Are cargo tank coatings more important than the design of the vessel?
| Autor: | Hopkinson, Andy |
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| Zdroj: | Naval Architect; Nov2020, p19-21, 3p |
| Abstrakt: | The article talks about several ship types and generic cargo tank coatings and also focuses on the impact of coating selection on a vessel's capabilities and the risks around adopting a generic and non-functional approach. It mentions coatings in chemical tankers have been dominated by zinc based coatings and Novolac Phenolic Epoxy (Phenolic Epoxy) coatings. It mentions phenolic epoxies do absorb and retain certain low molecular weight cargoes such as Ethylene Dichloride. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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