a primary anchoring member according to a fourth embodiment
- FIG. 9 is a cut-away schematic representation of an LNG vessel tank and of a loading / unloading terminal for this tank;
- FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a primary anchoring member according to a fifth embodiment
- Figure 11 is a sectional view of the primary anchoring member of Figure 10 cooperating with the two primary insulating panels;
- FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of the anchoring member of FIG. 11;
- FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a primary anchoring member according to a sixth embodiment, the primary anchoring member comprising a transfer wedge;
- FIG. 14 is a top view of the primary anchoring member of FIG. 13;
- FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view in section of a portion of secondary thermally insulating barrier on which rests a portion of secondary waterproof membrane, the secondary thermally insulating barrier comprising an anchoring plate intended to receive a primary anchoring member ;
- Figure 16 is a schematic perspective view of a primary anchor portion and a tool for mounting said primary anchor portion on the anchor plate of the secondary thermally insulating barrier of Figure 15;
- FIG. 17 is a schematic perspective view with section of the primary anchoring member of FIG. 16 after mounting on the anchoring plate of the secondary thermally insulating barrier and addition of a bell.
- the terms “external” and “internal” will be used to designate, according to the definitions given in the description, the relative position of an element with respect to another, by reference inside the tank.
- an element close to or facing the interior of the tank is referred to as internal as opposed to an external element located close to or facing the outside of the tank.
- the expressions “radially at the periphery” or “radially outer” characterize the portion remote from an axis defining a circular element as opposed to the radially internal expression which characterizes the portion close to said axis.
- the expression “transverse” is used to qualify a displacement or a direction of development of an element in a direction situated in a plane perpendicular to the direction of thickness of the vessel wall.
- a sealed and thermally insulating tank for storing a liquefied fluid, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) has a plurality of tank walls having a multilayer structure.
- Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a portion of such a sealed and thermally insulating tank wall.
- the wall of the tank successively comprises, in the direction of the thickness, from the outside towards the inside of the tank, a secondary thermally insulating barrier, hereinafter secondary insulating barrier 1, retained to a load-bearing wall (not shown), a secondary waterproof membrane 2 resting against the secondary insulating barrier 1, a primary thermally insulating barrier, hereinafter primary insulating barrier 3, resting against the secondary waterproof membrane 2 and a primary waterproof membrane 4 intended to be in contact with the liquefied natural gas contained in the tank.
- the supporting structure can in particular be formed by the hull or the double hull of a ship.
- the supporting structure includes a plurality of supporting walls defining the general shape of the tank, usually a blocky shape, each tank wall being anchored to a respective supporting wall.
- the secondary insulating barrier 1 comprises a plurality of secondary insulating panels 5 which are anchored to the supporting wall by means of secondary anchoring members (not shown).
- the secondary insulating panels 5 have a general parallelepipedal shape and are arranged in parallel rows.
- Mastic strands (not shown) are interposed between the secondary insulating panels 5 and the bearing wall to make up for the deviations of the bearing wall from a flat reference surface.
- Kraft paper can be inserted between mastic strands and the load-bearing wall to prevent adhesion of the mastic strands to the load-bearing wall.
- the mastic strands are directly in contact with the bearing wall and thus secures the secondary insulating panels 5 by adhesion to the bearing wall.
- the structure of a secondary insulating panel 5 illustrated in FIG. 2 comprises a bottom plate 7, a cover plate 8 and an insulating gasket 9 interposed between the bottom plate 7 and the cover plate 8.
- the bottom plates 7 and cover 8 are for example made of plywood.
- the insulating gasket 9 is for example a layer of insulating polymer foam sandwiched between the bottom plate 7 and the cover plate 8.
- the insulating gasket 9 is glued to the bottom plate 7 and the cover plate 8.
- the foam insulating polymer may in particular be a polyurethane-based foam, optionally reinforced with fibers.
- the secondary insulating panels 5 have recesses to receive the secondary anchoring members. Such recesses are for example made in the insulating lining 9 and in the cover plate 8 so as to uncover a corner portion of the base plate 7.
- the secondary anchoring members comprise a base anchored on the supporting wall and a rod developing in the thickness direction of the vessel wall.
- the base is for example hollow and has an orifice through which the rod passes, a nut being screwed onto the end of the rod housed in the hollow base to keep the rod anchored to the base and therefore to the load-bearing wall.
- the secondary anchors in another embodiment may be in the form of a rod welded to the inner shell.
- the recess is placed in the corner areas.
- the corner portion of the base plate 7 has a cutout to allow the passage of the rod of the secondary anchoring member.
- a secondary backing plate is engaged on the rod and held onto the rod by a nut screwed onto an inner end of the rod opposite the base.
- This secondary support plate rests on the bottom plate corner portions 7 of adjacent secondary insulating panels 5, for example four adjacent secondary insulating panels 5, in order to anchor said secondary insulating panels 5 on the supporting wall.
- the support of the secondary support plate on the secondary insulating panels 5 can be done by means of a cleat resting on the corner portion of the base plate 7.
- the recess is placed on two side faces of the secondary insulating panels 5 and the secondary anchoring members are placed in these recesses between two adjacent secondary insulating panels 5 in the direction of the width or of the length of said secondary insulating panels. 5.
- the cover plate 8 has on an internal face, that is to say on a face opposite to the insulating gasket 9, grooves for receiving welding supports 6.
- the structure of the secondary insulating panels 5 and of the secondary anchoring member are described above by way of example. Also, in another embodiment, the secondary insulating panels 5 are likely to have another general structure, for example that described in document WO2012 / 127141.
