Development of a Flame Calorimeter
Abstract
The calorific value of Natural Gas (NG), as a mixed gas fuel, strongly depends on composition. The composition of NG is mainly methane, ethane, propane, butane and nitrogen, which varies with time and place it was produced. In order to measure the calorific value of NG, a flame calorimeter was manufactured and characterized in this study. For development of the flame calorimeter, the electric substitution method initiated by Alexandrov was applied. Peltier elements on the calorimeter emit the heat supplied by a heater and a flame under the thermal equilibrium state. Freon-11 was used as a heat carrier for steady state heat flow. It was proved that the calorific value of methane as measured with the calorimeter deviates by -0.36 % from the theoretical entalpy.
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- tc9-2010