Cryogenic Piping from −162 °C to −253 °C — What Contraction Costs, and What Actually Changes at Liquid Hydrogen
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An LNG terminal has a 16″ line from the ship to the tank at −162 °C . A liquid-hydrogen facility next door has a 6″ line at −253 °C . Both are…
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