A new concept of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank shape has been proposed based on the conventional Moss tank to improve the tank storage efficiency. In this research, a series of model tests are conducted for both new shape and conventional spherical shape tank with imposed regular and irregular sway motion. Corresponding numerical simulation based on smoothed-particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method is carried out and its prediction accuracy is discussed by comparing with the model test results and other numerical simulation based on finite volume method (FVM).

Keywords:
reservoir simulation, Midstream Oil & Gas, numerical simulation, Upstream Oil & Gas, model test, liquified natural gas, gas monetization, particle, moss-type lng tank, prediction accuracy
Subjects:
Information Management and Systems, Liquified natural gas (LNG), Natural Gas Conversion and Storage, Reservoir Simulation
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2018. The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
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