A refrigerated ship insulation arrangement. The refrigerated ship, or reefer, comprises a plurality of cargo receiving holds 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d mounted within the hull 2 of the ship and spaced from the hull by a void 7. Each cargo receiving hold is defined by a first pair of opposing bulkhead walls (11A, 11F, Fig 3), generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the ship, and provided with an insulation layer on a surface that faces into the hold and a second pair of opposing bulkhead walls (12P, 12S, Fig 3), generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the ship, and provided with an insulation layer 9 on a surface that faces into the void, away from the hold. A method of insulating a ship with a plurality of refrigerated cargo receiving holds is also disclosed.
Reefer insulation
2016-10-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |
Engineering Index Backfile | 1959
FEATURES - REEFER - Another bad year for reefer market
Online Contents | 1999