Advantages and Disadvantages of Gaseous Fuels

The advantages of gaseous fuels are as follows:

1. Better control of combustion
2. Excess air required for complete combustion is very less
3. Can be directly used in IC engines
4. Give higher combustion efficiency
5. Free from solid and liquid impurities.
6. Do not produce ash and smoke.
7. No problem of shortage if supply is available from public supply line.
8. Distribution of gaseous fuels even over a wide area is easy with the help of pipe line.

The disadvantages of gaseous fuels are as follows:

1. They are highly inflammable.
2. The storage space required is huge if public supply line is not available.