A parametric sensitivity study on LNG tank sloshing loads by numerical simulations

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-9

  Lee, D H ^a   Kim, M H ^a   Kwon, S H ^a   Kim, J W ^b   Lee, Y B ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING   (United States)

^c Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Density ratio; Impact pressure; LNG tank sloshing; Non matching dimensionless parameters; Sensitivity study; Ullage pressure and compressibility; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY OF GASES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; VISCOSITY;

DENSITY RATIO; IMPACT PRESSURE; LNG TANK; SLOSHING LOADS; ULLAGE PRESSURE;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY OF GASES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); VISCOSITY;

COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; PRESSURE EFFECT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

EID: 33751010459     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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