Heat of combustion and heat-sink properties favor use of liquefied methane as fuel but benefits of lower cost and greater carrying capacity are countered by disadvantages of boiloff, volume, and added plane weight; these cause difficulties in ground handling and airplane design. Before Am Gas Assn distribution conference, St. Louis, May 1967.


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    Title :

    Problems beset use of LNG as supersonic transport fuel


    Additional title:

    Oil Gas J


    Contributors:
    Weber, R.J. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :