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OverviewWhen natural gas was first discovered in Appalachia in the 19th century, its development as a fuel was rapid. Unlike oil and coal, gas could be moved only by pipeline and required large containers for storage. It was not possible to cope with peak loads without adding excessive pipeline capacity until just before World War II, when two sister gas companies developed a plant to liquefy and store natural gas as a liquid; the liquid was then regasified to deal with peak loads. The liquid is 1/600 the volume of the gas, but it requires storage at an extremely low temperature, 1-260°F. This worked well until 1944, when a liquid natural gas (LNG) tank in Cleveland ruptured and caused a fire with 130 fatalities. The fire did not end the industry but caused it to pause. Over the next few years the problems in materials, design, standards, and siting were solved. The recognition that liquefaction made LNG transportable without a pipeline was the breakthrough. In 1959 a shipload of LNG went from Louisiana to Britain and restarted the LNG industry. It is now a major worldwide energy industry and the topic of this work. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John HrastarPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9780786478590ISBN 10: 0786478594 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 10 July 2014 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments deletevi Preface Introduction 1—Inferno 2—Discovery and Growth 3—Growth to Shortage 4—Discovery of Gas Liquefaction 5—Liquid Storage 6—Setback 7—Recovery 8—Breakout: Moving the Energy Chapter Notes Selected Bibliography IndexReviews"""enlightening, informative...highly recommended""--Choice." enlightening, informative...highly recommended --<i>Choice</i>. Author InformationJohn Hrastar had a 50-year career in the aerospace industry, most of it with NASA. He now researches and writes on history. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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