Liquified petroleum gases : guide to properties, applications, and uses / A.F. Williams and W.L. Lom

Author:: Williams, Alan, 1935 June 26-
Published:: Chichester : E. Horwood ; New York : Halsted Press, 1982.
Edition:: 2nd ed., rev. and extended.
Physical Description:: xix, 522 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators:: Lom, Walter Lowenstein

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Series:

Ellis Horwood series in energy and fuel science

Contents:

LPG supply/demand picture (1979) and future outlook -- Manufacture of LPG -- Composition and chemical properties -- Physical properties -- Quality control and analytical methods -- Combustion of LPG -- Burners and ancillary equipment -- Bulk distribution and handling -- Safety with LPG: a review of new issues -- LPG cylinders and associated equipment -- Domestic and commercial utilization of LPG -- LPG as an automotive fuel -- LPG as a feedstock for the chemical and gas industries -- LPG as a feedstock for olefine - producing steam cracking plants -- LPG in the food industry -- LPG in glass and ceramics manufacture -- Use of LPG in the building industry -- Gaseous fuels for the iron and steel industry -- LPG in the engineering industries -- Steam raising and power generation -- The use of LPG in farming -- Use of LPG as an aerosol propellant -- Miscellaneous industrial LPG uses.

Subject(s):

Liquefied petroleum gas

ISBN:

0853123608
0470272759 (Halsted Press)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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