A liquid hydrogen tank car, also called liquid hydrogen tank wagon or liquid hydrogen tanker wagon, is a railroad tank car designed to carry cryogenic liquid hydrogen (LH2). LH2 tank cars with a capacity of are used for transcontinental transport.
Design The pressure within the tank is or lowerCryogenic rail tank cars Pag.3 with a temperature below 20.27 K () and a boil-off rate of 0.3% to 0.6% per day The tank is double walled like a vacuum flask with multi-layer insulation, with the valves and fittings enclosed in a cabinet at the lower side or end of the car.
Classes Cryogenic liquid tank cars in the US are classified as follows: DOT-113 tank cars (Cryogenic liquid tank cars) AAR-204W tank cars (Cryogenic liquid tank cars) AAR-204XT (Inside boxcar)
See also
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Hydra ( character)
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References
External links Liquid Hydrogen Transport by Rail