Application range of liquid argon storage tanks
Liquid argon is an extremely low-temperature inert gas with a boiling point of -195.79 degrees Celsius. Liquid argon is very cold in its liquid state and is therefore commonly used in a variety of scientific, industrial and medical applications. Here are some of the main uses for liquid argon storage tanks:
Scientific research: Liquid argon is widely used in laboratory research, especially in low-temperature physics and superconductor research. In these fields, extremely low temperatures are needed to study the special properties of substances, and the low-temperature properties of liquid argon make it an ideal experimental material.
Superconductor Applications: Due to the low-temperature properties of liquid argon, it is used to cool superconductors, allowing them to exhibit superconducting properties. Superconductors exhibit special properties such as no resistance and magnetic field repulsion at subzero temperatures, and are widely used as magnets in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), maglev trains, and scientific research.
Semiconductor Manufacturing: In semiconductor manufacturing, liquid argon is used as a coolant to keep semiconductor equipment operating at extremely low temperatures. This helps improve the performance and stability of electronic components.
Weather Balloons: Liquid argon can be used as a buoyancy gas in weather balloons because it does not react with water vapor in the atmosphere and provides sufficient buoyancy in its liquid state.
Medicine: Liquid argon is sometimes used in medical applications, such as for freezing tissue during certain surgeries. At the extremely low temperatures of liquid argon, tissue can be frozen rapidly, which is useful in some medical procedures.
Laboratory Cooling: In some laboratory applications, liquid argon is used to cool experimental equipment and samples to conduct experiments at low temperatures.
Optics and Laser Technology: Liquid argon’s low-temperature properties make it useful in some optical and laser technologies, such as cooling optical components to improve performance.
In all of these applications, liquid argon storage tanks are typically designed with excellent thermal insulation properties to ensure that the liquid argon is maintained at the required extremely low temperatures while avoiding heat exchange with the external environment. These tanks often use special insulation materials and structures to achieve this.
