Progas - Calculation Tool for Caloric and Dynamic Properties of Mixtures of Real Natural Gases
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Userguide
Trial Version
Demo Video
Calculation Features
Range of Application
- Composition of components in Mole %, Volume %, Weight % normative and ultimate Weight % for C-H-N-O-S-He-Ar
- Molar mass & gas constant according to DIN 1871-1999, ISO 6976-1995, ASTM D3588-98 (2011)
- Low heat value, high heat value, lower wobbe index, upper wobbe index according to ISO 6976-1995 (0°C 15°C 20°C 25°C), ASTM D3588-98 (2011)
- Caloric properties according to ISO 12213-2 (AGA8-DC92) and ISO 20765-1-2005 - Helmholtz free energy approach. The method is applicable to pipeline-quality gases within the ranges of pressure and temperature at which transmission and distribution operations normally take place.
- Density
- Compression factor
- Internal energy
- Enthalpy
- Entropy
- Isobaric heat capacity
- Isochoric heat capacity
- Isentropic exponent
- Joule Thomson coefficient
- Speed of sound (matches also with AGA Report No. 10)
- Transport properties according to Schley VDI Reihe 7 No. 418-2001
- Dynamic viscosity
- Heat circuit capacity
- Optional flow calculation all devices in ISO 5167-2003
- Orifice with corner tapping
- Orifice with flange tapping
- Orifice with D and D/2 tapping
- ISA 1932 nozzle
- Long radius nozzle
- Venturi nozzle
- Classical venturi tube with »as cast« convergent section
- Classical venturi tube with machined convergent section
- Classical venturi tube with rough-welded sheet-iron convergent section
- Calibrated or standard discharge coefficient
- Diameter correction for temperature
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Fuel consumption and fuel heat input belong to the most sensitive parameters in today's gas turbine operation. For large consumers and power plants 0.1% difference in heat rate can have hundreds of thousands of dollars impact on fuel costs within just one year, which is also why penalties to manufacturers are extraordinary high when not meeting the heat rate guarantees. Gas turbine operators are well advised to have their own calculation tool, being able to crosscheck thermal performance, but also monthly bills coming from gas suppliers.
Of course there are enough other reasons for engineers to stay up to date with natural gas properties.
I have developed this application to have a light-weight, easy to use and fast calculation for real gas properties. The calculator works on Command Prompt level and therefore on any on Windows NT-based operating system including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 (32-Bit and 64-Bit). There is no installation required, but to unlock the full version a license key has to be entered into the registry. The application runs out of the box. Input and Output files are ASCII Text. Other applications could easily call the tool and further process the produced results.
For manual handling of the input file a comfortable text editor with overwrite option is recommended e.g. Notepad2.
Real gas density vs. ideal gas density
The effect of compression factor tells that the real gas density is higher than the ideal gas density, typically by 1...5%. Ideal gas density neglects the compression factor.
(2.1)Real gas enthalpy vs. ideal gas enthalpy
Real gas enthalpy being part of the overall heat input is smaller than ideal gas enthalpy. Example with gas 4 and 0°C/ 0.101325 MPa reference conditions.
(2.2)Ideal gas enthalpy calculates just with the temperature difference and a typical heat capacity of 2.3 kJ/(kg·K).
(2.3)The real heat input in this example is 0.18% lower.
Validation
The main feature of the tool is ISO 20765, which is state of the art calculation for real natural gas mixtures. The tool is validated versus published example calculations provided in Annex G of ISO 20765-1:2005 for Gas 3 and Gas 4.
Heat values and flow calculations are validated and can be checked with published example calculations or little manual effort.
