Device for reducing sloshing impact of cargo hold for LNG and method for reducing the same
US9599284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2270/0107
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are a device for reducing sloshing impact of a cargo hold for liquid cargo and a method for reducing the same. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the device for reducing the sloshing impact of the cargo hold for liquid cargo comprises: a rise guide unit which is installed at a proper place in a cargo hold, and includes a buoyant floating object that floats to the surface of the stored liquid; and a sloshing prevention member, which is restrained in the rise guide unit, floats the surface of the liquid by the floating object, and suppresses sloshing of liquid cargo.
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