Kawasaki 50 years History of Cryogenic Engineering

Cryogenic steel construction

BS Aomori LPG tank (30,000t)
Stainless steel construction

National Space Development Agency (NASDA)
Launch complex ground facilities for the N rocket
LN₂ tank (30kL)
LOX tank (50kL)
Aluminum alloy construction

LNG shipping tank
for 128,600m³ LNG ship
(for Golar Spirit)
Vacuum insulation

KHI Technical Institute
LH₂ tank (500L×2)
Vacuum insulation

University of Tokyo / Noshiro
Combustion test facilities
for hydrogen rocket engine
LH₂ tank (1,100L)
LOX tank (450L)

Aluminum alloy construction

128,600m³ LNG ship
(Golar Spirit)
Vacuum insulation

NASDA / Tanegashima
H-I launch complex
LH₂ tank (64.4m³×2), etc.
Vacuum heat insulation piping
Vacuum insulation

Japan Atomic Energy
Research Institute
Forced refrigeration loop
for superconducting coil tests
LHe tank (600L×1)
Vacuum insulation

Kyoto University
Test equipment for thermal insulation performance
LHe tank
Vacuum insulation

KHI Technical Institute
Helium liquefier
Liquefying capacity (130L/h)
Vacuum insulation

Japan Atomic Energy
Research Institute Supercritical
pressurehelium generator
for superconducting coil tests
LHe tank (20,000L)
Vacuum insulation

NASDA / Tanegashima
H-II launch complex
LH₂ tank (540m³×2), etc.
Vacuum thermal insulation piping

Vacuum insulation

National Institute
for Fusion Science
Supercritical pressure
helium generator
Vacuum insulation

Cryostat
for super-conductive
high magnetic field
generator
LHe tank (400L)
Vacuum insulation

NASDA / Tanegashima
H-IIA launch complex
LH₂ tank (540m³) addition
Vacuum insulation

CERN/ATLAS
Vacuum chamber
of liquid argon
for detector

Kawasaki 50 years history of cryogenic engineering