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Pressure Relief Valve
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Cloud of white liquid nitrogen being released from a valve
Courtesy of SwRI
Caption
In this image, liquid nitrogen is expelled through a pressure relief valve as part of an SwRI-conducted test to determine their viability for liquid natural gas tanks in the event of a train derailment. The Institute contributed to a Federal Rail Administration report that shows that a study conducted by SwRI demonstrated that the pressure relief valves work as designed to prevent overpressurization and explosion if a derailment occurs.