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## [Cryogenic Product Design Challenges](https://blog.dixonvalve.com/cryogenic-product-design-challenges?hsLang=en-us)

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May 30, 2018

Not many years ago, cryogenics – the production and behavior of materials at very low temperatures –...

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## [Confronting Cryogenic Challenges in the Field Leads to New Solutions](https://blog.dixonvalve.com/how-confronting-cryogenic-challenges-field-leads-new-solutions?hsLang=en-us)

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May 16, 2018

In the cryogenic environment, often it’s confronting challenges in the field – literally – that lead...

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## [Cryogenic Products and Systems: R&D Testing and Repair](https://blog.dixonvalve.com/cryogenic-products-and-systems-rd-testing-and-repair?hsLang=en-us)

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May 2, 2018

The Dixon Innovation Center in Chestertown, MD is one of the few places in the world where research ...

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Apr 4, 2018

The US Chemical Safety Board released a case study that examines a mixture of incompatible materials...

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## [Next Up for LNG: Trucks, Trains and More](https://blog.dixonvalve.com/next-up-for-lng-trucks-trains-and-more?hsLang=en-us)

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Jan 10, 2018

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is becoming an increasingly attractive energy option. It is rapidly gain...

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## [LNG - Precision Manufacturing to Meet Safety Needs](https://blog.dixonvalve.com/lng-precision-manufacturing-to-meet-safety-needs?hsLang=en-us)

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Dec 27, 2017

Over the past decade, several companies have established themselves as international experts in the ...

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## [Is Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Safe?](https://blog.dixonvalve.com/is-lng-safe?hsLang=en-us)

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Dec 13, 2017

To the casual observer, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is sometimes thought of as a dangerous substance...

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## [NOx and SOx – What’s it all about?](https://blog.dixonvalve.com/nox-and-sox-whats-it-all-about?hsLang=en-us)

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Nov 29, 2017

With more ships venturing to different parts of the world, the pollution caused by them is rising, l...

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## [Introduction to the Whitepaper Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): The Fuel of the Future for Shipping and Transport](https://blog.dixonvalve.com/intro-to-the-whitepaper-lng-the-fuel-of-the-future-for-shipping-and-transport?hsLang=en-us)

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Nov 15, 2017

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a cryogenic natural gas, cooled to its liquid state of minus 162 degr...

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## [Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Transfer and Bunkering Methods](https://blog.dixonvalve.com/lng-transfer-and-bunkering-methods?hsLang=en-us)

[Sean Andersen](https://blog.dixonvalve.com/author/sean-andersen)

Nov 1, 2017

The transfer and bunkering of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) involves ships, tanker trucks, and onshore...

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