<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article concerns the problem of inland waterways transport of LNG. Its aim is to present the algorithm of conceptual design of inland barges for LNG transport, intended for exploitation on European waterways. The article describes the areas where LNG barges exist, depending on the allowable operating parameters on the waterways. It presents existing architectural and construction solutions of barges for inland LNG transport, as well as the necessary equipment, due to the nature of cargo. Then the article presents the procedure of the conceptual design of LNG barges, including navigation restrictions and functional and economic criteria. The conceptual design algorithm of LGN barges, presented in the article, allows to preliminary design calculations, on the basis of which, are obtained the main dimensions and parameters of unit, depending on the transport task and the class of inland waterways, on which the transport will be realized.</p></abstract>

The article concerns the problem of inland waterways transport of LNG. Its aim is to present the algorithm of conceptual design of inland barges for LNG transport, intended for exploitation on European waterways. The article describes the areas where LNG barges exist, depending on the allowable operating parameters on the waterways. It presents existing architectural and construction solutions of barges for inland LNG transport, as well as the necessary equipment, due to the nature of cargo. Then the article presents the procedure of the conceptual design of LNG barges, including navigation restrictions and functional and economic criteria. The conceptual design algorithm of LGN barges, presented in the article, allows to preliminary design calculations, on the basis of which, are obtained the main dimensions and parameters of unit, depending on the transport task and the class of inland waterways, on which the transport will be realized.

The Conceptual Design Algorithm of Inland LNG Barges

Management Systems in Production Engineering

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The article concerns the problem of inland waterways transport of LNG. Its aim is to present the algorithm of conceptual design of inland barges for LNG...

The Conceptual Design Algorithm of Inland LNG Barges

Published Online: Jan 23, 2017

Page range: 16 - 21

Received: Jun 01, 2016

Accepted: Oct 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2017-0002

Keywords
inland shipping, LNG transport, conceptual design

© 2017 Dorota Łozowicka et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Conceptual Design Algorithm of Inland LNG Barges

Published Online: Jan 23, 2017

Page range: 16 - 21

Received: Jun 01, 2016

Accepted: Oct 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2017-0002

Keywordsinland shipping, LNG transport, conceptual design

© 2017 Dorota Łozowicka et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
inland shipping, LNG transport, conceptual design