Metrology and availability of thermophysical property data for liquefied natural gas. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5871652

Olien, N A; Mann, D B; Brennan, J A; Siegwarth, J D

The increasing international trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the rising price of LNG has placed ever increasing importance on reducing the inaccuracies associated with the transfer of ownership (custody transfer) of this important energy commodity. This paper summarizes the available sources of accurate and wide-range data for the thermophysical properties of LNG and its constituents. The constituents include the lower alkanes, methane through butanes, as well as nitrogen, carbon dioxide and helium. Special emphasis is placed on accurate predictive techniques for properties, especially density, of LNG and its constituents. Part II of the paper discusses the methods used to determine, in the field, static volume in tanks, static and dynamic density and heating value. The uncertainties associated with each measurement are discussed in the context of the total custody transfer measurement process.

• Research Organization: National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5871652
• Report Number(s): PB-83-235804
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
033000* -- Natural Gas-- Properties & Composition
ALKANES
CALORIFIC VALUE
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
CONTAINERS
DATA ANALYSIS
DENSITY
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HELIUM
HYDROCARBONS
LIQUEFIED GASES
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RARE GASES
TANKS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
VOLUME