Table of Contents
SECTION11.1-SPECIFICGRAVITYDETERMINATION
Introduction
DeterminingSpecificGravitybyLaboratoryMethods
FieldMethodsforDeterminingSpecificGravity
RecordingGravitometers
DeterminationoftheSpecificGravityofGasthat
ContainsDistillates
References
SECTION11.2-HEATINGVALUEOFGASDETERMINATION
TermsandDefinitions
CalculatingtheHeatingValuefromGasAnalysis
TotalHeatingValueInstruments
StoichiometricCombustionCalorimeter
Chromatographs
CorrectionofGasHeatingValueforWaterVaporContent
SECTION11.3-GASSAMPLING
Introduction
SamplingProbes
ContinuousOn-LineSampling
SpotSampling
AccumulativeSamplingOveraPeriodofTime
CleaningandFillingtheSampleCylinder
PurgingSchedulefortheSampleCylinder
DischargingofSampleContainers:TheCompleteFluid
VaporizationMethod
SamplingMaterials
DeterminationofWaterVaporandHydrogenSulphide
ShippingofSamples
SECTION11.4-SULFURDETERMINATION
Introduction
LeadAcetatePaper
ColorimetricGasDetectors
TheCadmiumSulfateTest
MethyleneBlueMethod
TotalSulfurDeterminationbyHydrogenation
ElectrolyticTitrators
H2SAnalyzers
Chromatographs
References
SECTION11.5-TEMPERATUREANDPRESSUREDETERMINATION
TEMPERATUREDETERMINATION
Definitions
TemperatureRecorders
General
Installation
OperationandTesting
PRESSUREDETERMINATION
Definitions
PressureMeasuringDevices
SECTION11.6-SUPERCOMPRESSIBILITYDETERMINATION
TheIdealGasLaw
DeviationfortheIdealGasLaw
SupercompressibilityDeterminationbyTest
SupercompressibilityManuals
References
SECTION11.7-DENSITYDETERMINATION
Introduction
Definitions
GasDensityMeasurementMethods
CriteriaforSelectingDensitometers
InstallationandPractice
PrimaryUsesofDensitometers
FieldCalibrationofDensitometers
MathematicsofGasMassDensityMeasurementandFlow
Metering
FlowSystemCoefficientOptimization-Utilizingthe
MassDensityFunction
Therms
References
SECTION11.8-GASANALYSIS
Introduction
Chromatography
WaterVaporandSulfurDetermination
VolumetricAnalysis
AnalysisofCO2byInfraredAbsorption
Micro-FuelCellAnalysisofTraceOxygen
SECTION11.9-GASODORIZATION
Introduction
RequiredOdorIntensity
ExplosiveLimits
SelectionofanOdorant
OdorizingEquipment
OdorizerInstallation
OdorLevelDetermination
InstrumentationMethodsofOdorantAnalysis
ColorimetricMethods
SECTION11.10-WATERVAPORDETERMINATION
Introduction
General
MethodsofDeterminingWaterVaporContent
CalibrationofWaterVaporMeasuringInstruments
Bibliography Abstract
Offers guidelines for sampling and analyzing natural gas to determine specific gravity, heating value, moisture content, sulfur, temperature, pressure, supercompressibility, density, total composition and proper odorization.
