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Article #2024Re: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel Conversion For Light Trucks
From: Ron Jones
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:35
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:35
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HLS wrote: > I did a websearch recently and found a decent site where they have the > technology to > covert fuel injection vehicles (particularly important since > carbureted small cars are > all but dinosaurs). > > The Phill (sp$) system is available to compress your own natural gas, > but it seems > to be a bit expensive. Probably safe, but also requires periodic > maintenance...good for > a number of rebuilds. I feel one could engineer his own compressor > system, but could > also end up winning a Darwin award. > > If you cant find the first site, I will see if I can retrace my steps. The main problem is that methane will not liquify when compressed at ambient, so you will have to design in a high pressure storage system -- Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
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