Main article: or LNG is a natural gas that gets liquefied at atmospheric pressure and −161.5 °C. It is,, colorless, and not but causes. It can cause due to its temperature. If this extremely cold LNG is mixed with water(e.g., which has an average temperature of 15 °C), heat energy is transferred from the water to the LNG, rapidly it from its liquefied state back into its original gaseous state. This results in an explosion because the volume occupied by natural gas in its gaseous form is 600 times greater than when its liquefied. This is the phenomenon of rapid phase transition. See also [ ] • • • External links [ ] • • References [ ].

Rapid phase transition or RPT is a phenomenon realized in liquefied natural gas (LNG) incidents in which LNG vaporizes violently upon coming in contact with water causing what is known as a physical explosion or cold explosion. Uchebnik pchelovoda 1958 kovalev.