[Diy_efi] RE:Propane instead of N2O

[andrius tiknius]

Propane has many side effects and it is bad for
perfomance engine - very complicated fuel under high
temperatures and pressures.Regards
Andrew
--- Grant Beaty <gbeaty at ufl.edu> wrote:
> > When was the last time you saw a propane power car
> or truck explode?
> 
> Dunno, haven't seen a gas-powered car explode in a
> while either :) NOS and
> propane are totally different though.
> 
> I made a spreadsheet comparing gas, ethanol,
> methanol and propane. Only did
> the heat of vaporization though, didn't take into
> account the heat absorbed
> by the propane when it expands, since I'm not really
> sure how to do that.
> Maybe one day I'll get un-lazy and figure it out.
> 
> Heat of evap (BTU/lb)
> ethanol:  396
> methanol: 506
> propane: 138
> gas: 150
> 
> In gas form, not counting their cooling effects, the
> alkies take up a lot of
> space compared to the energy they release.
> 
> Grant
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris McKinnon" <chrism at cnx.net>
> To: "List for general do-it-yourself EFI talk"
> <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] RE:Propane instead of N2O
> 
> 
> > When was the last time you saw a propane power car
> or truck explode? I'd
> say
> > that in reality propane is actually safer than
> gasoline if setup properly.
> > It doesn't take much to punch through a plasic gas
> tank, but a steel LPG
> > tank is REALLY tough.
> >
> > Anyways, N2O is actually an oxidizer which will
> make other things burn
> very
> > well. A fire involving N2O is something you want
> to avoid.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > >
> > >You probably already know this but propane is
> flammable while Nitrous
> > >is'nt...
> > >A line leak and a spark,,, or an accident,,, will
> turn you car into a
> > >bomb...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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