- the secondary insulating panels 7 are then made in the form of a box comprising a bottom plate, a cover plate and supporting webs extending, in the thickness direction of the tank wall, between the bottom plate and the plate. cover and delimiting a plurality of compartments filled with an insulating lining, such as perlite, glass wool or rock wool.
- the secondary insulating panels have a bottom plate, a cover plate and an intermediate plate interposed between the bottom plate and the cover plate.
- the insulating gasket then comprises a first layer of insulating gasket interposed between the bottom plate and the intermediate plate and a second layer of insulating gasket interposed between the intermediate plate and the cover plate.
- the first layer of insulating lining is, for example, glued to the base plate and to the intermediate plate.
- the second layer of insulating lining is, for example, glued to the intermediate plate and to the cover plate.
- the recess can be made in the cover plate and the second layer of insulating gasket only, the secondary backing plate resting on an exposed portion of the intermediate plate.
- the cutout allowing the passage of the rod is made in the intermediate plate, the first layer of insulating lining and the base plate.
- Such a secondary insulating panel is for example described in document WO2014 / 096600.
- the secondary insulating panels are glued to the bearing wall, for example by means of the aforementioned mastic strands. In this case, it is possible to remove the secondary anchoring members and the recesses that receive them.
- the secondary waterproof membrane 4 comprises a continuous layer of strakes 10, metallic, with raised edges.
- the strakes 10 are welded by their raised edges on parallel welding supports 6 which are fixed in the grooves provided on the cover plates 8 of the secondary insulating panels 5.
- the strakes 10 are, for example, made of Invar®: c ' that is to say an alloy of iron and nickel, the coefficient of expansion of which is typically between 1.2.10 -6 and 2.10 -6 K -1 . It is also possible to use alloys of iron and manganese, the coefficient of expansion of which is typically of the order of 7 to 9.10 -6 K -1 .
- the primary thermally insulating barrier 5 comprises a plurality of primary insulating panels 11 which are anchored to the bearing wall by means of primary anchoring members 12 described in more detail below.
- the primary insulating panels 11 have a general parallelepipedal shape and are juxtaposed to form the primary insulating barrier 3. In addition, they may have dimensions of width, length or thickness identical to or different from those of the secondary insulating panels 5. In particular, their thickness according to the thickness direction of the tank wall is likely to be smaller than that of the secondary insulating panels 5.
- Each of the primary insulating panels 11 is positioned offset from the secondary insulating panels 5 on which it rests. . Thus, the adjacent corners of the primary insulating panels 11 are grouped together to the right of the cover plate 8 of a secondary insulating panel 5 on which said primary insulating panels 11 rest.
- the primary insulating panels 11 may have a multilayer structure similar to the structure of the secondary insulating panels 5.
- the primary insulating panels 11 successively comprise, in the direction of thickness of the tank wall, a bottom plate. 13, for example in plywood, a primary insulating lining 14 and a cover plate 15, for example in plywood.
- the primary insulating lining is for example a layer of insulating polymer foam, for example a foam based on polyurethane, optionally reinforced with fibers.
- the insulating gasket 14 is preferably glued to the bottom plate 13 and to the cover plate 15.
- a primary insulating panel 11 has recesses at its corner areas so that the bottom plate 13 protrudes relative to the primary insulating gasket 14 and to the cover plate 15.
- the bottom plate 13 forms at the level of the corner areas of the primary insulating panel 11, a bearing area intended to cooperate with a primary bearing plate 16 of the primary anchoring member 12.
- a wedge 17 is added to the base plate 13, said wedge 17 having a shape similar to that of the bearing zone and cooperating with the primary bearing plate 16 to anchor the primary insulating panel 11.
- the bottom plate 13 of the primary insulating panel 11 comprises grooves 18 intended to receive the raised edges of the strakes 10 of the secondary waterproof membrane 2.
- the cover plate 15 comprises anchoring strips 19, illustrated in FIG. 1, for anchoring the primary waterproof membrane 4. These anchoring strips 19 are housed in countersinks formed on the internal face of the cover plate 15.
- the primary insulating panel 11 may further include relaxation slots 20 formed in the cover plate 15 and in an internal portion of the primary insulating lining 14. Such relaxation slots 20 have the function of preventing deformation or degradation of the primary insulating panel 11 due to the differential contractions between the cover plate 15 and the insulating lining. primary 14. Such relaxation slots 20 also allow undulations 21 to work and thus avoid creating stresses in the waterproof membrane. he primary 4 and in the primary insulating barrier 4 in the case of a primary waterproof membrane 4 comprising corrugations 21 as described below.
- the structure of the primary insulating panel 11 is described above by way of example. Also, in another embodiment, the primary insulating panels 11 are likely to have another general structure, for example that described in document WO2012 / 127141.
- the primary insulating barrier 3 comprises primary insulating panels having at least two different types of structure, for example the two aforementioned structures, depending on their area of implantation in the tank.
- the primary waterproof membrane 4 comprises a continuous sheet of rectangular sheets which have two series of mutually perpendicular corrugations 21.
- the rectangular sheets are welded together forming small overlapping areas along their edges, according to the known technique.
- a rectangular sheet preferably has width and length dimensions that are integer multiples of a spacing between corrugations and also integer multiples of the dimensions of the primary insulation panels 11.
- FIG. 3 shows a detail view of the primary anchoring member 12 illustrated in FIG. 2 with reference B. Furthermore, in Figures 4 and 5, the nut 32 and the backing plate 16 are omitted. In these figures 3 to 5, a single primary anchoring member 12 is illustrated and the description below for this anchoring member applies in a similar manner to one, several or all of the primary anchoring members 12 integrated in the sealed and thermally insulating tank.
- the primary insulating panels 11 are anchored to the bearing wall via the secondary insulating panels 5.
