Antoine Lavoisier devised the first gas holder, which he called a gazomètre, to assist his work in pneumatic chemistry. It enabled him to weigh the gas in a pneumatic trough with … See more

There are two basic types of gas holder: the water-sealed and the rigid waterless.
The water-sealed gas holder consists of a tank of water that … See more

Most gas is stored in large underground reservoirs such as salt caverns. For short-term local storage, line-packing is the preferred method.
Throughout the … See more

Before the mid-20th century coal gas was produced in retorts by heating coal in the absence of air, the process being known as See more

A gas holder provided storage for purified, metered gas. It acted as a buffer, removing the need for continuous gas production. The weight of the gas holder lift (cap) controlled … See more

Europe
The pollution associated with gasworks and gas storage makes the land difficult to reclaim for other purposes, but some gas holders, such as the See more

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