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Bottled gas — is a term used for substances which are gaseous at Standard temperature and pressure (STP) and have been compressed and stored in carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum or composite bottles known as gas cylinders. Gas state in cylinderThere are… … Wikipedia
bottled gas — (LPG) (liquefied petroleum gas or propane) gas compressed into strong metal portable tanks. The gas, when confined in the tank, under pressure, is in liquid form … Dictionary of automotive terms
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
LPG — Acronym for liquified petroleum gas or bottled gas or a mixture of butane and propane. In Canada, propane is the recognized term, not LPG as used in the U.S.A. Volatilepetroleum gases are compressed to a liquid form. It must be kept under… … Dictionary of automotive terms
gas — [1] A non solid material. It can be compressed. When heated, it will expand; and when cooled, it will contract (such as air.) [2] A common term for gasoline. The British term is petrol. [3] A term for LPG or propane. Also see bottled gas [4] A… … Dictionary of automotive terms
LPG — /ɛl pi ˈdʒi / (say el pee jee) noun liquefied petroleum gas, a mixture of hydrocarbon gases, mainly propane and butane, liquefied and stored under pressure for use as a fuel gas; bottled gas. Also, LP gas. {l(iquefied) p(etroleum) g(as)} …
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 — 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
liquified petroleum gas — abbr. LPG Liquified petroleum gas is a light hydrocarbon bottled gases butane and propane and auto motive LPG (often called autogas) are examples which is gaseous at normal room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Easily liquefied under… … Petroleum refining glossary
liquefied petroleum gas — liq uefied petro′leum gas n. chem. a gas liquefied by compression, consisting of flammable hydrocarbons, as propane and butane: used chiefly as a domestic or industrial fuel, and in organic synthesis, esp. of synthetic rubber Abbrev.: LPG Also… … From formal English to slang
