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: Selection of the efficient and inexpensive insulation for the Liquefied Natural gas at the cryogenic temperature isnot as easy as it seems from the very first instance. Scientists must consider all ways and modes of heat transfer like,Conduction, convection and Radiation. Thermal insulation has important functions in LNG applications. In storage system,Insulation has to be provided to minimize product loss due to evaporation as a result of heat in -leak. Piping, which aboundsin a baseline LNG plant or in a receiving terminal, has to be well insulated for several reasons. Increased activities in thefield of LNG have brought to the minds of many gas-industry representatives the possibility of pipelining natural gas in itsliquids, rather than gaseous form. Many insulation choices have available in the market place now a day for use in LNGpiping and storage applications. The selection of the insulation material is very important because the LNG is produced at afar way distance and it has to be liquefied for storage and transferred to a long distance at a cryogenic temperature. So, theloss of the LNG by evaporation due to heat transfer from surrounding ambient temperature must be minimised as muchlowest as possible. The operating cost and other adhered cost must be most competitive from the point of view of profitability,no matter what the market price of the natural gas is at, now almost depend on getting the product to the market at the lowestcost possible. So, it is utmost important to select the best insulation material available in the market for arriving at acompetitive pricing of LNG.

J. D. Jani, “SELECTION OF CRYOGENIC INSULATION FOR LNG TRANSFER LINE”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 11-19, February 2015.