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| It's definitely a timesaver in a lot of ways. It provides "instant heat," whereas the acetylene torch can take a while to heat up. It's four or five times faster. The thicker the metal, the more noticeable the speed increase... | | - Jim Childers and Mike Mickelsen, Lockheed Martin @ I.N.E.E.L. |
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The key advantages to using our system over traditional acetylene torch systems are:
SAFETY
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Fuel is liquid from tank to tip. PETROGEN is the only torch UL-listed without a backflash arrester on the fuel line. Liquid gasoline will not burn. Only vapors burn. No vapors are present in the PETROGEN torch, thus it cannot backflash up the fuel line.
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-Slag
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The gasoline flame oxidizes steel 100%, so there is no molten steel left after the cut. Sparks are light-weight with little heat, making a much less hazardous work environment.
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-Fuel
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Any fuel leak would be immediately found and corrected because it would be visible and odorous.
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-Hose
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A cut fuel hose immediately activates the fast flow check valve in the tank, which stops the fuel flow instantly.
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-Tank
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If the ASME code tank were caught in a fire, the gasoline inside would vaporize and exit through a high-pressure relief valve in the filler cap. The gasoline inside would not explode.
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-Tips
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Petrogen tips run relatively cool because of the evaporating gasoline in the torch head. Petrogen tips routinely last for a year or more. Tips don't clog because there is no molten steel.
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-Handling
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The 30-pound full fuel tank is easily and safety handled and transported.
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-Airborne Contaminants
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Surface contaminants are less likely to become airborne due to the highly oxidizing gasoline flame. Especially important when cutting galvinized steel and steel with lead content. |
PERFORMANCE
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The oxy-gasoline flame jumps air gaps and easily cuts through multiple layers, surface dirt, rust and paint. Petrogen also cuts concrete-backed steel without popping.
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Safely and quickly punches holes up to 10 inches deep.
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Cuts steel cleanly on the first pass because of its total oxidization of the steel. The gasolilne torch only has to cut steel once.
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Petrogen cuts well using 90% pure oxygen. It is the only torch that can cut steel using oxygen produced by the PSA (Prressure Swing Adsorption) method. |
ECONOMY
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A 2.5-gallon Petrogen tank of gasoline cuts as much steel as a 250-cu. ft. acetylene cylinder. That's $8.00 for Petrogen fuel compared to $80 to $100+ for acetylene. |
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Petrogen tips never clog! The gasoline flame oxidizes all the steel, and no molten steel means no clogged tips. With a little care, a Petrogen tip can last for years. |
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By cutting steel faster, the job is done quicker and the difference in labor and overhead is saved. This is many times more than just the savings in fuel.
Extremely long life cycle, built to remain in service for decades.
Petrogen operates with PSA oxygen of 90% purity without loss of performance, and works with as low as 80% purity with reduced efficiency.
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PORTABILITY
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The Petrogen gasoline tank holds 2.5 gallons of fuel and weighs 30 pounds full. The equivalent 250-cu.ft. acetylene bottle weighs 180+ pounds. Our tank is also much less hazardous to transport and store. |
FUEL
AVAILABILITY
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Gasoline is available in every part of the world, even its remotest corners. Many foreign jobs have been saved by Petrogen because acetylene and propane were not available. But you will always find gasoline any time and any place.
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