ShareTHE SAFE USE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.
Author(s) : TICKNER J. R.
Type of article: Article
Summary
THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE USES OF LPG AND STRESSES THE NEED FOR INSTALLATIONS TO COMPLY WITH SAFETY REGULATIONS. PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE IS VENTILATION. CO2 IS PRODUCED IN 3 TIMES THE VOLUME OF PROPANE BURNED AND 4 TIMES THE VOLUME OF BUTANE, AND WATER VAPOUR IN EVEN LARGER QUANTITIES. FORMULAE ARE GIVEN FOR CALCULATING THE MINIMUM EFFECTIVE VENTILATION AREA REQUIRED FOR BOTH FLUED AND UNFLUED APPLIANCES. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO REALISE THAT BUTANE HAS A BOILING POINT JUST BELOW 273 K (0 DEG C) AND IS THEREFORE UNSUITABLE FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE IN FIXED APPLIANCE INSTALLATIONS. PROPANE HAS A BOILING POINT JUST BELOW 233 K (-40 DEG C). D.W.H.
Details
- Original title: THE SAFE USE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.
- Record ID : 1985-1822
- Languages: English
- Source: H&V Eng. - vol. 58 - n. 668
- Publication date: 1984/11
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
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Themes:
Cryogenics safety, instrumentation and metrology;
LNG and LPG - Keywords: Safety; Calculation; LPG
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- Languages : English
- Source: H&V Eng. - vol. 58 - n. 665
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- Date : 1985
- Languages : English
- Source: Oil Enterp. - n. 27
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- Date : 1992
- Languages : French
- Source: Rev. UE 92 - 91-98; 1 fig.; 5 phot.
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LE STOCKAGE DE GPL PAR RESERVOIRS CYLINDRIQUES ...
- Author(s) : DIVINE R.
- Date : 1985
- Languages : French
- Source: Pet. Entrep. - n. 27
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