Posted on 03/31/2014 12:36:06 PM PDT by thackney
This fuel is how we break Putin’s new found wealth and stop his rebuild the Soviet empire scheme.
“gas contains more energy than bunker fuel.”
That doesn’t sound right.
No, it isn't.
LNG won't even ignite, it has to be warmed to a vapor first. The methane vapor has to be diluted down to 15% concentration with air before it will ignite.
By the time a significant quantity has warmed and diluted, it is far up in the air when the leak occurs outside.
Methane (natural gas) is only explosive when mixed with air in a confined space, trapping it from rising away.
I believe per pound, not per volume.
I guess you’ll have this and over the road trucks using it down the line.
Locomotives next.
U.S. Flag merchant ships are converting to LNG (at least one on the Great Lakes) and several ships coming out of the ship yards will be fueled by LNG.
And of course at least some of the ships that carry LNG are fueled by LNG.
Berkshire’s BNSF Railway to Test Switch to Natural Gas
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324539404578342540494619344
CSX and GE Transportation Partner to Pilot Liquefied Natural Gas Locomotives
http://www.csx.com/index.cfm/media/press-releases/csx-and-ge-transportation-partner-to-pilot-liquefied-natural-gas-locomotives/
Shell in Great Lakes LNG Bunkering Deal
http://shipandbunker.com/news/am/864258-shell-in-great-lakes-lng-bunkering-deal
U r a gas genius..!!
Did you see this ?
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/03/20130427-2sdf.html
Giant LNG 2 Stroke Diesels for Ships by Wärtsilä, I have never even heard of them!
Wärtsilä...
You sent shudders down my spine.
The are actually a good builder of ship engines and have been for many decades.
A couple decades ago, I was on the design team then construction for a 30 MW power plant using Wärtsilä engines. Let’s just say they are better at packaging a ship engine.
Tampa port has a couple big LNG tanks,
Like small atom bombs waiting to go boom.
Educate yourself and stop repeating the NYMBY nonsense
LNG SAFETY - MYTHS and LEGENDS
http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/proceedings/02/ngt/Quillen.pdf
That’s like the fear mongering Edison and his minions practiced over Tesla/Westinghouse building AC generation and transmission to compete with Edison’s DC projects. AC won the battle and enabled civilization as we know it today even though Edison electrocuted an elephant.
“....And Make Goods Cheaper”
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You can forget that.
Some congress critter will propose the increase of taxation on these “cheaper” goods.
Shipping LNG sounds like a terrorist’s wet dream......................
Why do you think it would be worse than a crude oil or gasoline tanker?
It is actually far safer.
One hitch. EPA
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