30
June
2023
2023
RM Rail certifies its aluminum alloy tank container
The new model is ready for serial production
RM Rail, Russia's leading manufacturer of freight rolling stock, has received a certificate of approval for the transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping for the AKTS-SPG 42.7 aluminum alloy tank container for the transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas.
Obtaining the certificate after completing a full cycle of tests was the last permitted stage before the serial production of the new model. Earlier, in May this year, a similar document was received for NKTS-SPG 43.5 container for transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas. Development and manufacture of these two models became RM Rail's pilot project in the development of a new promising area of cryogenic equipment.
The tank container AKTS-SPG 42.7 for transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas is made of the aluminum alloy 1581. This enabled the company to reduce the product tare weight by 1,000 kg, up to 12.2 tons, in favor of the increased payload. Other key advantages include increased structure service life of 30 years (+10 years compared to its analogues) and increased reliability thanks to using the advanced welding technology. Engineering solutions regarding the attachment of the inner vessel made it possible to increase its volume to 42.7 cubic meters (+2.7 cubic meters compared to its steel analogues made in Russia). In terms of technical and operational specifications, the tank container surpasses all the existing analogues in Russia.
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Obtaining the certificate after completing a full cycle of tests was the last permitted stage before the serial production of the new model. Earlier, in May this year, a similar document was received for NKTS-SPG 43.5 container for transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas. Development and manufacture of these two models became RM Rail's pilot project in the development of a new promising area of cryogenic equipment.
The tank container AKTS-SPG 42.7 for transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas is made of the aluminum alloy 1581. This enabled the company to reduce the product tare weight by 1,000 kg, up to 12.2 tons, in favor of the increased payload. Other key advantages include increased structure service life of 30 years (+10 years compared to its analogues) and increased reliability thanks to using the advanced welding technology. Engineering solutions regarding the attachment of the inner vessel made it possible to increase its volume to 42.7 cubic meters (+2.7 cubic meters compared to its steel analogues made in Russia). In terms of technical and operational specifications, the tank container surpasses all the existing analogues in Russia.