Liquefied natural gas

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH₄) that has been converted to liquid form for ease of storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volume of natural gas in the gaseous state. It is odorless, colorless, non-toxic and non-corrosive. Hazards include flammability after vaporization into a gaseous state, freezing and asphyxia. The liquefaction process involves removal of certain components, such as dust, acid gases, helium, water, and heavy hydrocarbons, which could cause difficulty downstream. The natural gas is then condensed into a liquid at close to atmospheric pressure by cooling it to approximately −162 °C (−260 °F); maximum transport pressure is set at around 25 kPa (4 psi).

LNG achieves a higher reduction in volume than compressed natural gas (CNG) so that the (volumetric) energy density of LNG is 2.4 times greater than that of CNG or 60 percent that of diesel fuel. This makes LNG cost efficient to transport over long distances where pipelines do not exist. Specially designed cryogenic sea vessels (LNG carriers) or cryogenic road tankers are used for its transport. LNG is principally used for transporting natural gas to markets, where it is regasified and distributed as pipeline natural gas. It can be used in natural gas vehicles, although it is more common to design vehicles to use compressed natural gas. Its relatively high cost of production and the need to store it in expensive cryogenic tanks have hindered widespread commercial use. Despite these drawbacks, on energy basis LNG production is expected to hit 10% of the global crude production by 2020.(see LNG Trade)

Reboot

Reboot can refer to:

In computing

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Reboot (magazine)

Reboot is a Croatian magazine covering all things related to video gaming culture. Most of the team behind the magazine were also working on other (now former) Croatian video game magazines such as PSX, Hacker, GamePlay and Next Level. The design of the magazine is similar to its predecessors Next Level and Gameplay. The first issue came out on 4 August 2012. It is published on monthly basis, priced at 25 kunas. The magazine features wide range of gaming-related news, interviews, specials, previews, reviews and rubrics.

The magazine is broken into six sections: Reporter, Hype, Feature, Reviews, Tech and Rewind. In Reporter one can find reports about the latest gaming conventions such as E3, Gamescom, PAX, ... Aside from these, the section also has many small reports on upcoming titles. In Hype and Feature, the upcoming games get a bit more of coverage, with features stretching over several pages. The features don't need to be solely about a specific game, but can be about various gaming related subjects. Upcoming and freshly-released Video games, both AAA and indie games, are reviewed in the Reviews. Scores can range from 1 to 10, with no decimals in between. Tech is a short section (most of the times covered on 2 pages) bringing the latest news about various tech products and gadgets, as well as computer configurations recommended for gaming. In Rewind section, the Reboot team covers various years and what happened of importance in those years, providing a nice read for all retro gamers.

ReBoot

ReBoot is a Canadian-American CGI-animated action-adventure television series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, Alliance Communications, BLT Productions. The animated series was created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell, and John Grace, with the visuals designed by Brendan McCarthy after an initial attempt by Ian Gibson.

It was the first half-hour, completely computer-animated TV series.

The series follows the adventures of a Guardian named Bob and his companions Enzo and Dot Matrix as they work to keep the computer system of Mainframe safe from the viruses known as Megabyte and Hexadecimal.

A sequel series, ReBoot: The Guardian Code, is in production as of 2015.

Background

ReBoot initially was conceived in 1980 by the British creative collective The Hub, made up of John Grace, Ian Pearson, Gavin Blair, and Phil Mitchell. The latter two moved to Vancouver to develop the series there. Pearson and Blair by this time had created some of the first widely seen CGI characters, in the Dire Straits music video "Money for Nothing". However, technology was not yet advanced enough to make the show in the desired way. 3D animation tests began in earnest in 1990 and ReBoot had achieved its detailed look by 1991. Production continued on future episodes and the show aired in 1994 after enough episodes had been produced. This was a painstaking process, as no other company had at this time worked on a 3D animation project of this scale and the software used was new to all in the company.