Because the liquid to gas expansion ratio of nitrogen is 1 694 at 20 c 68 f a tremendous amount of force can be generated if liquid nitrogen is vaporized in an enclosed space.
Liquid nitrogen tank explosion.
A liquid nitrogen explosion at a textron aviation plant near wichita kansas injured 11 people on friday.
Wegner said the explosion happened when a 3 inch liquid nitrogen line ruptured.
It doesn t take liquid nitrogen to do this.
The explosion in a 3 inch liquid nitrogen gas line also damaged a storage tank causing nitrogen gas to vent out of the building wegner said.
The lines that were ruptured as i told you earlier were shut down we re currently off gassing a couple of.