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Sample Input File
GAS 4 ISO 20765-1 2005(E) 100.0 ,'= gas pressure................................................[bar absolute]' 76.85 ,'= gas temperature....................................................[deg C]' 0.432 ,'= pressure drop across flow element..............0 no flow calculation.[bar]' 0.2025 ,'= pipe diameter..........................................................[m]' 22.3 ,'= pipe diameter reference temperature................................[deg C]' 11 ,'= pipe material....10NOcorr 11steel1 12steel2 13steel3 14steel4 15steel5.[-]' 0.1229 ,'= flow element diameter orifice/nozzle/venturi nozzle/venturi tube.......[m]' 8.33 ,'= flow element diameter reference temperature........................[deg C]' 15 ,'= flow element material..16steel6 17SnBz4 18E-Cu 19Rg9 20Ms63 21Ni 22HaC.[-]' 0.6002 ,'= discharge coefficient 1 from calibration..............0 no calibration.[-]' 0.6004 ,'= discharge coefficient 2 from calibration...............................[-]' 0.61305D5 ,'= reynoldsnumber 1 from calibration with pipe diameter...................[-]' 0.68345D7 ,'= reynoldsnumber 2 from calibration with pipe diameter...................[-]' ISO00.DTA ,'= data filename for heat values & molar masses...........................[-]' 0 ,'= gas composition given in..........................0[mol%] 1[vol%] 2[wght%]' 3 ,'= flow element.1ORcor 2ORfla 3ORdd2 4NOisa 5NOlra 6VEnoz 7VTasc 8VTmac 9VTrw' 9.5 ,'= (1) ,%,H2...........hydrogen ' 0.02 ,'= (2) ,%,He...........helium ' 0.01 ,'= (3) ,%,H2O..........water vapor ' 1.0 ,'= (4) ,%,CO...........carbon monoxide ' 10. ,'= (5) ,%,N2...........nitrogen ' 0.01 ,'= (6) ,%,O2...........oxygen ' 0.01 ,'= (7) ,%,H2S..........hydrogen sulfide ' 0.01 ,'= (8) ,%,Ar...........argon ' 1.6 ,'= (9) ,%,CO2..........carbon dioxide ' 73.50 ,'= (10) ,%,CH4..........methane ' 3.3 ,'= (11) ,%,C2H6.........ethane ' 0.74 ,'= (12) ,%,C3H8.........propane ' 0.08 ,'= (13) ,%,i-C4H10......iso-butane ' 0.08 ,'= (14) ,%,n-C4H10......n-butane ' 0. ,'= (15) ,%,neo-C5H12....neo-pentane ' 0.04 ,'= (16) ,%,i-C5H12......iso-pentane ' 0.04 ,'= (17) ,%,n-C5H12......n-pentane ' 0.02 ,'= (18) ,%,n-C6H14......n-hexane ' 0.01 ,'= (19) ,%,n-C7H16......n-heptane ' 0.01 ,'= (20) ,%,n-C8H18......n-octane ' 0.01 ,'= (21) ,%,n-C9H20......n-nonane ' 0.01 ,'= (22) ,%,n-C10H22.....n-decane ' 0. ,'= (23) ,%,SO2..........sulfur dioxide ' 0. ,'= (24) ,%,c-C5H10......cyclopentane ' 0. ,'= (25) ,%,c-C6H12......cyclohexane ' 0. ,'= (26) ,%,CH3-C5H9.....methylcyclopentane ' 0. ,'= (27) ,%,CH3-C6H11....methylcyclohexane ' 0. ,'= (28) ,%,2,2-i-C6H14..2,2-dimethylbutane ' 0. ,'= (29) ,%,2,3-i-C6H14..2,3-dimethylbutane ' 0. ,'= (30) ,%,C6H6.........benzene ' 0. ,'= (31) ,%,C7H8.........toluene ' 0. ,'= (32) ,%,o-C8H10......o-xylene '
Screen-shot DOS Window - The calculation terminated successfully
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Sample Output File
PROGAS (Version 31-Jan-2012) Calculation for Mixtures of Real Gases 03-Feb-2012 22:19:30
GAS 4 ISO 20765-1 2005(E)
Actual Gas Conditions
Pressure 100.00 bar a = 1450.38 psia
Temperature 76.85 deg C = 170.33 deg F = 350.00 K
Sum of Given Gas Composition = 100.0000 Mol%
Results Mol% Vol% Wght%
Hydrogen.....................H2 9.5000 9.5310 1.1059
Helium.......................He 0.0200 0.0201 0.0046
Water Vapor.................H2O 0.0100 0.0093 0.0104
Carbon Monoxide..............CO 1.0000 1.0020 1.6175
Nitrogen.....................N2 10.0000 10.0216 16.1769
Oxygen.......................O2 0.0100 0.0100 0.0185
Hydrogen Sulfide............H2S 0.0100 0.0099 0.0197
Argon........................Ar 0.0100 0.0100 0.0231
Carbon Dioxide..............CO2 1.6000 1.5935 4.0663
Methane.....................CH4 73.5000 73.5185 68.0926
Ethane.....................C2H6 3.3000 3.2757 5.7303
Propane....................C3H8 0.7400 0.7263 1.8844
iso-Butane..............i-C4H10 0.0800 0.0768 0.2685
n-Butane................n-C4H10 0.0800 0.0768 0.2685
neo-Pentane...........neo-C5H12 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
iso-Pentane.............i-C5H12 0.0400 0.0376 0.1667
n-Pentane...............n-C5H12 0.0400 0.0368 0.1667
n-Hexane................n-C6H14 0.0200 0.0179 0.0995
n-Heptane...............n-C7H16 0.0100 0.0083 0.0579
n-Octane................n-C8H18 0.0100 0.0074 0.0660
n-Nonane................n-C9H20 0.0100 0.0061 0.0741
n-Decane...............n-C10H22 0.0100 0.0044 0.0822
