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Composite Concrete Cryogenic Tank (C3T):

A Precast Concrete Alternative
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By: Kimberly Hoyle, Chevron Energy Technology Company
April 18, 2013

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 C3T
Composite Concrete Cryogenic Tank
Past Present Future

Photo courtesy BergerABAM

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 C3T is
Composite Concrete Cryogenic Tank
Full containment LNG
storage
A modern, safer version of
a proven concept
19 concrete LNG tanks
built between 1950-1980
Some are still in service
today in Philadelphia and
Barcelona

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 C3T is
Composite Concrete Cryogenic Tank

275 FT
84 M

158 FT
48 M

112 FT
34 M

Photo courtesy DN Tanks

Approx. panel dimensions: 34m x 3.6m x 0.3m - 0.45m

Approximate panel weight: 100 tons each
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 C3T is
Composite Concrete Cryogenic Tank
Inner and outer tanks walls
assembled from
precast, prestressed
concrete panels with an
integrated carbon steel
vapor barrier on the outside
surface.
Tank Walls are wrapped with
high strength prestressing
strand, which is then
covered in shotcrete.

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 C3T is
Composite Concrete Cryogenic Tank

Photo courtesy DN Tanks

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 Perlite

Shotcrete Cover

Primary Tank Liner

Secondary Tank Liner
Primary Tank Wall
Secondary Tank Wall
LNG Liquid

Circumferential
Prestressing Strands
Covered by Shotcrete

9% Ni Steel Tank Floor Plate

High-Strength Steel
Hold Downs

Tank Bottom Insulation

9% Ni Steel
Subfloor Plate

Embedded
Heating Conduit

Concrete Base Slab

Compressed Wood

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 C3T A Comparison with Conventional
LNG Storage Tanks for 160,000 m3, USGC

9Ni Steel C3T

Tank
Inner tank 9% Nickel PC/PS concrete panels with
Steel thin CS liquid/vapor barrier
Outer tank Cast-in-place PC/PS concrete panels with
Concrete thin CS liquid/vapor barrier
TIC Reference 10-15% savings
Schedule Reference 6-8 months improvement

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 C3T A Comparison with Conventional
LNG Storage Tanks for 160,000 m3, USGC

9Ni Steel C3T

Tank
HES Reference Reduced number labor hrs
at elevation
Construction Reference Can reduce onsite labor
Logistics requirements
Reduction in high-skill labor
requirements
Design / Standardized Can be adjusted to fit the
Construction /one-size-fits- needs of individual plants.
Method all approach
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 C3Ts Flexibility in Design:
Tank Construction Fit to Project Constraints
C3T is comparable to modular
construction.
Prefabricated wall panels can
move significant amount of work
away from construction site.
move work to ground that usually
occurs above grade with
conventional tanks.
help sites with high labor costs,
constricted lay-down space, and
weather interference.
Photo courtesy DN Tanks
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 C3T
Current Status
Base design by JIP, with
improvements by Chevron
Chevron developed initial
construction procedures
Chevron is conducting
laboratory material
qualification testing, in Photos above
Commonwealth
progress Scientific & Industrial
Research Organisation:
NFPA 59A now refers to CSIRO 2013

ACI 376 in lieu of

Photos above courtesy
ACI 318 WMT&R, Inc.

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 C3T
Next Steps
2013
Material Qualification Testing to be completed in 2013
Expected DNV Fitness for Service certification

2014 and beyond

Constructability test to demonstrate that the wall
panels can be fabricated, erected, and joined within
required tolerances, cost and schedule
Deployment to a Major Capital Project

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 Conclusion

160,000 m3

260 ft X 112.16 ft primary tank

(79.25 m X 34.2 m)
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