- the cover plate 8 of the panel secondary insulator 5 comprises an anchoring plate 22.
- This anchoring plate 22 is housed in a recess 23 made in the cover plate 8.
- the recess 23 has an inner section 24 having a first diameter and an outer section 25 having a second diameter.
- the second diameter is greater than the first diameter so that the outer section 25 of the recess 23 forms lateral recesses interposed between a portion of the cover plate 8 surrounding the inner section 24 and the insulating gasket 9.
- the anchoring plate 22 has a shape complementary to the recess 23.
- An internal face 26 of the anchoring plate 22 is flush with an internal face 27 of the cover plate 8 of the secondary insulating panel 5.
- the plate d The anchor 22 forms with the cover plate 8 a substantially continuous planar surface on which the secondary waterproof membrane 2 rests.
- an outer section 28 of the anchor plate 22 is housed in the outer section 25 of the recess 23 and is thus interposed between the cover plate 8 and the insulating gasket 9.
- the anchoring plate 22 is preferably glued to the insulating gasket 9 of the secondary insulating panel. The anchor plate 22 is thus blocked from moving in the direction of thickness of the vessel wall.
- This anchor plate 22 further comprises a central housing 29 threaded.
- the primary anchoring member 12 comprises a base 30, a rod 31, the primary support plate 16 and a nut 32.
- the base 30 has an external thread and is screwed into the central housing 29 of the anchor plate 22. In other words, the base 30 of the primary anchor 12 is anchored in the anchor plate 22.
- the rod 31 expands from the base 30 in the direction of thickness of the vessel wall towards the interior of the vessel.
- the rod 31 passes through an orifice made in the secondary waterproof membrane 2. As illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, this rod 31 develops in the space between the corners of two primary insulating panels 11.
- the primary support plate 16 has a central passage 60. This primary support plate 16 is engaged on the rod 31.
- the primary support plate 16 bears on the wedges 17 arranged on the projecting portions of the base plates. 13 of the primary insulating panels 11 with which the primary anchoring member 12 cooperates.
- the internal end of the rod 31 opposite the base 30 is threaded and the nut 32 is screwed onto this internal end of the rod 31 in order to press the primary support plate 16 on the wedges 17.
- elastic washers 33 for example of the Belleville washer type, are interposed between the primary support plate 16 and the nut 32.
- the primary anchoring member 12 further comprises a sealing washer 34.
- This sealing washer 34 comprises an annular body 35 having a central orifice 36.
- the sealing washer 34 further comprises a flange 37 developing radially outwardly from an outer portion of the radially outer face of the annular body 35.
- an internal face 38 of the annular body 35 comprises a rib 39 projecting in the direction of thickness of the vessel wall. This rib 39 develops from a radially internal portion of said internal face 38.
- the collar 37 is for example formed by a peripheral portion of the annular body 35.
- the sealing washer 34 is engaged on the rod 31, the rod 31 passing through the central orifice 36 of the sealing washer 34.
- the sealing washer 34 is interposed between the secondary waterproof membrane 2 and the support plate primary 16.
- the central orifice 36 of the sealing washer 34 has a diameter greater than the diameter of the rod portion 31 passing through said central orifice 36.
- the central orifice is not circular and has a dimension in at least one transverse direction greater than the dimension of the rod 31 in said at least one transverse direction.
- a clearance in said at least one transverse direction therefore separates the central orifice 36 from the rod in order to allow movement of the sealing washer relative to the rod 31 in said at least one transverse direction.
- the flange 37 is tightly attached to the secondary waterproof membrane 2 around the orifice of said secondary waterproof membrane 2.
- This waterproof attachment is for example made by welding.
- the primary anchoring member 12 comprises an anchoring shoulder 40 projecting radially outwards from the rod 31.
- This anchoring shoulder 40 is interposed between the sealing washer 34 and the primary support plate 16.
- the anchoring shoulder 40 has a planar anchoring surface 41 developing in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the vessel wall. This anchoring surface 41 faces the interior of the tank.
- the primary anchoring member 12 comprises a deformable seal sealingly connecting the rod 31 and the sealing washer 34.
- This deformable seal comprises a bellows 42.
- An internal axial end of this bellows 42 is fixed in a sealed manner on the rod 31.
- An external axial end of this bellows 42 is fixed in a sealed manner on the sealing washer 34. More particularly, the internal axial end of the bellows 42 is anchored in a sealed manner on the anchoring surface 41 of the anchoring shoulder 40.
- the external axial end of the bellows 42 is anchored in a sealed manner on the rib 39 projecting from the internal face 38 of the annular body 35.
- the internal axial end of the bellows 42 is for example welded to the rod 31.
- the outer axial end of the bellows 42 is for example welded to the sealing washer 34.
- This bellows 42 has deformable folds 61, three in number in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3.
- the number of folds 61 of the bellows 42 is not limited to three and may be greater than given the spacing between the shoulder 40 and the surface 38 of the collar 37.
- the bellows 42 can have between three and thirty-two folds 61, ideally from six folds 61 to twenty-four folds 61 depending on said spacing , said spacing being for example between 20 and 45mm.
- the bellows 42 is substantially cylindrical.
- the folds 61 forming the bellows 42 have identical dimensions.
- Such a bellows 42 is for example made of stainless steel. In order to ensure the flexibility of said bellows 42, it has a low thickness, preferably less than 1 mm, for example between 0.1 and 0.5 mm and more particularly between 0.1 mm and 0.3 mm thick.
- This bellows 42 provides a flexible, deformable and sealed connection between the rod 31 and the sealing washer 34.
- This flexible and deformable connection associated with the clearance between the sealing washer 34 and the rod 31 allows the relative displacement in a sealed manner between the sealing washer 34 and the rod 31.
