Notes on use of butane fuel on car of Southern Pacific Co; advantages of butane over other liquid fuels; test data; cost of converting Brill-HallScott car, rated at 600 hp, is between $2000 and $2300; fuel efficiency is 0.42 lb butane per hp-hr compared to 0.55 lb of distillate per hp-hr.


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    Title :

    Butane successful as fuel for rail motor cars


    Additional title:

    Western Gas


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Western Gas ; 9 , n 12


    Publication date :

    1933


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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