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Water gas is 3 times move efficient than producer gas as fuel. Why? 

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Both the main components of water gas are combustible. But in producer gas about two-thirds is nitrogen and is non-combustible. The calorific value of water gas is `13000 kJm^(-3)`, but of producr gas is less than `4000 kJm^(-3)`
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