- the sealing washer 34 being fixed in a sealed manner to the secondary waterproof membrane 2 and the rod 31 carrying the primary support plate 16 pressing on the primary insulating panels 11, a relative displacement is possible between the secondary waterproof membrane 2 and the secondary insulating panels 5 and / or the primary insulating panels 11 without risk of degradation of the secondary waterproof membrane 2 or loss of the seal of the secondary waterproof membrane 2.
- Such a relative displacement between the secondary insulating panels 5 and / or the primary insulating panels 11 and the secondary waterproof membrane 2 may occur due to differential contractions, deformation of the secondary insulating barrier 1 and / or of the supporting wall, or else due to stresses on the primary insulating panels 11 linked to movements of liquid in the tank.
- said primary anchoring member comprises a bell 43.
- This bell 43 comprises a portion assembly 44 and a protective portion 45.
- This bell 43 can be combined with the different types of bellows 42 described above and below.
- the mounting portion 44 is planar in shape and has a central orifice.
- the bell 43 is mounted on the rod 31 of the primary anchoring member 12, said rod passing through the central orifice of the mounting portion 44.
- the mounting portion is interposed between the anchoring shoulder 40 and the plate. primary support 16. The bell is thus blocked in movement in the direction of thickness of the vessel wall by the primary support plate 16 on the one hand and by the anchoring surface 41 on the other hand.
- the protection portion 45 is hollow and has an inner end contiguous with a peripheral edge of the mounting portion 44.
- the protection portion 45 develops from its inner end along the bellows 42 towards the sealing washer 34. , the bellows 42 being housed in said hollow protection portion 45.
- the protective portion 45 is further flared so that an outer end of said protective portion 45 is arranged in line with the flange 37 of the sealing washer 34.
- the outer end of the protective portion 45 has a flange 46 developing in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the vessel wall.
- This rim 46 forms a stop surface 47 located vis-à-vis the collar 37.
- Such a stop surface 47 blocks the movement of the collar 37, and therefore of the sealing washer 34, in the direction of the inside the tank, the bell 42 itself being blocked by the stop of its mounting portion 44 on the primary support plate 16.
- the collar 37 being fixed in a sealed manner to the secondary waterproof membrane 2, during deformation of the load-bearing wall or in the presence of an excess pressure in the secondary waterproof membrane 2, the local deformation of the secondary waterproof membrane 2 at the level of the primary anchoring member 12 is blocked by the stop of the collar 37 of the sealing washer 34 on the stop surface 47.
- the mounting portion 44 of the bell 43 is fixed on the rod, for example by welding.
- the primary insulating panels 11 and the secondary insulating panels 5 have identical dimensions and are arranged so that the corners of the secondary insulating panels 5 are aligned in the thickness direction of the tank wall with the corners of the primary insulating panels 11.
- the primary anchoring member 12 is not anchored in a secondary insulating panel 5 but directly on the secondary anchoring member.
- Such a configuration is for example described in document WO2014096600 which presents a joint anchoring device for the secondary insulating panels 5 and the primary insulating panels 11, the base 30 of the primary anchoring member 12 being fixed to one end of the secondary anchoring member.
- a primary anchoring member as described above, the base 30 of the primary anchoring member 12 is not anchored in the anchoring plate 22 housed in a cover 8 of a secondary insulating panel 5 but in a base fixed to the internal end of the secondary anchoring member.
- Figure 6 illustrates a primary anchoring member 12 according to a second embodiment.
- This second embodiment differs from the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 in that the annular body of the sealing washer has a radially outer face bevelled, that is to say inclined relative to the direction of thickness of the tank wall.
- Figure 7 illustrates a primary anchoring member 12 according to a third embodiment.
- This third embodiment differs from the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 in that the bellows 42 is flared.
- the folds 61 forming said bellows 42 have increasing dimensions from the internal axial end of the bellows 42 anchored on the anchoring surface 42 towards the external axial end of the bellows 42 anchored on the sealing washer 34.
- the internal face 38 of the annular body 35 of the sealing washer 34 does not have the rib 39, said internal face 38 being flat.
- the outer axial end of the bellows 42 is directly fixed to the internal surface 38 planar.
- the bellows 42 having a flared shape, the outer axial end of said bellows 42 is fixed to a radially outer peripheral edge of said internal surface 38.
- This third embodiment also differs from the embodiment described with reference to Figures 1 to 5 in that the primary anchoring member 12 does not include a bell 43. Such a bell 43 could however be added.
- the rod 31 has a shoulder 48 projecting laterally.
- This shoulder 48 is interposed between the anchoring shoulder 40 and the sealing washer 34.
- this shoulder 48 has at least one transverse dimension greater than the dimension of the central orifice of the sealing washer 34.
- this shoulder 48 has an outer face 49 facing the inner surface 38 of the annular body 35 of the sealing washer 34.
- a peripheral portion of this outer face 49 forms the stop surface 47
- This shoulder 48 thus fulfills the function of a stopper for the sealing washer 35 blocking the movement towards the interior of the tank of said sealing washer 34 and preventing local deformation of the secondary waterproof membrane 2.
- Figure 8 illustrates a primary anchoring member 12 according to a fourth embodiment.
- the primary anchoring plate 16 is replaced by an anchoring cross 54.
- This anchoring cross 54 has a mounting portion 55 and a plurality of support legs 56, for example four legs. support 56 as illustrated in Figures 7 and 8 of document WO2014 / 057221.
- the mounting portion 55 of the anchor cross 54 is flat and develops in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the vessel wall. This mounting portion 55 has a central orifice through which the rod 31 passes so that the anchoring cross 54 is mounted on the rod 31.
