First commercial liquefaction plant in full-scale operation

An article, originally published on March 20, 1941, is reprinted. The liquefaction of gas for its storage, and as a solution to the problem of peak-load demands upon gas-distribution systems, has held the attention of engineers for years. In the past the only satisfactory solution to this requiremen...

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Published in:The Oil & gas journal 2002-08, Vol.100 (35), p.145
Main Author: P A Condit W T Burgess
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Gases
Gasoline
History
Industrial plants
Liquefaction
Load distribution
Natural gas
Natural gas utilities
Peak load
Production methods
Recycling
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Summary:An article, originally published on March 20, 1941, is reprinted. The liquefaction of gas for its storage, and as a solution to the problem of peak-load demands upon gas-distribution systems, has held the attention of engineers for years. In the past the only satisfactory solution to this requirement of large reserves for unusual demands has been storage of the gas in its natural state in tanks or holders of enormous size. To H.C. Cooper and the engineers of Hope Natural Gas Co. and Gas Machinery Corp. must go the credit for the development of an ingenious method of gas liquefaction and storage to overcome the difficulties experienced by fuel-gas suppliers everywhere. To East Ohio Gas Co. belongs the honor of pioneering the method on a commercial scale, for at that company's Cleveland headquarters there now stands the first plant of its kind.
ISSN:0030-1388
1944-9151