TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH IN THE CREATION OF LARGE-TONNAGE CONTAINER-TANK FOR LIQUID HELIUM MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION

Abstract

The company NPO «Geliymash» is the industry leader in cryogenic engineering in Russia. At the request of «Gazprom» and «Gazprom mining Orenburg», it has developed and produced the first domestic the cryogenic transportation helium tanker, TTG-40/0,45 volume 40 m3. This tanker will become a key element of the logistics supply system of liquid helium inside of Russia and in the foreign countries. On the helium plant in Orenburg successfully tested the tank TTG-40/0,45 with a fill by liquid helium on the basis of enterprise «Krior» of which liquefaction helium installations has also been made by NPO «Geliymash». Preliminary the tank in full screen was tested in accordance with the rules of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping that provides the possibility of its transportation around the world on a par with helium tankers foreign manufacturers. With the emergence of the domestic helium tank the gas processing complex in Russia may create infrastructure of production and delivery of liquid helium in its own element base that should impact on the general level of expenses and cost of the product.