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June
27, 2003
Liquid
Hydrogen Tanks
Air Liquide within the frame of its service activities on the European Space Launch Pad in French Guyana needed to expand the Liquid Hydrogen storage necessary for increasing Ariane V launches cadence The Advanced Technology Division of Air Liquide (DTA )already involved in all cryogenics equipment on the three Kourou launch pads took over the project of building and installing two large size Liquid Hydrogen storage.
FEROX was then awarded a contract by DTA consisting of the construction, under Air Liquide engineering design of two large size liquid hydrogen pressure vessels and their valve and pipe skid. The vessels, sized 110m³ and 360m³, are to be used for the storage of liquid hydrogen nearby the launching platform in Kourou (French Guyana).
The project was handled by a team of engineers from both Air Liquide DTA and Ferox and demanded an extra stretch of the capabilities of the FEROX plant in Decin, CZ.
During this project DTA team give FEROX team some helpful advices in cryogenic knowledge and insulation technology.
Both liquid hydrogen tanks left the Decin facility on 21 November 2002 and are installed on their final destination. The construction part of the project was realized in a record time of 5 months.
The end result of this project was a successful delivery of two high tech cryogenic pressure vessels and an increase of expertise and experience of the complete team of FEROX in Decin, CZ.
Present in 65 countries, Air Liquide is the world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services. The Group offers innovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies. These solutions help to protect life and enable our customers to manufacture many indispensable everyday products. Founded in 1902,Air Liquide has 30,800 employees. The Group has successfully developed along-term relationship with its shareholders built on confidence and transparency and guided by the principles of corporate governance. Since the publication of its first consolidated financial statements in 1971, Air Liquide has posted strong and steady earnings growth. Sales in 2002 totalled 7,900million euros, sales outside France accounted for more than 80%. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and is a component of the CAC 40 and Eurostoxx 50 indexes - Euroclear code 12 007.
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large sizes
>> May 21, 2003, MULTIGAS and FEROX
>> March 26, 2003, Ferox and Air
Products agreed to sign Multi-Year European Supply Contract
>> February 25, 2003, Thermax - Ferox
Alliance
>> December 2, 2002, Press Report:
Liquefied Natural Gas
>> October 16, 2002, Ferox awarded
Norwegian LNG orders
>> September 27, 2002, Thermax -
Ferox Alliance