Sulfur Dioxide..............SO2 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Cyclopentane............c-C5H10 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Cyclohexane.............c-C6H12 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Methylcyclopentane.....CH3-C5H9 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Methylcyclohexane.....CH3-C6H11 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
2,2-Dimethylbutane..2,2-i-C6H14 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
2,3-Dimethylbutane..2,3-i-C6H14 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Benzene....................C6H6 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Toluene....................C7H8 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
o-xylene................o-C8H10 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Sum 100.000 100.000 100.000
Ultimate Analysis in Weight%
C=59.9415 H=19.9273 O= 3.9081 N=16.1769 S= 0.0185 HE= 0.0046 AR= 0.0231
C+H+O+N+S+HE+AR = 100.0001
Molar Mass = 17.3170 kg/kmol
Gas Constant = 480.135 J/(kg*K)
Low Heat Value = 39.729 MJ/kg = 17081. BTU/lb
High Heat Value = 44.185 MJ/kg = 18996. BTU/lb
Pressure 1.013bar 1.013bar 1.013bar 14.73psi Actual
Temperature 0. degC 15. degC 25. degC 60. degF Actual
------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Wobbe Lower Index [-] 39.747 37.668 36.401 37.682
Wobbe Upper Index [-] 44.204 41.892 40.483 41.908
Low Heat Value MJ/m3 30.755 29.144 28.161 29.155 2480.543
Low Heat Value BTU/ft3 825.4 782.2 755.8 782.5 66575.3
High Heat Value MJ/m3 34.204 32.412 31.319 32.425 2758.736
High Heat Value BTU/ft3 918.0 869.9 840.6 870.2 74041.7
Density kg/m3 0.7741 0.7336 0.7088 0.7338 62.4360
Density lb/ft3 0.0483 0.0458 0.0443 0.0458 3.8979
Relative Density [-] 0.5987 0.5986 0.5985 0.5986
Compression Factor [-] 0.99803 0.99839 0.99859 0.99840 0.95309
Internal Energy kJ/kg -182.385 -159.342 -143.749 -158.483 -106.063
Enthalpy kJ/kg -51.494 -21.214 -0.799 -20.087 54.101
Entropy kJ/(kg*K) 0.2860 0.3939 0.4636 0.3967 -1.5311
Heat Capacity cp kJ/(kg*K) 2.0058 2.0321 2.0512 2.0331 2.5087
Heat Capacity cv kJ/(kg*K) 1.5206 1.5475 1.5671 1.5486 1.7374
Isentropic Exponent [-] 1.3165 1.3110 1.3071 1.3108 1.4123
Joule Thomson Coeff. K/bar 0.4627 0.4137 0.3845 0.4120 0.1996
Speed of Sound m/s 415.105 425.537 432.263 425.915 475.610
Dynamic Viscosity Pa*s*E-6 10.954 11.477 11.821 11.496 15.329
HeatCircuitCapacityW/(m*K) 0.0286 0.0306 0.0320 0.0307 0.0462
ISO 6976-1995 for Molar Mass and Calorific Values at 0degC
ISO 20765-1 2005 for Thermodynamic Properties
ISO 5167-2003 for Flow Calculation
Flow Element Diameter 123.05 mm (122.90 mm at 8.33 degC Steel 5)
Pipe Diameter 202.64 mm (202.50 mm at 22.30 degC Steel 1)
Diameter Ratio 0.6072
Pressure Difference 0.4320 bar = 6.2656 psi
Calibrated Discharge Coefficient
Calibration differs from ISO standard formulae by -0.83 %
Orifice with D and D/2 Tapping
Mass Flow = 17.817 kg/s
Kinematic Viscosity = 0.24551E-06 m2/s
Reynolds Number (dPipe) = 0.73032E+07 [-]
Discharge Coefficient = 0.60041 [-]
Flow Coefficient = 0.64592 [-]
Expansion Factor = 0.99877 [-]
Mach number = 0.05046 [-]
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Prepare the First Run
The download link is a zipped folder (appr. 380 kB), which has to be saved on the computer and unzipped. The license file has to be temporary saved on the computer and must be executed once to unlock the full version. This stores the license information into the registry. The software is unlocked with the next start. The license file is no longer needed on this computer and can be deleted; however a safety backup of the license file should be made on a CD or other external storage device and kept it in a safe place. A license file cannot be replaced if it got lost.
The following files are in the unzipped folder
- pginput.txt
- progas.exe
- progas.bat
The progas.bat can then be started, and the software is ready to use.
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How to download the package and prepare for use
Example gas 1 ISO 20765-1
Input | Output ISO 6976-1995 at25°C, Orifice calibrated, D&D/2, temperature correction
Example gas 3 ISO 20765-1
Input | Output ASTM-D3588-1998 at 60F, Orifice standard, Corner Tapping, no temperature correction
Example gas 4 ISO 20765-1
Input | Output Example gas 4 ISO 20765-1, ISO 6976-1995 at 0°C
Example gas 5 ISO 20765-1
Input | Output Classical Venturi Tube with machined convergent section