A liquid hydrogen trailer is a
trailer designed to carry
cryogenic liquid hydrogen
Liquid hydrogen (LH2 or LH2) is the liquid state of the element hydrogen. Hydrogen is found naturally in the molecular H2 form.
To exist as a liquid, H2 must be cooled below its critical point of 33 K. However, for it to be in a fully l ...
(LH
2) on roads being
pulled by a
powered vehicle. The largest such vehicles are similar to
railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
tanktainers which are also designed to carry liquefied loads. Liquid hydrogen trailers tend to be large; they are
insulated. Some are
semi-trailer
A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. In the United States, the term is also used to refer to the combination of a truck and a semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer.
A large proportion of a semi-trailer's weight is supported by a trac ...
s.
History
The
U-1 semi-trailer was a liquid hydrogen trailer designed in the 1950s to carry
cryogenic liquid hydrogen
Liquid hydrogen (LH2 or LH2) is the liquid state of the element hydrogen. Hydrogen is found naturally in the molecular H2 form.
To exist as a liquid, H2 must be cooled below its critical point of 33 K. However, for it to be in a fully l ...
(LH
2) on roads being
pulled by a
powered vehicle. It was constructed by the Cambridge Corporation and had a capacity of with a
hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. Hydrogen is the lightest element. At standard conditions hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules having the formula . It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic ...
loss rate of approximately 2 percent per day. The U-1 was a single
axle semi-trailer
A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. In the United States, the term is also used to refer to the combination of a truck and a semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer.
A large proportion of a semi-trailer's weight is supported by a trac ...
. The specifications for its successor the U-2, a double axle 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 gross volume.
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See also
* Compressed hydrogen tube trailer
*Hydrogen economy
The hydrogen economy is using hydrogen to decarbonize economic sectors which are hard to electrify, essentially, the "hard-to-abate" sectors such as cement, steel, long-haul transport etc. In order to phase out fossil fuels and limit climate ch ...
* Hydrogen infrastructure
* Liquid hydrogen tank car
* Liquid hydrogen tanktainer
A liquid hydrogen tank-tainer also known as a liquid hydrogen tank container is a specialized type of container designed to carry cryogenic liquid hydrogen (LH2) on standard intermodal equipment. The tank is held within a box-shaped frame the ...
* Trailer (vehicle)
A trailer is an unpowered vehicle towed by a powered vehicle. It is commonly used for the transport of goods and materials.
Sometimes recreational vehicles, travel trailers, or mobile homes with limited living facilities where people can camp ...
References
External links
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Trailers
Hydrogen infrastructure
Industrial gases
Cryogenics