- Each support leg 56 has an internal end contiguous with a peripheral edge of the mounting portion 55. Each support leg 56 develops from the mounting portion 55 towards a support surface 57 formed by the projecting portion of the bottom plate 13 of a primary insulating panel 11.
- An outer end of the support tab 56 comprises a flange 58 developing in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the tank wall. This rim 58 bears on the support surface 57 so as to retain the primary insulating panel 11 on the secondary waterproof membrane 2.
- Such an anchoring cross 54 provides some protection for the bellows 42 in a similar way to the protective bell 43 described above with reference to Figures 1 to 5.
- the internal end of the bellows 42 is anchored on a lateral face 59 of the anchoring shoulder 40, for example in a countersink provided for this purpose in the external portion of said lateral face 58.
- Figures 10 to 12 show a primary anchoring member 12 according to a fifth embodiment.
- the elements which are identical or fulfill the same function as the elements described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 bear the same reference.
- the protective portion 45 of the bell 43 is cylindrical and has a generatrix parallel to the thickness direction of the vessel wall.
- the outer end of the protective portion 45 of the bell 43 is arranged in line with the inner face 38 of the annular body 35.
- the abutment surface 47 formed by the flange 46 of the outer end of the portion of protection 45 cooperates with the internal face 38 of the annular body 35 to block the movement of the sealing washer 34 towards the interior of the tank.
- the flange 37 projects radially outwards from the annular body 35 beyond the rim 46.
- the internal axial end of the bellows 42 is anchored in a sealed manner, for example by welding, on an external face of the. 'anchoring shoulder 40, that is to say on a face of the anchoring shoulder 40 facing the sealing washer 34.
- Liquefied Natural Gas When Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is stored in the tank, the movements of said LNG inside the tank, for example linked to the movements of a ship in which said tank is installed, can generate lateral stresses on the panels primary insulators 11.
- a movement of LNG in the tank can exert a lateral stress on the corrugations 21 of the primary waterproof membrane 4.
- This lateral stress at the level of said corrugation 21 is transmitted to the primary insulating panel 11 on which the membrane is anchored. primary waterproof membrane 4.
- the primary insulating panel 11 tends to move laterally, that is to say in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the tank wall, and therefore to exert a stress on the primary anchoring member 12.
- this fifth embodiment comprises a transfer wedge 62.
- the transfer wedge 62 makes it possible to transfer the transverse force towards the rod 31 and its support, for example the secondary insulating barrier.
- the transverse dimension of the wedge is less than the spacing between neighboring primary insulating panels to provide sufficient mounting tolerance and transmit the forces of a primary insulating panel to the rod 31.
- This transfer wedge 62 here comprises a base 63, an envelope 64 and wings 65.
- the base 63 has a planar shape developing perpendicular to the thickness direction of the vessel wall. This base 63 is circular in shape, the center of which is coaxial with the rod 31.
- the base 63 has a central orifice 66. This central orifice 66 is circular and coaxial with the rod 31. The dimensions of the central orifice 66 are greater than dimensions of the collar 37 so that a space separates the base 63 from the collar 37.
- the base 63 rests on the secondary sealing membrane 2 around the flange 37.
- the bottom plates 13 of the primary insulating panels 11 cooperating with the primary anchoring member 12 may have an external counterbore 67 to house the base 63.
- the envelope 64 has an outer skirt 68 and an inner skirt 69 connected by a central plate 82.
- the outer skirt 68 has a circular cylindrical wall whose generatrix is parallel to the direction of thickness of the vessel wall. This outer skirt 68 develops from the internal periphery of the base 63, that is to say from the edge of the central orifice 66 of the base 63.
- the external skirt 68 develops towards the interior of the tank on a thickness, according to the thickness direction of the vessel wall, greater than or equal to the thickness, taken along said thickness direction of the vessel wall, of the annular body 35.
- an internal end of the external skirt 68 is radially in line with the protective portion 45 of the bell 43.
- the central plate 82 develops in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the vessel wall. This central plate 82 develops radially inwardly from the internal end of the outer skirt 68.
- the central plate 82 has a central orifice 83 whose internal diameter is slightly greater than the external diameter of the protective portion 45 of the bell. . Thus, the central plate 82 surrounds the protective portion 45 of the bell 43.
- the inner skirt 69 has a circular cylindrical wall, the generatrix of which is parallel to the thickness direction of the vessel wall. This internal skirt 69 develops from the internal periphery of the central plate 82, that is to say from the edge of the central plate 82 delimiting the central orifice 83. The internal skirt 69 develops towards the inside of the tank over a thickness less than the thickness of the protective portion 45 of the bell 43. Thus, the internal skirt 69 surrounds the protective portion 45 of the bell 43 over only a part of the thickness of said protective portion 45.
- the casing 64 surrounds the collar 37 and forms a housing, visible in Figures 11 and 12, in which the collar 37 is housed with a clearance, ensuring the protection of said collar 37.
- the path of the forces associated with this lateral displacement of the primary insulating panel 11 passes through the bottom plate 13 of the primary insulating panel 11 which exerts a force on the transfer wedge 62, said transfer wedge then exerting a force on the bell 43 and the rod 31.
- the transfer wedge 62 ensures that the path of the forces linked to a lateral displacement of a panel i primary solant 11 does not pass through the collar 37, thus limiting the stresses at the level of the sealed connection between the collar 37 and the secondary waterproof membrane 2.
