Properties of Gaseous Fuels & Combustion Products

 

Unit

Natural Gas

Propane

Butane

Gas relative density (air = 1)

 

0.602

1.523

1.941

Gross cv.

- MJ/m3

38.63

93.87

117.75

 

- MJ/kg

52.41

50.22  

 49.41

Nett cv.                

- MJ/m3

34.88       

86.43       

108.69

 

- MJ/kg

47.32       

46.24       

45.61

Liquid relative density at 15 0C (water = 1)

 

 

0.510

0.575

Vol. gas/vol. liquid (at 0 0C)

 

 

274

233

Wobbe number

MJ/m3

49.79

76.06

84.52

 

 

 

 

 

Stoichiometric air requirements:

 

 

 

 

vol/vol tuel (gaseous)

 

9.76

23.76

29.92

mass/mass tuel

 

16.5

15.6

15.3

vol/massfuel

m3/kg

13.24

12.73

12.50

 

 

 

 

 

Stoichiometric combustion products:

 

 

 

 

- C02

- %vol

9.7

11.7

12.0

- H20

- %vol

18.6

15.4

14.9

-- N2

- %vol

71.7

72.9

73.1

- Dewpoint

- oC

59

55

54

- C02 in dry products

- %vol

11.9

13.8

14.1

Theoretical flame temperature 0C

 

1 930

2 000

2 000

Limits ot flammability (% vol ./vol.

 in gas/air mixture)

 

5-15

2-10

 1.8-9

Calorific value (saturated) = 0.9826 x   calorific value (dry).

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