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The efficiency of liquid hydrogen fuel storage increases with volume

The efficiency of liquid hydrogen fuel storage tends to increase with volume due to the relationship between surface area and volume. Larger storage tanks or systems have a lower surface area-to-volume ratio, which means less heat transfer from the environment to the stored hydrogen. This reduced heat transfer helps to minimize the rate of hydrogen boil-off, where liquid hydrogen evaporates if not kept at extremely low temperatures.1

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