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MertsA
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Department of Homeland Security Devices on SF Stre...
I'm not aware of any use of liquid nitrogen to keep general infrastructure cool but it sounds like you're referring to the gas tanks that keep wiring under a positive pressure to keep moisture out.
http://gothamist.com/2008/01/31/nitrogen_tanks.php
deet
on Feb 9, 2016
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I stand corrected! That use makes more sense, since sometimes they seem to come and go transiently.
yepnopemaybe
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I haven't looked to closely into it, but some of the canisters I have seen have seemed to be slowly releasing gas into the air.
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