Impact of Liquefied Natural Gas Composition Changes on Methane Number as a Fuel Quality Requirement

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 19; p. 5060
• Main Authors: Kuczyński, Szymon, Łaciak, Mariusz, Szurlej, Adam, Włodek, Tomasz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Alliances; alternative fuel; Carbon; Criteria; Engines; fuel; Gas composition; Gases; Hydrocarbons; Hydrogen; Liquefied natural gas; LNG; LNG composition; Methane; methane number; Natural gas; Natural gas vehicles; Nitrogen; Parameters; Propane; Quality standards; Variability; Wobbe index

The one of main quality requirements of natural gas as an engine fuel is the methane number (MN). This parameter indicates the fuel’s capability to avoid knocking in the engine. A higher MN value indicates a better natural gas quality for gas engines. Natural gas with higher methane content tends to...