HIGH EFFICIENCY REEFER DECK DESIGN FOR CARGO SHIPS: REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENT COMPOSITE DECK

摘要

US Joiner, LLC brought together a team of innovative US composite and insulation manufacturers to design a large refrigerator floor area, reefer deck. Conventional construction of the deck was too heavy and consumed too much of the deck to deck height. The design significantly reduced the weight of the vessel, increased thermal resistance, and reduced the deck thickness from seven (7) inches to three (3) inches. The insulation which contacts the steel deck is changed from a combustible material to a noncombustible material, thereby increasing fire safety. The paper describes the design.