Safety aspects of liquefied natural gas in the marine environment. Final report

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6672549

This study evaluates the safety issues associated with the marine transportation, handling, and storage of LNG. The panel concluded that the first concern should be the prevention of an accident that would lead to a large, uncontrolled release of LNG in or near populated areas. This concern was addressed by reviewing the design principles of LNG transportation systems, the operational principles involved in the shipment of LNG, and other factors that might reasonably be expected to improve further the safety of the system. The panel concluded that the second concern was the development of ways to mitigate the consequences of potentially hazardous LNG releases in the event that, contrary to all expectations, measures to maintain tank integrity should fail. Development of these methods requires an understanding of the underlying physical and chemical principles governing large LNG release, including spill dynamics, dispersion on water as well as on land, ignition, and resulting fire and blast effects.

• Research Organization: National Materials Advisory Board (NRC), Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: DOT-CG-74248-A
• OSTI ID: 6672549
• Report Number(s): PB-80-207210
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
MARITIME TRANSPORT
SAFETY
EXPLOSIONS
FLAMMABILITY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
IGNITION
SHIPS
STORAGE
WATER POLLUTION
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
MATERIALS
NATURAL GAS
POLLUTION
TRANSPORT
032000* - Natural Gas- Transport
Handling
& Storage
030600 - Natural Gas- Economic
Industrial
& Business Aspects
570000 - Health & Safety