Those open steel framework gas holders dotted the landscape all over
industrial northern England in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Ugly things.
jh
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> We used to have variable volume gas towers here of a different design.
> The tower was just an open steel framework, like permanent scaffolding.
> The part that held the gas was like a giant inverted cup. I assume the
> inside was smooth and the seal was inside at ground level. Also, the
> structure itself likely provided the compression weight. You could see
> how full they were by their height. Gone many years ago without any
> explosive fuss.
>
> Moose
>
> John A. Lind wrote:
>
> > There were numerous gas towers built across the U.S. during the
> > mid-1950's. ..........
> > 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.
>
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