Westys LP gas uses include cooking, refrigeration, and in some examples space heating. The LHS recycling shower uses it for water heating. For those interested, this chart may be helpful: LP Gas Gases and RV container sizes. Propane Butane Pounds per gallon 4.24 4.81 Specific gravity of gas 1.53 2.00 Specific gravity of liquid 0.51 0.58 Cu. ft. gas per gallon liquid 36.38 31.20 Cu. ft. gas per pound 8.66 6.50 BTU per gallon 91,502 102,032 BTU per pound 21,548 21,221 Boiling temperature @ 14.7 psi in degrees F -44 32 Vapor psi @ 0 F 31 0 Vapor psi @ 70 F 127 17 Vapor psi @ 100 F 196 37 Vapor psi @ 105 F 210 41 Vapor Specific Gravity (Define Air to = 1.00) 1.50 2.01 Ignition Temperature in Air in Fahrenheit 920-1120 900-1000 Average Propane container capacity assuming 20% vapor space Nominal Size Actual Capacity Lb. BTU's 2.5 gal. (10#) 2.5 gal. 11 237,028 5.0 gal. (20#) 4.8 gal. 20 430,960 7.5 gal. (30#) 7.2 gal. 30 646,440 10 gal. (40#) 9.2 gal. 40 861,920 |
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