

| Subject: | Liquid Product gas facts |
| From: | Blue Eyes |
| Date: | Sat, 2 Jan 1999 16:43:05 -0600 |
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. 40 861,920Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »