A liquid nitrogen explosion at a textron aviation plant near wichita kansas injured 11 people on friday.
Liquid nitrogen tank explosion.
The explosion in a 3 inch liquid nitrogen gas line also damaged a storage tank causing nitrogen gas to vent out of the building wegner said.
The explosion in a 3 inch liquid nitrogen gas line also damaged a storage tank causing.
In an incident on january 12 2006 at texas a m university the pressure relief devices of a tank of liquid nitrogen were malfunctioning and later sealed as a result of the subsequent pressure buildup the tank.
Why buildings fall down levy et al cites one example of a water tank head snapping through accelerating the tank until it contacted a nearby natural gas line which ruptured in turn and ended predictably.
Because the liquid to gas expansion ratio of nitrogen is 1 694 at 20 c 68 f a tremendous amount of force can be generated if liquid nitrogen is vaporized in an enclosed space.