Mobile LNG (liquified natural gas) gelator. Final report, July 1980-September 1981

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5819410

Rudnicki, M I; Hoffman, L C; Newton, R A

Gelled liquified natural gas (GELNG) offers potential safety advantages over LNG in the case of an accidental spill. GELNG has shown reduced spread area, lower vaporization rate, and crack sealing capability relative to the ungelled material. The purpose of this contract was to develop a mobile, continuous gelator which would produce a minimum of one cubic meter per hour of GELNG; previously, GELNG had been produced in small quantities by batch processes. Major achievements under the contract were the design and construction of the mobile gelator, checkout of the system with liquid nitrogen, and testing of the system on LNG. GELNG was not produced in the test series.

• Research Organization: Aerojet Energy Conversion Co., Sacramento, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5819410
• Report Number(s): PB-88-132592/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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