Butane as fuel and refrigerant

✍ Scribed by R.H.O.

• Book ID: 104129806
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1935
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 64 KB
• Volume: 220
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/s0016-0032(35)90073-4

✦ Synopsis

Butane as Fuel and Refrigerant.-ARLAN E. DEBURN in Western Gas for September 1935 relates how a fuel consisting of approximately 25 per cent. propane, 50 per cent. iso-butane and 25 per cent. n-butane provides free refrigeration from the latent heat of vaporization, augmented by reliquefaction when there is not sufficient fuel consumption to maintain desired temperatures at June Lodge, a mountain resort at June Lake, Mono County, Calif.

The fuel is used for auxiliary heat from butane-fired hot air furnaces on chill evenings and for heating cottages and bath houses surrounding the main lodge. Fuel usage for this purpose makes refrigeration feasible.

The butane is blended in the Los Angeles basin and transported to the Lodge elevation of 7,600 ft. and 358 miles distant by motor truck in 3,000 gallon shipments.

From the tanker the fuel is pumped into the 4,000 net gallon storage tank and stored under 6~80 lb. pressure. R. H. 0.