mark99 Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Not so much bottled as bagged! The trouble with Towns gas is that its Calorific Value is approx 50% of Natural Gas hence the conversion to re-jet all appliances in the late 60's early 70's.. Big bottles needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Nope. If you get the concentration high enough so that there is no oxygen, then you can asphixiate somebody, but if I breathe a 50/50 ,mix of natural gas and air, I won't die (unless I happen to explode). You won't even explode. As Mark99 pointed out earlier, the upper and lower explosive limits of concentration are 5% and 15%. Your 50% concentration of gas happens to be outside this rather narrow limit so won't explode. Town Gas is a mix of gas and Carbon Monoxide. If I breath a 50/50 mix of town gas and air, 25% of what I am breathing is Carbon Monoxide. 250,000 ppm CO would kill me VERY rapidly! The thing a lot of peeps fail the grasp about CO is that it makes a perfectly good fuel in it's own right. It burns beautifully just like methane, propane, butane etc. MtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Not so much bottled as bagged! My late mother, who worked in the offices of East Midland Transport during WW2, recalled buses carrying what she described as huge sausage-shaped gas containers on their roofs. I am not sure if buses of that era normally ran on petrol or diesel, but some of theirs were converted to use gas propulsion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) You won't even explode. As Mark99 pointed out earlier, the upper and lower explosive limits of concentration are 5% and 15%. Your 50% concentration of gas happens to be outside this rather narrow limit so won't explode. The thing a lot of peeps fail the grasp about CO is that it makes a perfectly good fuel in it's own right. It burns beautifully just like methane, propane, butane etc. MtB Is the gas produced when you gasify wood? Edited January 30, 2015 by cuthound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Job Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Is the gas produced when you gasify wood? I'm pretty sure that any carbon based material when 'baked' at the correct temperature will give off a carbon based gas that can then be stored and burnt at a later time.. Not sure about diamonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 You won't even explode. As Mark99 pointed out earlier, the upper and lower explosive limits of concentration are 5% and 15%. Your 50% concentration of gas happens to be outside this rather narrow limit so won't explode. The thing a lot of peeps fail the grasp about CO is that it makes a perfectly good fuel in it's own right. It burns beautifully just like methane, propane, butane etc. MtB Its flammable range is actually closer to acetylene than anything else. So yes, it makes a more than adequate fuel in its own right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgs Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 My late mother, who worked in the offices of East Midland Transport during WW2, recalled buses carrying what she described as huge sausage-shaped gas containers on their roofs. I am not sure if buses of that era normally ran on petrol or diesel, but some of theirs were converted to use gas propulsion. During periods of rationing and shortages of fuel supply; WW1, WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Yes, she did say that that was the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris88 Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Has no one made a wood gas powered boat yet, boats would seem ideal. The technology has come a long way since the Second World War. Regards kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayalld Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 You won't even explode. As Mark99 pointed out earlier, the upper and lower explosive limits of concentration are 5% and 15%. Your 50% concentration of gas happens to be outside this rather narrow limit so won't explode. I am profoundly relieved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Job Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 The thing a lot of peeps fail the grasp about CO is that it makes a perfectly good fuel in it's own right. It burns beautifully just like methane, propane, butane etc. MtB Next time my CO alarm goes off, rather than open all of the doors and windows I'll do a controlled evacuation through a scrubber and recover the carbon All need now is for Biz to knock something up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mango Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) Next time my CO alarm goes off, rather than open all of the doors and windows I'll do a controlled evacuation through a scrubber and recover the carbon All need now is for Biz to knock something up You will set off his wheezes again. Edited January 30, 2015 by mango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onionbargee Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Naturally any plates from a gasometer would have to be re rolled flat, and cut to size on all sides to loose the rivet holes. Sounds not worth the bother, Plus were they made of wrought iron or steel ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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