LPG anyone got the inside line
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CiaranMcKeown
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Im sorry but LPG is not a gas, what does lpg stand for???
Liquefied petroleum gas
Liquefied means ..................... LIQUID!!!
Liquefied petroleum gas
Liquefied means ..................... LIQUID!!!
CiaranMcKeown
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Liquefied petroleum gas (also called LPG, GPL, LP Gas, or autogas) is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles, and increasingly replacing chlorofluorocarbons as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant to reduce damage to the ozone layer.
Varieties of LPG bought and sold include mixes that are primarily propane, mixes that are primarily butane, and the more common, mixes including both propane (60%) and butane (40%), depending on the season—in winter more propane, in summer more butane. Propylene and butylenes are usually also present in small concentration. A powerful odorant, ethanethiol, is added so that leaks can be detected easily. The international standard is EN 589.
LPG is manufactured during the refining of crude oil, or extracted from oil or gas streams as they emerge from the ground.
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Varieties of LPG bought and sold include mixes that are primarily propane, mixes that are primarily butane, and the more common, mixes including both propane (60%) and butane (40%), depending on the season—in winter more propane, in summer more butane. Propylene and butylenes are usually also present in small concentration. A powerful odorant, ethanethiol, is added so that leaks can be detected easily. The international standard is EN 589.
LPG is manufactured during the refining of crude oil, or extracted from oil or gas streams as they emerge from the ground.
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st4
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Doesn't a petrol engine vapourise the fuel as its about to combust. Hence the american's call it gasoline 
I imagine the LPG will be vapourised and burnt as a gas, like petrol. In the tank the fuel is liquidified to make storing the required volume to give the car a decent range. LPG contains molecules that would be a gas at room temp/pressure, so its liquidified to make storing it easier.
Petrol contains molecules that are liquid at room temp + pressure so there is no need to store it under pressure to make it a liquid.
I imagine the LPG will be vapourised and burnt as a gas, like petrol. In the tank the fuel is liquidified to make storing the required volume to give the car a decent range. LPG contains molecules that would be a gas at room temp/pressure, so its liquidified to make storing it easier.
Petrol contains molecules that are liquid at room temp + pressure so there is no need to store it under pressure to make it a liquid.
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Would it be legal using a commercially available fuel without paying fuel duty ?? Just a Question ...
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Your allowed 2500 litres/PA of veg oil which duty isn't paid on to run a car on so I guess you'd be okay?
Truth is I don't know. CDi engines need a bit of ££ modification to get them to do so, its cheaper for me to pay at the pump
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No I think you are wrong. The 2500 litres of duty free fuel applies to biodiesel, not veg oil. Bio diesel can be manufactured from veg oil.Your allowed 2500 litres/PA of veg oil which duty isn't paid on to run a car on so I guess you'd be okay?
When using new or used veg oil in your car you should pay the duty on all your fuel consumed (I think).
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