- the transfer wedge 62 further comprises four wings 65 facilitating the positioning of the transfer wedge 62 relative to the primary insulating panels 11 adjacent. These positioning wings 65 are regularly distributed circumferentially around the casing 64. These wings 65 develop radially from the casing 64 parallel to the thickness direction of the vessel wall. Each of said wings 65 is housed between two primary insulating panels 11 cooperating with the primary anchoring member 12. These wings 65 separate compartments providing independent wedges to each of the primary insulating panels 11.
- the outer skirt 68 develops towards the interior of the tank beyond the bottom plate 13 of the primary insulating panels 11.
- the insulating lining 14 is also brought into abutment against the outer skirt 68 in order to transfer the forces linked to the lateral displacement of the primary insulating panel 11 towards the transfer wedge 62.
- Figures 13 and 14 illustrate a primary anchoring member 12 according to a sixth embodiment.
- This sixth embodiment differs from the fifth embodiment illustrated with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12 in that the outer end of the protective portion 45 of the bell 43 is arranged in line with the collar 37.
- the flange 46 of the outer end of the protective portion 45 protrudes radially beyond the flange 37.
- the abutment surface 47 formed by the flange 46 of the outer end of the protective portion 45 cooperates with the face internal of the flange 37 to block the movement of the sealing washer 34 towards the interior of the tank.
- the transfer wedge 62 is formed by a block 84.
- This block 84 has a central orifice.
- This central orifice has an internal diameter slightly greater than the external diameter of the protective portion 45 of the bell 43 so that the block 84 surrounds the protective portion 45 of the bell 43.
- the block 84 has a thickness, taken in the direction of thickness of the vessel wall, less than the thickness of the bottom plate 13 of the adjacent primary insulating panels 11 so that an internal face of the block 84 is arranged at the bottom. 'outside, in the direction of thickness of the tank wall, of the internal face of the bottom plates 13. Furthermore, in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 13, the block 84 rests on an internal face of the rim 46 of the protective portion 45 of the bell 43.
- a peripheral lateral face of the block 84 is of generally complementary shape to the recesses made in the bottom plates 13 of the primary insulating panels 11 cooperating with the primary anchoring member 12.
- the distance separating the bottom plates 13 from the panels primary insulators 11 and block 84 substantially corresponds to an assembly set.
- a lateral displacement of a primary insulating panel 11 generates almost from the start of said displacement a support on the peripheral lateral face of the block 84.
- the bottom plate 13 of said primary insulating panel 11 abuts against the transfer wedge 62, and more particularly on the peripheral lateral face of the block 84, and the wedge of transfer abuts against the bell 43 and the rod 31 without exerting substantial stress on the flange 37.
- the stress exerted by the primary insulating panel 11 on the transfer wedge 62 is therefore transmitted to the rod 31 without substantially passing through the connection between the flange 37 and the secondary waterproof membrane 2.
- the anchor plate 22 is housed in a recess 23 made in the cover plate 8 of a secondary insulating panel 5.
- the internal face 26 of the anchoring plate 22 is flush with an internal face 27 of the cover plate 8 of the secondary insulating panel 5.
- the anchoring plate 22 further comprises a threaded central housing 29 intended to receive the base 30 of the anchoring member primary 12.
- the primary anchoring member 12 is at least partially prefabricated.
- a prefabricated portion of the primary anchoring member 12 comprises, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 16, the base 30, the rod 31, the bellows 42, the internal axial end of which is fixed on the anchoring shoulder 40 , and the sealing washer 34 on which is fixed the outer axial end of the bellows.
- the sealing washer 34 is rotatably secured to the rod 31 via the bellows 42.
- the sealing washer 34 is also rotated.
- this rotation of the sealing washer 34 can generate friction between the outer face of said sealing washer 34 and the secondary sealed membrane 3, in particular at the end of screwing the base 30 into the housing 29.
- Frictions generate a torsion in the bellows 42 which is liable to degrade said bellows 42 and therefore the sealing of said bellows 42.
- the body 35 of the sealing washer 34 has flats 85 on its lateral face connecting the flange 37 and the internal face 38 of the body 35.
- the anchoring shoulder 40 also comprises flats 86. The flats 85 of the sealing washer 34 and the flats 86 of the anchoring shoulder 40 preferably develop in the same planes.
- the method of mounting the primary anchoring member 12 provides for the use of a hollow key 87 comprising internal faces 88 complementary to the flats 85 and 86.
- the hollow portion of the key 87 preferably has a height greater than the height of the rod 31 and at least greater than or also the distance between the internal axial end of the rod and the flat 85 carried by the sealing washer 34.
- the anchoring shoulder 40 and the body 35 have six flats 85 and 86, however the number and dimensions of these flats may be different, the primary anchoring member 12 may have one, two or more flats 85 and 86 complementary to the internal faces 88 of the key 87 so that the round The seal 34 and the anchoring shoulder, and therefore the rod 31 and the base 30, are linked in rotation when using the key 87.
- the bell 43 can be attached to the rod 31 as illustrated in FIG. 17.
- the prefabricated portion of the anchoring member can also include the bell 43 which is then fixed, for example by welding, on the rod 31.
- the bell 43 comprises a flat 89 similar to the flat 86 of the anchoring shoulder 40.
- the sealing washer 34 and more particularly the flat 85, is arranged radially at the bottom. beyond the rim 46 of the bell 43.
- the internal faces 88 of the key 87 cooperate with the flat of the bell 43 and the flat of the sealing washer 34 to allow the base 30 to be screwed into the housing 29 while by rotating the sealing washer 34 so as not to generate a torsion in the bellows 42.
- the technique described above for producing a sealed and thermally insulating tank can be used in various types of tanks, for example to constitute an LNG tank in an onshore installation or in a floating structure such as an LNG or other vessel.
- a cutaway view of an LNG carrier 70 shows a sealed and insulated tank 71 of generally prismatic shape mounted in the double hull 72 of the ship.
