SLOSHING MONITORING

Non-intrusive monitoring of sloshing loads can be achieved by measuring the stress in the steel structures that support the containment system in LNG carriers or directly on the tank wall.

Large LNG carriers that transport cooled natural gas can occasionally experience sloshing of the liquid inside the cargo tanks. The liquid motion can potentially excert high pressures against the tank lining that in the worst case could compromise the containment system. Our sloshing monitoring systems provide information about the occurence and severity of sloshing. The systems can be configured with different types of sensors depending on the required information level, and may even be retrofitted on sailing ships during docking.

Click here to download our brochure on Monitoring of Sloshing Loads in LNG Tanks (pdf).