compressed petroleum gas.
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compressed petroleum gas. — See liquefied petroleum gas … Useful english dictionary
Compressed natural gas — CNG redirects here. For other uses, see CNG (disambiguation). Blue diamond symbol used on CNG powered vehicles in North America … Wikipedia
liquefied petroleum gas — a gas liquefied by compression, consisting of flammable hydrocarbons, as propane and butane, obtained as a by product from the refining of petroleum or from natural gas: used chiefly as a domestic fuel in rural areas, as an industrial and motor… … Universalium
Liquefied petroleum gas — (also called LPG, GPL, LP Gas, or liquid propane gas) is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. It is increasingly used as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant, replacing chlorofluorocarbons … Wikipedia
liquefied petroleum gas — n. a compressed or liquefied gas, generally a mixture of propane, propylene, butane, and butylene obtained as a byproduct from petroleum refining: used as a domestic or industrial fuel and in certain organic syntheses … English World dictionary
liquefied petroleum gas — 1. (or LP gas, LPG, bottled gas) Industry terms for any material composed predominantly of the following hydrocarbons or mixture of them: Propane, propylene, butanes, and butylenes. Recovered from natural and refinery gases and kept under… … Petroleum refining glossary
liquefied petroleum gas — noun Date: 1925 a compressed gas that consists of flammable hydrocarbons (as propane and butane) and is used especially as fuel or as raw material for chemical synthesis … New Collegiate Dictionary
petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… … Universalium
Gas compressor — A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. Compressors are similar to pumps: both increase the pressure on a fluid and both can transport the fluid through a pipe. As gases are… … Wikipedia
Gas cylinder — For the mechanical devices used to impart a force from a pressurized liquid or gas, see pneumatic cylinder. For the large structures used to store town gas, see gas holder. Industrial compressed gas cylinders used for oxy fuel welding and cutting … Wikipedia
