VILLAMOR, EDWARD OSCAR D.

BS CRIMINOLOGY

Compared to natural gas, coal, or other popular fuels, LPG has a higher caloric
value, making it an energy-dense fuel. This implies that LPG burns hotter and
more effectively than alternative fuels, providing better home heating and greater
value for your money. LPG can be crucial in supplying clean domestic or
household energy. LPG can be utilized in the automotive industry in addition to
providing energy for homes by substituting for fossil fuels like gasoline and diesel.
In the year 1848, Thomas Graham created Graham's Law, commonly referred to as
Graham's Law of Effusion. Thomas Graham made a significant discovery about
the effusion process through experimentation: lighter gas molecules will move
more quickly than heavier ones. Graham's Law asserts that smaller molecular mass
molecules or atoms will effuse more quickly than their greater molecular mass
counterparts at constant pressure and temperature. Thomas even found the speed of
their diffusional outflow.
The effusion or diffusion rate of a specific gas is frequently determined using
Graham's law of effusion or diffusion. Comparing the effusion or diffusion rates of
two distinct gases is also beneficial. hence assisting in estimating the amount of
time a specific gas will need to escape from a container or other environment. For
the purpose of developing safety precautions in the event of a gas leak for instance
in LPG, this effusion or diffusion rate assessment is required in order to avoid or
prevent fire in case of leaking of gas in an LPG. In the case wherein an LPG has a
gas leak, due to the discussion of Law of diffusion you will easily notice a gas leak
in your house due to the smell of gas because it will spread in its environment.
When gas is produced in one part of a room, it spreads to the rest through
diffusion. There are fewer scent-producing chemicals in the further parts of the
room, so the molecules naturally spread out. And because of this you will going to
notice it and you will fix your LPG immediately in order to avoid some undesired
event such as fire. Some preventive measure should be done in order to prevent
leaking of gas such as: always check your gas tank if it is still in a good condition
and if not, get a new one in order to avoid leaking of gas. Next is always remember
that after you use your LPG, make sure that you turn it off. Always remember
prevention is better than cure.