How is Natural Gas used for powering vehicles?
This is accomplished by the following steps: • Natural gas is compressed and enters the vehicle through the natural gas dispenser or fill post • It flows into high-pressure cylinders that are located on the vehicle. • When the driver steps on the accelerator, the natural gas leaves the on-board storage cylinder, passes through the high-pressure fuel line and enters the engine compartment. • Gas then enters the regulator, which reduces pressure from up to 3,600 psi to approximately atmospheric pressure. • The natural gas solenoid valve allows natural gas to pass from the regulator into the gas mixer or fuel injectors. • Natural gas mixed with air flows down through the carburetor or fuel injection system and enters the engine’s combustion chambers.
