Photothermal characterization of natural gas automotive fuel

Autor:	I.A. Esquef, Adalberto Siqueira, Helion Vargas, L. C. M. Miranda, M. G. da Silva
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Materials science business.industry Applied Mathematics Photothermal therapy Characterization (materials science) Software portability Natural gas Thermal Gas analyser Process engineering business Instrumentation Engineering (miscellaneous) Quality assurance Automotive fuel
Zdroj:	Measurement Science and Technology. 17:1385-1389
ISSN:	1361-6501 0957-0233
Popis:	In this paper, we describe a new, simple and fast photothermal method for characterizing the quality of natural gas used as automobile fuel. The method consists essentially in measuring the thermal properties of a sequence of natural gas diluted in nitrogen with a photothermal gas analyser time especially designed for this purpose. It is shown that the proposed method is capable of measuring the thermal properties with an accuracy of 3%. It is also shown that the proposed method is capable of detecting traces of H2S greater than 7.8 mg m−3 in the natural gas. This good accuracy, together with its fast response and portability, suggests it as a simple routine, local, checking device for natural gas quality assurance at retailers' stations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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