摘要:
Methods and systems for storing large volumes of gas, such as natural gas, commonly shipped as liquid at very low temperature and unloaded through comparatively short cryogenic pipelines. Systems are disclosed for receiving, storing and warming shipments of liquefied gas prior to distribution to consumers. The systems include invisible underground storage as a safeguard against natural and artificial hazards and to utilize natural heat flow to warm the gas.
摘要:
A system for excavating space deep in the earth in the form of a doughnut-shaped generally cylindrical annulus or toroid having a core of substantial diameter within which there is usually at least one central shaft for access to the workings and removal of rock from the excavation. The generally circular configuration of the excavation minimizes distances for access of men and equipment to the workings and removal of the rock and introduces efficiencies and cost savings resulting from minimum preparation, minimum travel distances, loading from a single station at the bottom of the shaft and is conducive to excellent working conditions.