- the wall of the vessel 71 comprises a primary waterproof barrier intended to be in contact with the LNG contained in the vessel, a secondary waterproof barrier arranged between the primary waterproof barrier and the double hull 72 of the ship, and two insulating barriers arranged respectively between the vessel. primary watertight barrier and the secondary watertight barrier and between the secondary watertight barrier and the double shell 72.
- loading / unloading pipes 73 arranged on the upper deck of the ship can be connected, by means of suitable connectors, to a maritime or port terminal for transferring a cargo of LNG from or to the tank 71.
- FIG. 9 represents an example of a maritime terminal comprising a loading and unloading station 75, an underwater pipe 76 and an installation on land 77.
- the loading and unloading station 75 is a fixed off-shore installation comprising an arm. mobile 74 and a tower 78 which supports the mobile arm 74.
- the mobile arm 74 carries a bundle of insulated flexible pipes 79 which can be connected to the loading / unloading pipes 73.
- the mobile swivel arm 74 adapts to all sizes of LNG carriers .
- a connecting pipe, not shown, extends inside the tower 78.
- the loading and unloading station 75 allows the loading and unloading of the LNG carrier 70 from or to the onshore installation 77.
- the latter comprises liquefied gas storage tanks 80 and connecting pipes 81 connected by the underwater pipe 76 to the loading or unloading station 75.
- the underwater pipe 76 allows the transfer of the liquefied gas between the loading or unloading station 75 and the shore installation 77 over a great distance, for example 5 km, which makes it possible to keep the LNG carrier 70 at a great distance from the coast during loading and unloading operations.
- pumps on board the ship 70 and / or pumps fitted to the shore installation 77 and / or pumps fitted to the loading and unloading station 75 are used.
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la barrière isolante primaire comportant une pluralité de panneaux isolants primaires juxtaposés,
la cuve comportant en outre une pluralité d’organes d’ancrages primaires destinés à être retenus, directement ou indirectement, sur la paroi porteuse, chacun desdits organes d’ancrages primaires coopérant avec au moins un panneau isolant primaire de la pluralité de panneaux isolants primaires de manière à retenir ledit au moins un panneau isolant primaire sur la membrane étanche secondaire,
dans laquelle un, plusieurs ou chaque dit organe d’ancrage primaire comporte :
- une base destinée à être retenue, directement ou indirectement, sur la paroi porteuse,
- une tige se développant selon la direction d’épaisseur de la paroi de cuve depuis ladite base vers la membrane étanche primaire, ladite tige traversant un orifice de la membrane étanche secondaire,
- un élément d’appui monté sur la tige, ledit élément d’appui étant en appui sur un panneau isolant primaire de manière à retenir ledit panneau isolant primaire sur la membrane étanche secondaire,
- une rondelle d’étanchéité engagée sur la tige entre l’élément d’appui et l’orifice de la membrane étanche secondaire, la rondelle d’étanchéité présentant un orifice central traversé par la tige, la rondelle d’étanchéité étant fixée de manière étanche à la membrane étanche secondaire, par exemple par une collerette de la rondelle d’étanchéité, autour de l’orifice de ladite membrane étanche secondaire,
- un joint déformable reliant de façon étanche ladite rondelle d’étanchéité et la tige de manière à autoriser un déplacement relatif entre la rondelle d’étanchéité et la tige..
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- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante comportant une paroi de cuve, la paroi de cuve comportant, successivement depuis l’extérieur de la cuve vers l’intérieur de la cuve selon une direction d’épaisseur de la paroi de cuve, une barrière isolante secondaire (1) destinée à être ancrée sur une paroi porteuse, une membrane étanche secondaire (2) reposant sur la barrière isolante secondaire (1), une barrière isolante primaire (3) reposant sur la membrane étanche secondaire (2) et une membrane étanche primaire (4) reposant sur la barrière isolante primaire (3) et destinée à être en contact avec un produit contenu à l’intérieur de la cuve,
la barrière isolante primaire (3) comportant une pluralité de panneaux isolants primaires (11) juxtaposés,
la cuve comportant en outre une pluralité d’organes d’ancrages primaires (12) destinés à être retenus, directement ou indirectement, sur la paroi porteuse, chacun desdits organes d’ancrages primaires (12) coopérant avec au moins un panneau isolant primaire (11) de la pluralité de panneaux isolants primaires (11) de manière à retenir ledit au moins un panneau isolant primaire (11) sur la membrane étanche secondaire (2),
dans laquelle un dit organe d’ancrage primaire (12) comporte :
- une base (30) destinée à être retenue, directement ou indirectement, sur la paroi porteuse,
- une tige (31) se développant selon la direction d’épaisseur de la paroi de cuve depuis ladite base (30) vers la membrane étanche primaire (4), ladite tige (31) traversant un orifice de la membrane étanche secondaire (2),
- un élément d’appui (16, 54) monté sur la tige (31), ledit élément d’appui (16, 54) étant en appui sur un panneau isolant primaire (11) de manière à retenir ledit panneau isolant primaire (11) sur la membrane étanche secondaire (2),
- une rondelle d’étanchéité (34) engagée sur la tige (31) entre l’élément d’appui (16) et l’orifice de la membrane étanche secondaire (2), la rondelle d’étanchéité (34) présentant un orifice central (36) traversé par la tige (31), la rondelle d’étanchéité (34) fixée de manière étanche à la membrane étanche secondaire (2) autour de l’orifice de ladite membrane étanche secondaire (2),
- un joint déformable (42) reliant de façon étanche ladite rondelle d’étanchéité (34) et la tige (31) de manière à autoriser un déplacement relatif entre la rondelle d’étanchéité (34) et la tige (31). - Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle l’orifice central (36) de la rondelle d’étanchéité (34) présente une dimension transversale supérieure à la dimension transversale d’une portion de tige (31) engagée dans ledit orifice central (36), de manière à autoriser le déplacement de la tige (31) dans ledit orifice central (36) de la rondelle d’étanchéité (34) selon une direction perpendiculaire à la direction d’épaisseur de la paroi de cuve.
