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But you need to distinguish between one drop and one bucketful. A one gram drop of propane has the cooling power of 428 joules, which is about the same as the heating power of a one gram drop of boiling water. I wouldn't want a bucketful of boiling water over me, but a one gram drop I reckon I could survive.What worries me are the people I see filling cylinders with no protection. One drop of liquid propane on your skin will gas off at normal temperatures instantly. In doing g so, it expands in volume exponentially in an instant. This results in flash freezing skin and flesh to minus 200 degrees. It will burn to the bone, killing the flesh. Nasty stuff LPG if you are not careful
One gram of liquid propane extracts 428 joules of heat from its surroundings when it turns into propane gas. It's still one gram of gas, even though it probably does fill a bucket.A one gramme drop of liquid propane is energy dense and becomes a bucket of propane gas
That's true but I suspect if I was injecting boiling water into a tank with a fitting like that I would want to wear gloves ( I actually wore leather gauntlets for increased coverage). I think a lot more people would intuitively use gloves if it was pressurised boiling water! I wish we had the French fitting instead it seems a lot more secure and less fiddly.One gram of liquid propane extracts 428 joules of heat from its surroundings when it turns into propane gas. It's still one gram of gas, even though it probably does fill a bucket.
Look up 'Latent Heat of Evaporation' in this properties table:
It's 428000J/kg, ie 428 joules per gramPropane - Thermophysical properties
Chemical, physical and thermal properties of propane gas - C3H8.www.engineeringtoolbox.com
For comparison, the specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg/°C, so one gram of water cooling from 100°C to 0°C gives out 4.2 x 100 = 420 joules.
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Glad I’m not the only one! Yes the hose is really long. It was a few years back when a really nice Polish chap in an LPG car came to my rescue. I used to try to use the one a couple of hundred metres from the Sparkford roundabout but that’s gone now.Podimore is my nearest that I can rely on to actually have lpg when you get there. Even the guy that will do it if asked has problems actually connecting, the gun seems to not fit that well. I didn't realize the other side was long enough to fit, I've always used the left side filler. Lower Weare did not have any LPG last time I tried after a 30 mile detour! So annoying!
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I'm not keen on those, there's an even chance the jet will go inside the glove and fill it up with LPG, worse than having no glove I think.Where were my leather gloves? Barely 1 foot away in the passenger side door pocket of course.
I did like Turkey where they filled it for you.
Just as well I always forget to put them on then!I'm not keen on those, there's an even chance the jet will go inside the glove and fill it up with LPG, worse than having no glove I think.
That's why I had the gauntlets. I think it's pretty unlikely you could get liquid gas inside there unless there was a big spill so you'd be in big trouble anyway.I'm not keen on those, there's an even chance the jet will go inside the glove and fill it up with LPG, worse than having no glove I think.
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Lower Weare is my closest and I did get caught out once when they had none but that was about 9 months ago and continued for a few weeks. Recently they have had a regular supply and didn't anticipate any further supply issues.Podimore is my nearest that I can rely on to actually have lpg when you get there. Even the guy that will do it if asked has problems actually connecting, the gun seems to not fit that well. I didn't realize the other side was long enough to fit, I've always used the left side filler. Lower Weare did not have any LPG last time I tried after a 30 mile detour! So annoying!
I'm intending to try them again next week, on the way back from my habitation at the dealership in Brent Knoll but will phone first!!Lower Weare is my closest and I did get caught out once when they had none but that was about 9 months ago and continued for a few weeks. Recently they have had a regular supply and didn't anticipate any further supply issues.
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Not sure if you chuck a match in as well I don't think you'll be bothered about bad smells anymore!I was just about to put Cola into my waste tank. So I'd better be careful I don't connect the LPG filler down there too!
On the other hand, could be a bright idea as you reach the start of the BrennerI was just about to put Cola into my waste tank. So I'd better be careful I don't connect the LPG filler down there too!
Well I filled up there this afternoon, so obviously they had stocks today! Except some guy parked his low loader and trailer in frint while he had his lunch and did some shopping, knowing that we were waiting behind. I think he enjoyed it!Lower Weare is my closest and I did get caught out once when they had none but that was about 9 months ago and continued for a few weeks. Recently they have had a regular supply and didn't anticipate any further supply issues.
I get that there as well sometimes. Mine is a bit of a pain because I have to move between filling up with diesel and gas because my gas locker is on the opposite side of the van but whichever I do first there is always someone stopping me from moving! Like I said previously though, they seem to have sorted their supply now.Well I filled up there this afternoon, so obviously they had stocks today! Except some guy parked his low loader and trailer in frint while he had his lunch and did some shopping, knowing that we were waiting behind. I think he enjoyed it!
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