The Role of Cryogenics in the Energy Sector
The world runs on energy and it runs after it like a dog runs behind a bone or a cat behind a can of tuna. In the present scenario, where population is exponentially increasing and the advent of technology and automation has aided the increase in the energy consumption factor to grow with it, the need for better and more effective fuel storage and transportation systems has become more than imperative.
With the world on verge of an energy crisis and the demand supply ratio going off balance like anything, the best we can do is to make our systems more efficient while continuing to search for better fuel alternatives. LNG is one of the fuels that has caught the limelight both due to its high calorific value and the ease with which it can become an alternative to other conventional fuels.
The problem here lies in the fact that the fuel LNG or Liquefied Natural Gas is originally a gaseous fuel that is highly volatile in nature, due to this storage and transportation is a big issue even in its liquefied state.
LNG storage containers are specially designed and make use of cryogenics to keep the fuel in the liquefied state and also to drop the entropy in a manner that makes it easier to transport and then regasify when the need arises. LNG storage containers are manufactured all over the world but Texas has by far aced the ‘list of places where to get your containers and transportation systems from' survey.
The technology used is an intricate combination of modern day storage solutions with the highly specialized use of cryogenics in order to facilitate transport an storage the gas should have minimum volatility and for that to happen it needs to be liquefied and stored in that state under extremely low temperatures. This is where the Cryogenic technology part comes in.
Since Cryogenics is the art of achieving super low temperatures and then implementing them in a manner that the process in itself remains reversible and you don't end up with a lump of frozen matter, it takes immense care and expertise to implement it in the most accurate manner.
The preset day scenario offers a multitude of Cryogenics based storage and transportation systems and the key lies in the fact that how well do you plan and implement your approach towards this amazing technology and make the most of it.
Find the balance and reap the benefits while you can!
With the world on verge of an energy crisis and the demand supply ratio going off balance like anything, the best we can do is to make our systems more efficient while continuing to search for better fuel alternatives. LNG is one of the fuels that has caught the limelight both due to its high calorific value and the ease with which it can become an alternative to other conventional fuels.
The problem here lies in the fact that the fuel LNG or Liquefied Natural Gas is originally a gaseous fuel that is highly volatile in nature, due to this storage and transportation is a big issue even in its liquefied state.
LNG storage containers are specially designed and make use of cryogenics to keep the fuel in the liquefied state and also to drop the entropy in a manner that makes it easier to transport and then regasify when the need arises. LNG storage containers are manufactured all over the world but Texas has by far aced the ‘list of places where to get your containers and transportation systems from' survey.
The technology used is an intricate combination of modern day storage solutions with the highly specialized use of cryogenics in order to facilitate transport an storage the gas should have minimum volatility and for that to happen it needs to be liquefied and stored in that state under extremely low temperatures. This is where the Cryogenic technology part comes in.
Since Cryogenics is the art of achieving super low temperatures and then implementing them in a manner that the process in itself remains reversible and you don't end up with a lump of frozen matter, it takes immense care and expertise to implement it in the most accurate manner.
The preset day scenario offers a multitude of Cryogenics based storage and transportation systems and the key lies in the fact that how well do you plan and implement your approach towards this amazing technology and make the most of it.
Find the balance and reap the benefits while you can!