Inferential determination of various properties of a gas mixture
Abstract
Methods for inferentially determining various properties of a gas mixture, when the speed of sound in the gas is known at an arbitrary temperature and pressure. The method can be applied to natural gas mixtures, where the known parameters are the sound speed, temperature, pressure, and concentrations of any dilute components of the gas. The method uses a set of reference gases and their calculated density and speed of sound values to estimate the density of the subject gas. Additional calculations can be made to estimate the molecular weight of the subject gas, which can then be used as the basis for heating value calculations. The method may also be applied to inferentially determine density and molecular weight for gas mixtures other than natural gases.
- Inventors:
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- San Antonio, TX
- (Torrance, CA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 907923
- Patent Number(s):
- 7197403
- Application Number:
- 11/006,243
- Assignee:
- Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX); Gas Research Institute (Des Plaines, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-96MC33033
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Morrow, Thomas B, and Behring, II, Kendricks A. Inferential determination of various properties of a gas mixture. United States: N. p., 2007.
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Morrow, Thomas B, & Behring, II, Kendricks A. Inferential determination of various properties of a gas mixture. United States.
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author = {Morrow, Thomas B and Behring, II, Kendricks A.},
abstractNote = {Methods for inferentially determining various properties of a gas mixture, when the speed of sound in the gas is known at an arbitrary temperature and pressure. The method can be applied to natural gas mixtures, where the known parameters are the sound speed, temperature, pressure, and concentrations of any dilute components of the gas. The method uses a set of reference gases and their calculated density and speed of sound values to estimate the density of the subject gas. Additional calculations can be made to estimate the molecular weight of the subject gas, which can then be used as the basis for heating value calculations. The method may also be applied to inferentially determine density and molecular weight for gas mixtures other than natural gases.},
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