Riviera whitepaper reports of an IMO type C tank and FGSS solution for a retrofitted 10,000 TEU LNG-fuelled container ship.
Retrofit for LNG fuel
LNG is widely considered to be a leading alternative marine fuel as the maritime industry has been going towards a green and sustainable direction.
The paper focuses on the retrofit of a 10,000 TEU container ship to operate on LNG fuel instead of oil fuel. A compact bi-lobe IMO type C LNG fuel tank and skid-mounted fuel gas supply system (FGSS) were designed.
The investigation described in this paper indicates that the retrofit of a 10,000TEU container ship to operate on LNG fuel is technically feasible.
It can be done through the selection of the appropriate LNG storage tank and FGSS, and the configuration of the engine room to gas safe type.
Compact and skid-mounted design
To achieve these aims of optimizing the arrangement of LNG fuel tank and fuel gas supply system (FGSS), the concepts of compact design and skid-mounted design were developed.
- A compact bi-lobe IMO type C LNG fuel tank was located in a retrofitted fuel storage hold space,
- A skid-mounted FGSS in a TCS and a FPR were located on the open deck.
The storage tank, TCS and FPR occupy a total of 336 TEU container spaces. The advantages of adopting type C tanks and FGSS can be reflected in many aspects such as suitable BOR, acceptable space utilization, stronger structural safety, flexible maintenance and modification and competitive cost-effectiveness.
Did you subscribe to our daily newsletter?
It’s Free! Click here to Subscribe!
Source: Riviera Maritime Media
