Research Article

Design of Independent Type-B LNG Fuel Tank: Comparative Study between Finite Element Analysis and International Guidance

Table 6

Results of the loading calculation.

Load casesVapor pressure (MPa)Internal pressure (MPa)Total pressure for FEA (MPa)

Acc. verti.0.070.147850.21785
Acc. trans.0.130930.20093
Acc. longi.0.127160.19716
Acc. verti_heel0.093620.16362
Acc. trans_heel0.070360.14036
Acc. longi_heel0.063580.13358
Col. fore0.180300.25030
Col. rear0.145050.21505