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Liquid Natural Gas in the United States: A History
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Liquid Natural Gas in the United States: A History Paperback - 2014

by John Hrastar


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When 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.

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  • Title Liquid Natural Gas in the United States: A History
  • Author John Hrastar
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Date 2014
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780786478590 / 0786478594
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.7 in (25.15 x 17.53 x 1.78 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Historical
  • Library of Congress subjects Liquefied natural gas - United States -, Gas as fuel - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014019903
  • Dewey Decimal Code 665.773

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About the author

John 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.
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