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Title: Gas energy meter for inferential determination of thermophysical properties of a gas mixture at multiple states of the gas

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OSTI ID:984479

A gas energy meter that acquires the data and performs the processing for an inferential determination of one or more gas properties, such as heating value, molecular weight, or density. The meter has a sensor module that acquires temperature, pressure, CO2, and speed of sound data. Data is acquired at two different states of the gas, which eliminates the need to determine the concentration of nitrogen in the gas. A processing module receives this data and uses it to perform a "two-state" inferential algorithm.

Research Organization:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC21-96MC33033
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX)
Patent Number(s):
7,398,160
Application Number:
11/171,977
OSTI ID:
984479
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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