On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 22:19:05 -0500, John A. Lind <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
<snip>
They stored natural gas in gaseous state and the tower is a "variable
volume" design. There was a large circular and slightly domed plate
that rode up and down inside the tower on bearings as the volume of gas
storage changed. The tower was smooth on the inside and seals around
the edge of the plate. To provide a regulated pressure on the the gass,
the plate was weighted down by thousands of concrete blocks. Those
blocks had to be removed before the rest of the tower was brought down.
<snip>
ah got it. thanks!
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