{"id":567,"date":"2023-01-11T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T00:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graywolfslair.com\/?p=567"},"modified":"2023-01-11T18:12:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T18:12:04","slug":"15-25-hot-vapor-assist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graywolfslair.com\/index.php\/15-diy-equipment\/15-25-hot-vapor-assist\/","title":{"rendered":"15.25 Hot vapor assist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the temperature of LPG drops, so does its pressure.&nbsp; The Engineering Tool Box offers a handy reference showing the pressure of different mixes at different temperatures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>http:\/\/www.engineeringtoolbox.com\/propane-butane-mix-d_1043.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a summary of its contents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Vapor Pressure in PSIG<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;Mixture<\/td><td>Propane %<\/td><td>100<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Butane %<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Temperature&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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