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans laquelle l’organe d’ancrage primaire (12) comporte en outre une butée portée par la tige (31), ladite butée étant agencée sur la tige (31) entre l’élément d’appui (16) et la rondelle d’étanchéité (34), la butée présentant une surface de butée (47) en vis-à-vis de la rondelle d’étanchéité (34) afin d’arrêter un déplacement vers la membrane étanche primaire (4) selon la direction d’épaisseur de la paroi de cuve de ladite rondelle d’étanchéité (34) par rapport à la tige (31).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle la tige (31) porte un épaulement (48), ledit épaulement (48) faisant saillie latéralement de la tige (31) au-delà de l’orifice central (36) de la rondelle d’étanchéité (34) de manière à ce qu’une face externe (49) dudit épaulement (48) forme la surface de butée (47).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon l’une des revendications 1 à 4, dans laquelle l’organe d’ancrage primaire (12) comporte en outre une cloche (43) montée sur la tige (31), ladite cloche (43) comportant une portion de montage (44) et une portion de protection (45), la portion de montage (44) présentant un passage central traversé par la tige (31), la portion de protection (45) se développant selon la direction d’épaisseur de la paroi de cuve depuis la portion de montage (44) vers la rondelle d’étanchéité (34), la portion de protection (45) étant creuse, le joint déformable (42) étant logé dans la portion de protection (45).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon la revendication 3 en combinaison avec la revendication 5, dans laquelle une extrémité externe de la portion de protection (45) opposée à la portion de montage (44) forme la surface de butée (37) en vis à vis de la rondelle d’étanchéité (34).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans laquelle la cloche (43) est fixée sur la tige (31).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon l’une des revendications 5 à 7, comportant en outre une cale de transfert agencée autour de la cloche dans un interstice entre la cloche et les panneaux isolants primaires adjacents.
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon l’une des revendications 5 à 8, dans laquelle la rondelle d’étanchéité (34) comporte un méplat (85) et la cloche (43) comporte un méplat (89), lesdits méplats étant configurés pour être mis en prise par un outil de vissage permettant de solidariser en rotation la tige (31) et la rondelle d’étanchéité (34) sans torsion du joint déformable (42).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon l’une des revendications 1 à 9, dans laquelle le joint déformable comporte un soufflet (42) déformable, ledit soufflet (42) déformable étant creux et se développant autour et axialement le long de la tige (31), une première extrémité axiale dudit soufflet (42) étant fixée de manière étanche sur la tige (31) et une deuxième extrémité axiale dudit soufflet (42) étant fixée de manière étanche sur la rondelle d’étanchéité (34).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon la revendication 10, dans laquelle le soufflet (42) présente au moins trois plis.
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon la revendication 10 ou 11, dans laquelle le soufflet (42) est de forme évasée, la deuxième extrémité axiale du soufflet (42) fixée sur la rondelle d’étanchéité (34) présentant une dimension circonférentielle supérieure à la dimension circonférentielle de la première extrémité axiale du soufflet (42) fixée sur la tige (31).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon l’une des revendications 1 à 12, dans laquelle la base (30) de l’organe d’ancrage primaire (12) est ancrée rigidement dans la barrière isolante secondaire (1).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon l’une des revendications 1 à 13, dans laquelle une extrémité interne de la tige (31) opposée à la base (30) est filetée, et dans laquelle l’organe d’ancrage primaire (12) comporte en outre un écrou (32) vissé sur ladite extrémité interne filetée, l’élément d’appui (16, 54) étant intercalé entre ledit écrou (32) et la base (30) de l’organe d’ancrage primaire (12), le joint déformable étant intercalé entre l’élément d’appui (16, 54) et la rondelle d’étanchéité (34).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle une rondelle élastique (33) est intercalée entre l’écrou (32) et l’élément d’appui (16, 54).
- Cuve étanche et thermiquement isolante selon l’une des revendications 1 à 15, dans laquelle l’organe d’ancrage primaire (12) présente un épaulement d’ancrage (40) faisant saillie latéralement de la tige (31), ledit épaulement d’ancrage (40) formant une surface d’ancrage (41) se développant dans un plan perpendiculaire à la direction d’épaisseur, ladite surface d’ancrage (41) étant tournée vers l’élément d’appui (16, 54), le joint déformable étant fixé de manière étanche sur ladite surface d’ancrage (41).
- Navire (70) pour le transport d’un produit liquide froid, le navire comportant une double coque (72) et une cuve selon l’une des revendications 1 à 16 disposée dans la double coque.
- Système de transfert pour un produit liquide froid, le système comportant un navire (70) selon la revendication 17, des canalisations isolées (73, 79, 76, 81) agencées de manière à relier la cuve installée dans la coque du navire à une installation de stockage flottante ou terrestre (77) et une pompe pour entrainer un flux de produit liquide froid à travers les canalisations isolées depuis ou vers l’installation de stockage flottante ou terrestre vers ou depuis la cuve du navire.
- Procédé de chargement ou déchargement d’un navire (70) selon la revendication 17, dans lequel on achemine un produit liquide froid à travers des canalisations isolées (73, 79, 76, 81) depuis ou vers une installation de stockage flottante ou terrestre (77) vers ou depuis la cuve du navire (71).
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