THERMALLY INSULATED WATER-TIGHT TANK BUILT IN INTO THE LOAD-CARRYING STRUCTURE OF A SHIP AND METHOD OF MAKING THERMALLY INSULATING CARSSONS FOR THAT TANK

摘要

Watertight and thermally insulating tank built into the bearing structure of a ship, said tank comprising two successive watertightness barriers, one being a primary one in contact with the product contained in the tank and the other being a secondary one placed between the primary barrier and the bearing structure, at least one thermally insulating barrier being provided between the bearing structure and the secondary watertightness barrier and/or between the two watertightness barriers, each thermally insulating barrier consisting of a number of caissons (102) of roughly parallelepipedal overall shape, each caisson having a bottom panel (105) and a top panel (106) made of plywood, characterized in that the panels of each caisson are spaced apart by a number of spacer pieces (103) which consist of thin sheets of plywood, extending at right angles to said panels, each caisson being at least partially filled with blocks of foam (104), bonded over a substantial part of the height of each spacer piece, to prevent the spacer pieces from buckling under load.