Correlation between gas molecular weight, heating value and sonic speed under variable compositions of natural gas

ISA Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 347-359

  Burstein, L ^a   Ingman, D ^a   Michlin, Y ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Composition fluctuations; Heating value; Molecular weight; Natural gas; Sonic speed; Statistical analysis; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NATURAL GAS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITION FLUCTUATIONS; SONIC SPEED;

GAS METERS;

EID: 0033276856     PISSN: 00190578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0019-0578(99)00028-2     Document Type: Article

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