Data associated with, "Methane emissions from gathering and boosting compressor stations in the U.S. Supporting volume 2: Compressor engine exhaust measurements

Zimmerle, Daniel; Vaughn, Timothy; Luck, Ben; Lauderdale, Terri; Keen, Kindal; Harrison, Matt; Allen, David; Marchese, Anthony; Williams, Laurie

doi:10.25675/10217/194766

Title: Data associated with, "Methane emissions from gathering and boosting compressor stations in the U.S. Supporting volume 2: Compressor engine exhaust measurements

Abstract

The in-stack tracer method was used during the field campaign to measure unburned methane entrained in the exhaust of natural gas compressor engines ("combustion slip"). Combustion slipwas estimated by injecting a tracer gas into the exhaust stream at a known flow-rate and measuring concentrations of both the tracer gas and methane at the exhaust stack exit. The total exhaustflow was estimated from the diluted tracer gas concentration measured at the exhaust stack exit.

Authors:

Zimmerle, Daniel; Vaughn, Timothy; Luck, Ben; Lauderdale, Terri; Keen, Kindal; Harrison, Matt; Allen, David; Marchese, Anthony; Williams, Laurie

Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
AECOM
SLR
University of Texas at Austin
Fort Lewis College

Publication Date:: Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019

DOE Contract Number:: FE0029068

Research Org.:: Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

Subject:: 03 NATURAL GAS

Keywords:: methane; tracer gas; field campaign; combustion slip; natural gas; exhaust; compressor engine

OSTI Identifier:: 1786014

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.25675/10217/194766

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                    Zimmerle, Daniel, Vaughn, Timothy, Luck, Ben, Lauderdale, Terri, Keen, Kindal, Harrison, Matt, Allen, David, Marchese, Anthony, and Williams, Laurie. Data associated with, "Methane emissions from gathering and boosting compressor stations in the U.S. Supporting volume 2: Compressor engine exhaust measurements.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Zimmerle, Daniel, Vaughn, Timothy, Luck, Ben, Lauderdale, Terri, Keen, Kindal, Harrison, Matt, Allen, David, Marchese, Anthony, & Williams, Laurie. Data associated with, "Methane emissions from gathering and boosting compressor stations in the U.S. Supporting volume 2: Compressor engine exhaust measurements.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.25675/10217/194766

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                    Zimmerle, Daniel, Vaughn, Timothy, Luck, Ben, Lauderdale, Terri, Keen, Kindal, Harrison, Matt, Allen, David, Marchese, Anthony, and Williams, Laurie. 2019.  
"Data associated with, "Methane emissions from gathering and boosting compressor stations in the U.S. Supporting volume 2: Compressor engine exhaust measurements".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.25675/10217/194766.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1786014. Pub date:Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019

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  title        = {Data associated with, "Methane emissions from gathering and boosting compressor stations in the U.S. Supporting volume 2: Compressor engine exhaust measurements},

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  abstractNote = {The in-stack tracer method was used during the field campaign to measure unburned methane entrained in the exhaust of natural gas compressor engines ("combustion slip"). Combustion slipwas estimated by injecting a tracer gas into the exhaust stream at a known flow-rate and measuring concentrations of both the tracer gas and methane at the exhaust stack exit. The total exhaustflow was estimated from the diluted tracer gas concentration measured at the exhaust stack exit.},

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