Gas Fuel Test Package, |
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Test Description |
Method |
Required Tests: |
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Composition of Natural Gas by Gas Chromatography: Includes Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Argon, Helium, Methane, Ethane, Propane, Iso–butane, n–Butane, Iso–pentane, n–Pentane, and Hexane |
ASTM D 1945.a |
Hydrocarbon Dewpoint (client must provide measurement at sampling point) |
Calculated.1 |
Calorific Value and Specific Gravity of Gaseous Fuels |
ASTM D 3588.a |
Higher Heating Value (HHV), as Btu/scf and as Btu/lb. |
ASTM D 3588.b |
Lower Heating Value (LHV), as Btu/scf and as Btu/lb. |
ASTM D 3588.c |
Molecular Weight |
Calculated.2 |
Specific Gravity at 59°F and 1 atmosphere |
ASTM D 3588.d |
Density |
Calculated.3 |
Total Sulfur in Petroleum Gas by Micocoulometry, (Condensables) |
ASTM D 3246 |
Water Vapor Content (Moisture Content) of Gaseous Fuels by Measurements of Dew Point Temperature |
ASTM D 1142 |
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Additional Optional Tests: |
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Extended Composition of Natural Gas by Gas Chromatography. Includes mole percent of the following components when their presence is suspected: Acetylene, Ethylene, Propylene, Butylene, Octane, Nonane, Decane, Undecane, Dodecane, and Tridecane |
ASTM D 1945.b |
Collection and Microscopical Sizing, Counting of Particulates in Gas, µm |
TOL SC 6028.a |
Maximum Size of Particulates in Gas, µm |
TOL SC 6028.b |
Trace Metals in Gas Turbine Fuels by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. Includes: Sodium, Potassium, Vanadium, Lead, Calcium, Barium, Magnesium, and Phosphorous, ppm |
ASTM D 3605.b |
Nitrogen, Organically Bound, by Chemiluminesence |
ASTM D 4629 |
Determination of Sulfur Compounds in Natural Gas and Gaseous Fuels by Gas Chromatography and Chemiluminesence. Includes: Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbonyl Sulfide, Hydrogen Cyanide, Ammonia, and other contaminants above 0.001 vol. % (above 1 ppm) |
ASTM D 5504 |
