Which risk significantly increases when a sealed cryogenic tank containing liquid nitrogen experiences external heating?

💡 Explanation

The tank pressure increases beyond design thresholds because the heat input accelerates the phase transition from liquid to gas via vaporization, therefore the expanding nitrogen gas can cause a violent overpressure rupture rather than polymerization or hydrate formation.

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