Large-scale LNG Storage Tank Finite Element Analysis Software
Demand Background The LNG storage tank isthe pivotal equipment within the entire LNG industrial chain, requiringcomplex design and high cost, positioning it among the top-tier technologies in the energy domain.As a leading enterprisein China’s LNG sector, China National Offshore Oil Corporation(CNOOC)continually strives to enhance itscapabilities in design, construction, management, and operations across the LNG industrial chain, fostering advancements and refinements in the LNG industry. Numerical simulationis an essential foundational technology in the technological framework of LNG storage tanks.To cultivate a robust technological system for large-scale LNG storage tanks, the R&D Center of CNOOC Gas & Power is in urgent need of suchsimulation software that canmeet the intricacies and demands of LNG storage tank design and research. Solution In the strategy of “platform + application”, a highly specialized, automated finite element analysis software for large-scale LNG storage tankshas been developed by CNOOC Gas & Power Research and Development Centerand IBE through enhancing functionalitiesand integrating industry knowledge to meet the requirements ofnumerical analysis of large-scale LNG storage tanksbased on IBE’s generalmultiphysicssimulationPaaSplatform, Simdroid. In terms of enhancing basic functionality, the technical team ofIBE has conducted extensive comparison tests.Driven by the analytical outcomes and the simulation requirements for LNG storage tanks, the basic …