Metro CNG Buses Flashcards
How many tanks on buses?
7
Operating pressure for cng tanks?
3600 psi
Rank of pressure of cng tanks?
Cold 3400- warm 4000 psi
Where are the cng tanks located?
On the roof of the bus, cng is lighter than air, it will dissipate
How long are cng tanks?
120” x 15.9”
How much does a cng tank weigh?
269 lbs
Cut the flow of gas by turning the shutoff ?
90 degrees
How many pressure relief devices?
8
Pressure relief sensor are located where?
2 in tank
2 in the engine
Pressure relief devices activate at what psi?
5400 psi
2 modes of the pressure relief device?
Trace and significant
The engine shuts down with what alert activation?
Significant
Temperature sensors release a extinguishing agent when temperatures reach ?
280
What is added to natural gas for the distinct odor?
Mercaptan
Cng flashpoint
560 degrees