Thank you. So the answer is to not mix pressure vessels or valves of different ratings. That's like building a shelf with strong screws on one side and weak ones on the other. Or a house with beams and joists of lower and higher ratings. "Only put heavy things in the kitchen or bathroom, nowhere else."
I'm not sure if I understand the wording of this correctly. If propane liquefies under pressure, how come it is under less pressure? Shouldn't it be then that the natural gas is liquefied under pressure? Or am I just dumb XD (non-native speaker)
The car is fitted to work with both LP and natural gas, the two are stored are very different pressures and this is probably the result of a failed valve or maybe just leaving the valve between the tanks open
LPG Gas tanks are pressurized at around 10bar (145PSI) . Now imagine this happening with a hydrogen powered car like the Mirai at 700Bar (10152psi). It would leave a small crater in the ground.
Incorrect, as per other posts, this was an illegal bodge where a propane tank was spliced in parallel with the authorised LPG system - the two systems are incompatible pressurewise, and a valve was left open in error causing the propane bodge to fail. LPG on its own is perfectly safe, though all parts of the car should be regularly inspected for safety
I used to take bootleg taxis in Northeastern brazil between two very remote cities - they were called "carro bomba" (car bomb) for this exact reason. Big yikes.
Pressurized gas, most likely LPG. Note the odd filling location and the jet of gas after the explosion. A pressure tank likely ruptured, and the resulting carnage was caused by the rapidly expanding pressure wave.
Here is the explanation, a lot latin American nations and some other global south nations cannot afford gasoline to power their car, so they use systems which allow them to use natural gas, or cooking gas. If the tank isnāt properly secured or has not been properly maintained minor leaks cam occur. This is the result of a what happens when minor leak is not fixed.
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Thank you. So the answer is to not mix pressure vessels or valves of different ratings. That's like building a shelf with strong screws on one side and weak ones on the other. Or a house with beams and joists of lower and higher ratings. "Only put heavy things in the kitchen or bathroom, nowhere else."
If I had to worry about valves and pressure tanks on my car I would have blown it up a long time ago.
Seems like a backflow preventer valve would have prevented this mistake from becoming a catastrophe.
Is that why it looks like he's putting gasoline into his coolant?
I'm not sure if I understand the wording of this correctly. If propane liquefies under pressure, how come it is under less pressure? Shouldn't it be then that the natural gas is liquefied under pressure? Or am I just dumb XD (non-native speaker)
What stops it from exploding if you open the valve while driving? I would imagine the pressure difference would still be close to the same.
Yeah I don't get why people repost the same meme asking what caused it when the explanation was in the first post. Op is clearly a knob
The car is fitted to work with both LP and natural gas, the two are stored are very different pressures and this is probably the result of a failed valve or maybe just leaving the valve between the tanks open
I'm amazed that there wasn't a fire. That could have been a very nasty bleve.
Are natural gas cars/gas stations common in a lot of countries? I've never heard of them before except for busses.
The OP wasn't actually asking, they cross posted from another sub
they guy did a natural gas conversion on his car. he bought a kit on WISH
I bet he wished he never bought it :)
He learned what many on wsb learned last year
I think it was a canister of LP gas
The lpg vessel in the rear gave in I'd imagine. Obviously highly pressurised and you can see the spray coming out of the lpg
LPG Gas tanks are pressurized at around 10bar (145PSI) . Now imagine this happening with a hydrogen powered car like the Mirai at 700Bar (10152psi). It would leave a small crater in the ground.
Toyota has done a lot of work on pressure vessel safety for their vehicles š
Mirai tank is made of carbon fiber. It is not supposed to explosively depressurize.
That's a dumb comparison.
The hell is a propane gas tank doing in a car
Doesnt look like having a side propane tank of your natural gas tank was cheaper after all. In fact cost way more since u no longer have a car.
Good that they made the effort to add highly annoying music that adds nothing.
I wish it was outlawed.
This is why you should never let people stay in the car when filling up with LPG
I'm not sure I'd want to be in it afterwards, either.
Those dudes got lucky as hell.
Incorrect, as per other posts, this was an illegal bodge where a propane tank was spliced in parallel with the authorised LPG system - the two systems are incompatible pressurewise, and a valve was left open in error causing the propane bodge to fail. LPG on its own is perfectly safe, though all parts of the car should be regularly inspected for safety
Pressure
I drive a transport with 2 1100l natural gas tanks. It looks like if they blow, I wonāt know itā¦
Those VW emissions again!
The way the gas station employees calmly turns the rest of the pumps off after a car literally explodes next to him is some next level composure
I used to take bootleg taxis in Northeastern brazil between two very remote cities - they were called "carro bomba" (car bomb) for this exact reason. Big yikes.
Pressurized gas, most likely LPG. Note the odd filling location and the jet of gas after the explosion. A pressure tank likely ruptured, and the resulting carnage was caused by the rapidly expanding pressure wave.
Would LPG evaporate that quickly? I thought it was CNG
Farts. Should have cracked a window.
Here is the explanation, a lot latin American nations and some other global south nations cannot afford gasoline to power their car, so they use systems which allow them to use natural gas, or cooking gas. If the tank isnāt properly secured or has not been properly maintained minor leaks cam occur. This is the result of a what happens when minor leak is not fixed.
The LPG went all āaight, imma bounce nowā. And then it did. All at once. Very fast.
Astounding that bobody got harmed by shrapnel-pieces from the car.. (Maybe a lucky point of standby..).
fucking music
Anybody think the music to this is weird
Too much Jarara.
Would anyone like a cup of Jarrah?
Taco Tuesday.
He probably pissed off Walter White
When you DYI an LPG kit. Probably poor seals or valve and/or over pressurised.
Wife was eating Taco Bell in the back seat
In eastern Ohio, we call that a Youngstown Tune-up. Itās when the mob needs to settle a score.
This is how Haynes get the exploded view of cars for their manuals
Javelins really are effective anti-materiel weapons.
This was an internal gas-pressure-explosion (without a fire/ignition).. - Furthermore, the gas-station is still there.. - Looks not like a javelin.
Your mom farted in the car.
Seeing the result of this Iām (happily) shocked that they both still have legsā¦
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FahrvĆÆgnition
Good thing he didnāt have any dead bodies in the trunk that day!
savevideo
They were streaming Nicki Minaj š¦
They were extremely lucky there wasn't a spark or open flame nearby, it would have toasted anyone within 20 feet, for sure.
Science
NOS!!!
Gas pricesā¦.amirite!?!?!
Compressed Natural Gas?
It was those pesky windmills
I mean, you literally copied the post that had the explanation in the top comments.
I thought it was his vape that exploded
Thatāll buff right out.
Propane or natural gas tank.
Somebody just ate too much beans and that poor person could no longer handle itself
Russians
The gas price
āYou Never DID get rid of that Galaxy 7 phone huh?
Meth lab in the trunk.
TIL cars can run on natural gas and/or propane.
This is what I thought would happen if i didnāt shut off the engine (when filling up)
What the fuck is with the dumbass music?
Its a natural gas tank that exploded.
Why is the gas being pumped into the car under the hood instead of on the side??
I would say an ee dee ot caused his car to explode
Because he was stupid
Das auto
Natural gas liquefies under pressure. LNG is liquefied natural gas.
The moment the cars warranty expired.
The video thumbnail hasn't pushed play yet so far: OH NO that doesn't look like it's going to be good.
That was clearly set up by someone u don't want to mess with
Volkswagen, Das Auto
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The thing that failed wasn't a VW component