Converting from Petrol to Gas

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Rewind to the year 380 BC and pay attention, you should hear Plato insinuating that popular saying that "necessity is the mother of invention"

It seems his actual words were "our need will be the real creator" but whatever or however he said it, Nigerians' growing need for steady power has given birth to the use of this adapter that morphs your generator such that it can accept either petrol or propane as fuel.

Below is the pack I just received. It cost 15,000 Naira. Let's put it at 140.4 steem for a single unit.

The packaging is nice and simple, secured in polyethene bubble wrap that provides protection during transportation.

Content

The pack contains the main adapter unit.
A short, flexible fuel host.
A chuck lever for adjusting air intake.

This is the model: 2KW/GX160(LPG)

Needed items/materials

• We need a functioning generator,
• The gas carburettor
• A gas cylinder filled with propane gas
• A long gas host
• Ring and flat spanners

Generator

This is the generator to be modified. It is a 3.0 KVA (kilovolt-ampere) petrol generator that produces an output of 230V of AC and DC 12V/8A.

Gas Cylinder

For the gas cylinder, I have a 12.5 kg cylinder with a host. An 8 kg cylinder would equally serve the purpose.

Concerns

Running a generator with petrol as fuel gives the generator a slightly more powerful output, compared to running it with propane gas. But this concern is easily addressed by increasing the generator's RPM for more power.

Because propane gas is cheaper than petrol, a user will only incur a huge start-up amount but will be cheaper in the long run.

The introduction of the gas carburettor does not damage the generator in any way. Instead, it makes the generator run smoothly with less smoke and noise.

For risk of fire, the gas cylinder is fitted with a flame arrestor, and the carburettor also has its flame trap doubling the safety feature in the system.

Advantage

One litre of petrol is ₦ 930
But one Kg of gas is ₦1300, a difference of 130.

Fuel	Cost	Run time
Petrol	8.7 Steem	3.45 hours
Propane	12.2 Steem	7.2 hours

Petrol:
1 liter = 930 Naira
Runs for 3.45 hours
Cost per hour = 930 ÷ 3.45 ≈ 269.57 Naira/hour

Propane:
1 kg = 1300 Naira
Runs for 7.2 hours
Cost per hour = 1300 ÷ 7.2 ≈ 180.56 Naira/hour

Conclusion

Using gas in the long run save about 33% of fuel consumption and gas is potentially cheaper to run and is even better for the environment.

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Posting Date	Tuesday 14, January
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