AUTOMOTIVE LPG FUEL

AUTOMOTIVE LPG FUEL
DESCRIPTION
Gogas is a hydrocarbon fuel comprised mainly of propane and butane typically as a 50:50 mixture. The gas is
liquefied under moderate pressure and expands approximately 260 times its liquid volume when it is allowed to
revert to a vapour. This characteristic enables LPG to be stored as a compact liquid but burnt as a dry gaseous
vapour. Gogas conforms to the requirements of ALPGA Liquefied Petroleum Gas for Automotive Use 2004.
SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
Gogas in automotive applications has the following benefits:
• Lower cost than petrol or diesel operation
• LPG is more environmentally friendly than petrol or diesel
• Engine life is prolonged
• It is readily available throughout Australia
APPLICATIONS
Gogas is an automotive LPG fuel and is suited for applications such as motor cars, buses, delivery vans, trucks,
fork lifts etc that either have been converted for automotive LPG use or have engines that have been designed to
operate on automotive LPG. Gogas purchased from service stations should not be used in non-automotive
applications such as domestic barbeques or gas powered refrigerators.
HEALTH & SAFETY
LPG is a compressed gas and has properties that are inherently different to other liquid fuels and as such has its
own unique set of safe handling issues. It is quite safe provided disciplined and safe handling procedures are
adopted at all times.
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Description Units Methods Typical
Colour - - Clear
(Colourless)
Vapour Pressure
(gauge) at 40°C
kPa ISO 4256:1996
ISO 8973:1997
800 min
1530 max
Volatile Residue C5 and
higher hydrocarbons
mole % ISO 7941:1998 2.0 max
Residue on Evaporation Mg/kg JLPGA-S-05T/86
(105°C)
20 max
Corrosion, Copper Strip
- ISO 6251:1996 Class 1
Sulphur
Mg/kg ASTM D2784-98 100 max
Dienes
mole % ISO 7941:1998 0.3 max
Moisture Content
(dryness)
- ISO 13758:1996 Pass
Free Water
- Visual Inspection Pass
Motor Octane Number
- ASTM D2699 90.5
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