Alternative Fuel Vehicles - LPG - (Liquified Petroleum Gas)?

Marcelina Schossow: Actually, Gasoline can be safely converted into a Vapor that is far superior to Natural Gas or Propane.But the resulting Combustion will not generate enough polluting Exhaust Emissions to register the EPA-OBD II mandated 3/10ths. of a Volt on Oxygen [O2] Exhaust Sensors as required for all Gasoline powered Vehicles from 1996 to the present.Vehicles that have been legally converted to operate on Natural Gas, Propane, or Hydrogen are exempt from this Mandate.Thus, it is entirely possibel for any Gasoline powered vehicle to fail an Emissions Inspection for not emitting ENOUGH polluting Exhaust Emissions ! I know that this doesn't answer your Question, but the Colors of the Flame in my Avatar, which is an ignited Gasoline Vaporizer, are identical to that of a Butane Lighter.If they are so totally different, then why is this so ? All Petroleum comes from the same place, and I submit to you and everyone else that on a Molecular Level, all Petroleum is esseti! ally the same.It's only when it's processed on a larger Scale that it changes.That's why when an Oil Well is drilled, the Vapor on top has to be burned off.It's all the same.And the "Experts" all tell me that I'm wrong, as they surely will again, right here....Show more

Charline Granes: Seaweed all the way

Donald Caravalho: How does the vehicle work? The vehicle uses a spark ignition internal combustion engine, no different than a conventional gasoline engine except for the fuel delivery system. What are the parts? Same as a gasoline. there is a carburator instead of fuel injects and a system that uses the engine hot water to vaporize the propane (How is it different from/similar to an internal combustion engine?(keep this simple) answered? What is the fuel? LPG is just propane except in real hot contries it might have some butane mixed in).How is the fuel produced? Most LPG is extracted from natural gas. Natural gas as it comes from the earth contains propa! ne, butanes and longer chained hydrocarbons.The remained is cr! eated in the process of converting crude oil into useful items, like gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, etc..Is there any energy used in the production of the fuel? Yes about 5% to 10% of the LPG's energy is consumed in manufaturing and transportation.If so, what is the source of this energy? primarily the energy is the natural gas that it is removed from.? What are the by-products from this fuel source, and does this pose a problem? Actually, LPG is considered a by-product under most circumstances. Sometimes the natural gas or crude oil contain sulphur compounds that are removed. The sulphur is converted to a soilid and used as fertilizer.? Map the energy conversions involved (all the way back to the original energy source).There is no energy conversions, the propane stays as propane from welhead to fuel tank. Then the propane is burned (chemical energy to heat energy) The combustion turns an engine, heat to mechanical. The enginee drives the wheels, mechanical to mechanical! .? Discuss the efficiency of the vehicle. An LPG fueled car will have exactly the same efficency of any other car, their is nothing special about it.? Include any relevant chemical equations C3H8 (LPG) + 5O2 = 3 CO2 + 4H2O...Show more

Lawanna Livsey: First, it's Liquid Propane Gas. Not Petroleum. It's made a liquid by compressing it. Vehicles powered by LPG are very similar to gas powered vehicles. Only the fuel storage and delivering systems are different. Lots of fork lifts are powered by LPG.