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' have the actual e(perience to wor! with )*+ tan! esigner. ' am
process esigner an am luc!y to communicate with the famous )*+
tan! contractors in the wor" such as ,-+.$ from ,-/0." 10+ from
+0/2.*" 34' from .20/'3..
1he basic metho to calculation the 4-+ is very stable an the
contractors almost have the same philosophy. 1he normal preceure is as
follows:
1he prevail 4-+ rate in the wor is 0.0567wt8 base on the
gross volume of )*+ inner tan! an pure methane. 1he smaller
the 4-+ rate" the smaller the equipments74-+ compressor an the
4-+ pipe in the )*+ terminal8 use to cope with the 4-+.
2aybe someboy thin! the 4-+ rate shoul be reuce to the
least to reuce the 4-+. 4ut in fact" the )*+ esigner usually set
the 4-+ rate accoring to the running pro9ect e(perience" such as
0.056. 'f the 4-+ rate is set to 0.036" lots of insulation material
such as perlite is require to installe" especially in the tan! ec!"
tan! inner wall" which will increase the cost of )*+ tan!. $o it is
not a goo thing to reuce the cost by reucing the 4-+ rate.
1he )*+ esigner simulates the require the structure an
insulation material to guarantee the set 4-+ rate. :uring the
process" the esigner will simulate the heat ingress from the
atomsphere to )*+ tan! every #4 hours. 1he tan! usually is
ivie 3 main parts to simulate the heat ingress: the tan! ome"
the tan! wall an tan! bottom. 1he metho an the mathematic are
easy an simple by the heat conuction" convection an raiantion
accoring the most highest temperature ue to the sun raiation in
the ay an the most highest temperature in the night.
.t this time" you can simulate easily the 4-+ rate accoring the
above total heat ingress. ;e must ma!e clear that the 4-+ rate is
simulate base on pure methane an the gross inner tan! volume.
'F the 4-+ rate is bigger than the set point" then the esigner will
ma!e some changes in the structure an simulate again until the
perfect result.
$o" this is the basic an normal proceure to esign 4-+ rate in
the )*+ tan!. ' 9ust ma!e some comments about this topic. ' am
intreste in )*+ tan!.
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