Vaporization is the process of liquid conversion into gas (or vapor). As propane boils, it is in the process of vaporizing. Water boils at 212°F, where it converts to a vapor we know as steam. Propane operates the same way, but at a much lower boiling point. Some refer to propane vapor as “LP Gas steam”. The actual size of your propane tank will affect and influence vaporization. Therefore, we will discuss the basics of propane tank size and vaporization capacity.

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Often times, commercial and industrial propane applications using high demand LP Gas equipment will incorporate propane vaporizers to satisfy appliance BTU requirements. The use of vaporizers is common when equipment or appliance demand exceeds the vaporizing capacity of the tank. Simply put, vaporizers supply the necessary amount of propane gas when the tank can’t keep up with the downstream appliance demand on its own. However, placing a much larger tank, with higher vaporization capacity would not be practical. LP Gas vaporizers work with liquid propane at a location apart from the tank with liquid being piped to the vaporizing equipment for gas vaporization.

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