indo17787
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It's ground support infrastructure. Modern liquid propellant launch operations require huge cryogenic storage and handling installations for things such as liquid oxygen, liquid methane or liquid hydrogen depending on the launch vehicle. And 1,500 m³ is enormous.
For scale, that's 1.5 million litres of geometric volume in a single vessel.
Cryogenic storage means dealing with extreme thermal gradients, insulation/vacuum systems, contraction, pressure management, boil off, materials compatibility, cleanliness, welding quality and leak integrity while manufacturing something gigantic enough that transport logistics themselves become an engineering exercise.
INOX historically specialised mainly in ground based cryogenic infrastructure. But it has now obtained AS9100D aerospace quality certification.
INOX has also recently received:
CERN cryogenic module orders — specialist equipment for particle physics infrastructure.
ITER work in France — continuing participation in one of the world's largest fusion-energy programmes.
90 KL liquid hydrogen tank for a European semiconductor facility.
Cryogenic equipment for semiconductor fabrication in Dholera.
Bahamas mini-LNG infrastructure, including another set of 1,500 m³ tanks shipped from Kandla. There are 1,500 m³ LNG tanks for the Bahamas project and separately 1,500 m³ tanks associated with the global/private space customer.
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