To: Brumar89 who wrote (401784 ) 7/26/2008 1:38:27 AM From: tejek Read Replies (3) | Respond to Below heindicates he thinks you can burn LNG in an engine. He has no idea what LNG even is. As a liquid, LNG can't even be ignited. Of course, as it warms up from -260 degrees (which is the temp needed to liquify natural gas) it evaporates ie. turns to a gas and that gas is VERY flammable. LNG offers an energy density comparable to petrol and diesel fuels and produces less pollution, but its relatively high cost of production and the need to store it in expensive cryogenic tanks have prevented its widespread use in commercial applications. It can be used in natural gas vehicles, although it is more common to design vehicles to use compressed natural gas. en.wikipedia.org Natural gas pipelines cover much of the country. So transportation costs could be less than gasoline. In many cases, a station could be set up using nothing more than municipal gas lines, a pump to liquefy it Now, frankly, one advantage this plan has is in the political realm. Here is a grand strategy to get us off of foreign energy. Completely.
