Regulationhistorical
49 CFR 193.2421
Cold boxes.
Current as of 1999-10-01 Government source
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material
View source (a) Each cold box in a liquefaction system must be equipped with a means of monitoring or detecting, as appropriate, the concentration of natural gas in the insulation space.
(b) If the insulation space in a cold box is designed to operate with a gas rich atmosphere, additional natural gas must be introduced when the concentration of gas falls to 30 percent.
(c) If the insulation space of a cold box is designed to operate with a gas free atmosphere, additional air or inert gas, as appropriate, must be introduced when the concentration of gas is 25 percent of the lower flammable limit.