Date:         Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:12:36 -0400
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Hydrogen cars ... a lot of hot gas!! ;)
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@gmail.com>
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Every propane tank i've ever "blown up" wasn't any more violent than
gasoline fumes in a contained environment. There will always be a 'boom'
followed by a flame shooting out of the hole you created.
I don't condone experimentation on this one....
It's good to be young : )


-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back.

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:20 PM, Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@gmail.com>wrote:

> > When the tech attempted to open
> > the gate to the propane port, he found the gate rusted closed!!  The
> reason
> > that the university had those dual fuel vehicles was that the state
> (Texas)
> > required that state owned vehicles run on both gasoline and either
> propane
> > or CNG.  I don't know if that is still true or not.
>
> Gate?
>
> > Compressed gases are no more dangerous than gasoline as transportation
> fuel.
> >  Yes, they can go boom.  Gasoline can't?  Hmmmm.
>
> The difference here is that when a gasoline car burns it goes at most
> POOF (that's a bit more violent than WOOF). Gasoline cars don't
> explode, Hollywood/Bollywood notwithstanding.
>
> A propane or natural gas car goes BOOM and you don't want to be
> anywhere in the vicinity. I've seen a video of an old CNG Holden
> Commodore is Australia that caught fire... spectacular when the tank
> blew.
>
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin, New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> Mollusc, Toyota & VW van fanatic
>