Because fuel accounts for high percentage of railroad operating costs, interest is developing in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); use of LPG is discussed in terms of cost, availability, and methods of adaptation to present locomotive engines; suitability of LPG for diesel engines is shown; spark ignition LPG engines, and dual-fuel LP G engines; tabulation of average prices for diesel fuel and LPG.


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    Title :

    Liquefied petroleum gas -- Possible alternate fuel for railroad locomotives


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting (Texas Gulf Coast Section) ; 1962



    Publication date :

    1962


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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