PROBLEMS DUE TO SUPERHEATING OF CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS.

Author(s) : HANDS B. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

SUPERHEATING CAN CAUSE SEVERAL PROBLEMS IN THE STORAGE OF CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS: STRATIFICATION CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTEDLY HIGH TANK PRESSURES OR, IN MULTICOMPONENT LIQUIDS, ROLLOVER WITH ITS CONSEQUENTIAL HIGH VAPORIZATION RATE ; GEYSERING CAUSES THE RAPID EXPULSION OF STATIC LIQUID FROM A VERTICAL TUBE ; CHUGGING IS A SIMILAR PHENOMENON OBSERVED WHEN LIQUID FLOWS THROUGH A REASONABLY WELL-INSULATED PIPE.

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  • Original title: PROBLEMS DUE TO SUPERHEATING OF CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS.
  • Record ID : 1989-1669
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryogenics - vol. 28 - n. 12
  • Publication date: 1988

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