NGV Basic Benefits and Problems
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- Date: Jun 25,2008
- Tags: basic, benefits, CNG, cost, fuel consumption, LPG, maintenance, NGV, NGV Car, NGV installation, NGV kits, parts, problems
Obviously on day to day basis NGV converted cars are becoming a normality in our roads. Before you start dumping RM 4000 ++ for any NGV system, lets have a closer look at the real benefits and drawbacks of NGV as a vehicle fuel.
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is a substitute for gasoline (petrol), diesel, or propane fuel. It is considered to be a more environmentally “clean” alternative to those fuels and it is much safer than other motor fuels in the event of a fuel spill: natural gas is lighter than air, so it disperses quickly when leaked or spilled.
It is made by compressing natural gas (which is mainly composed of methane (CH4)),to less than 1% of its volume at standard atmospheric pressure. It is stored and distributed in hard containers, at a normal pressure of 200–220 bar (20–22 MPa), usually in cylindrical or spherical shapes .
Natural gas vehicle or NGV is a alternative fuel vehicle that uses compressed natural gas (CNG) or, less commonly, liquefied natural gas (LNG)) as a clean alternative to other automobile fuels.
Liquefied petroleum gas (also called LPG, LP Gas, or autogas) is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles, and increasingly replacing chlorofluorocarbons as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant to reduce damage to the ozone layer.
1. What is NGV
NGV or methane is the lightest hydrocarbon. It is often extracted from underground but not always associated with oil and coal deposits. Methane is a by-product of decomposing organic matter including the rotting of dead plants, garbage dumps as well livestock manure.
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