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EXPLOSIVE INTERACTION OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND ORGANIC LIQUIDS

Corporate Authors: MacMillan Journals Limited 4 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LF, England
Authors: Yang, Kai
Publication Date: 1973-5-25

When LNG is spilled onto water, a violent explosion may be caused by the sudden release of energy stored in a superheated, metastable LNG phase. In view of the very large number of LNG transport schemes now under consideration, which may involve use of as many as 100 LNG tankers, possibilities of LNG explosions are discussed.