A liquid hydrogen trailer is a trailer designed to carry cryogenic liquid hydrogen (LH2) on roads being pulled by a powered vehicle. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tanktainers which are also designed to carry liquefied loads. Liquid hydrogen trailers tend to be large; ,they are insulated. Some are semi-trailers.
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History
The U-1 semi-trailer was a liquid hydrogen trailer designed in the 1950s to carry cryogenic liquid hydrogen (LH2) on roads being pulled by a powered vehicle. It was constructed by the Cambridge Corporation and had a capacity of 26 500 liters with a hydrogen loss rate of approximately 2 percent per day. The U-1 was a single axle semi-trailer, The specifications for its successor the U-2 a double axis semi-trailer were issued on 15 March 1957.
Size and volume
Liquid hydrogen trailers are referenced by their size or volume capacity. Liquid hydrogen trailers typically have capacities ranging from 7500 gallons (21,100 litres) to 13000 gallons.
See also
- Hydrogen economy
References
- ^ Semi trailer hydrogen tanker truck
- ^ NASA-LIQUID HYDROGEN AS A PROPULSION FUEL,1945-1959
- ^ liquid hydrogen trailers
External links
- Liquid Hydrogen Transport by Truck
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