Experimental and numerical analysis of a membrane cargo containment system for liquefied natural gas

Membrane cargo containment systems (MCCS) have been developed by GTT for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks and proved to be an efficient technology for transportation and storage of large volumes. In regard to LNG as fuel, the current aim is to introduce MCCS as fuel tanks for merchant ships. These ships will operate in areas of high traffic density. The risk of collision and grounding cannot be neglected. The latter is bound by the deformation...