Cryo Tank Systems

Panel development

• Composite panels made of fibre-reinforced plastic
• Metal panels made of profiles (aluminium)

Implementation of thermodynamic and thermomechanical analysis

• Boil-Off-Rate
• Heat flux density
• Numerical calculations (finite element analysis) and dimensioning

Developments and design for tank system concepts and tank modules

• Tank corner and transition sections
• Fastening technology of membranes and insulations
• Bearing systems to inner ship hull

Indepedent and membrane tank concepts

• Development of new cryo fuel tanks and tank containers
• Peripheral equipment and system integration of the cryo fuel tank

Innovate Joining technology

• Firmly bonded joining using stir welding (FSW)
• Applications for the connection of profiles for cryogenic temperatures of joining technology
• Integration into the shipbuilding process

Hot Modules - Molten carbonate fuel Cells (MCFC)

• Derivation of design parameters for high temperature range
• Developments of tasting systems for maritime applications

Foundations for offshore wind parks

• The design basis with design parameters (wind, wave, subsoil, loads)
• Cluster formations
• Driveability estimations
• Design and calculations of foundations types (Monopile, Jackets, Tripods, Gravity based structures)