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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Industrial equipment supplier has collaborated with the Satish Dhawan Space Centre to manufacture India’s largest liquid hydrogen storage tank?
A
Reliance Industries Limited
B
Hindusthan Unilever Limited
C
Nittan India Tech Private Limited
D
VRV Asia Pacific Private Limited
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -VRV Asia Pacific manufactured the storage tank with a Liquid Nitrogen (LIN) shield, in a collaborative effort with Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, under the Make in India initiative, a press release here said. The storage capacity of the tank is 120 kilo liters.

Detailed explanation-2: -INOXCVA, a Vadodara-headquartered cryogenic solutions manufacturer, has designed, engineered, and manufactured the largest liquid hydrogen tank ever made in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -NASA explored numerous solutions but ultimately contracted CB&I to design and build a new, larger sphere with the capacity to store 1,250,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen. The outer sphere measures 83 feet in diameter and is nearly 50 percent larger than the existing sphere built in the 1960s.

Detailed explanation-4: -8 kg Hydrogen Storage – 4 x 90L vessels: Width – 1.1 M (43.4 inch) Height – 1.2 M (47.2 inch)

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