Alternative gaseous fuels safety assessment

Conference · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Alternative Energy Sources; (United States)

OSTI ID:6651166

Krupka, M C; Laquer, H L; Peaslee, A T

Public acceptance of alternative transportation fuels in the United States is contingent not only upon the requisite technical, environmental, and economic factors but also upon demonstration through adequate assessment, testing, and operational experience that the intrinsic risk is either equivalent to or less than that associated with energy carriers presently in common use. In support of work sponsored by the Office of Vehicle and Engine R and D of the Department of Energy, a relative safety assessment of alternative gaseous and reference liquid fuels utilized for light automotive transportation in the public sector was completed. The specific fuels considered were compressed natural gas (CNG); liquefied natural gas (LNG); liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); and the liquid fuels, gasoline and diesel. The assessment methodology describes and develops the relative hazards of these fuels from an integrated generic physicochemical property and accident scenario point of view. A technique involving a method of eliciting expert judgment combined with a comparative scoring methodology was applied in establishing fuel relative safety rankings.

• Research Organization: University of California Los Alamos National Laboratory Energy Technologies Group Los Alamos, New Mexico
• OSTI ID: 6651166
• Report Number(s): CONF-831205-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Alternative Energy Sources; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020600* -- Petroleum-- Health & Safety
03 NATURAL GAS
030500 -- Natural Gas-- Health & Safety
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290200 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology
570000 -- Health & Safety
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
LIQUEFIED GASES
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES
LIQUIDS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
NORTH AMERICA
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC OPINION
USA