The Significance of LPG in Turkish Vehicular Transportation: Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) in Fueled Systems
Title:
The Significance of LPG in Turkish Vehicular Transportation: Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) in Fueled Systems
Author:
Balat, Mustafa
Appeared in:
Energy sources. Part A, Recovery utilization and environmental effects
Paging:
Volume 27 (2005) nr. 6 pages 485-488
Year:
2005-03-23
Contents:
Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) are in widespread use in homes, industry and agriculture. Among the many uses of these gases are heating and refrigeration, as a supplement for natural gas, as fuel for industrial equipment and mobile homes, in the manufacture of ethylene, and as a solvent. Woldwide LPG production is limited to about 10% of total gasoline and diesel fuel consumption and is used to a great extent for domestic and industrial purposes. Since LPG burns cleaner with less carbon build-up and oil contamination, engine wear is reduced and the life of some components, such as rings and bearings, is much longer than with gasoline. The high octane of LPG also minimizes wear from engine knock. The rapid development of LPG technology, including ease of vehicular conversion and estimations of increased LPG availability, suggest LPG will soon be recognized as a premium automotive fuel.
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