STANDARD PRACTICE FOR CALCULATING

HEAT VALUE,
COMPRESSIBILITY FACTOR AND RELATIVE DENSITY
OF
S.No.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Calculation Table:
Compound
Formula

Methane
Ethane
Propane
I-Butane
N-Butane
I-Pentane
N-Pentane
Hexanes
Carbondioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Moisture
Air
Healium

CH4
C2H6
C3H8
C4H10
C4H10
C5H12
C5H12
C6H14
CO2
O2
N2
H2O
He

Molar Mass

g/mol
16.0430
30.0700
44.0970
58.1230
58.1230
72.1500
72.1500
87.0000
44.0100
31.9988
28.0134
18.0153
28.9625
4.0026

GASEOUS

FUELS

Ideal
Relative
Density
0.553923
1.038239
1.522555
2.006836
2.006836
2.491152
2.491152
3.003884
1.519551
1.104836
0.967230
0.622022
1.000000
0.138199

Ideal
Density
Kg/Sm3
0.6787690415
1.2722424158
1.8657157902
2.4591468551
2.4591468551
3.0526202295
3.0526202295
3.680914206
1.8620348759
1.3538487068
1.1852289887
0.7622157896
1.2253848011
0.1693474391

Volume of 1 mole of gas at NTP in lit.

22.4140 l

Volume of 1 mole of gas at 15.6 oC & 1 bar in lit.

1 Calorie
NATURAL GAS ANALYSIS REPORT

23.6354 l
4.1868 J

Date:

Ideal Gross
Heating
Value

Ideal Net
Heating
Value

kJ/mol
891.630
1562.060
2220.990
2870.450
2879.630
3531.500
3535.800
4200.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
44.409
0
0

kJ/mol
802.710
1428.830
2043.300
2648.400
2657.600
3265.000
3269.300
3890.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0
0

Summation
Factor

Hydrogen
Atoms

C/H
Mass
Ratio

No.
0.0116
0.0239
0.0344
0.0458
0.0478
0.0581
0.0631
0.0802
0.0197
0.0073
0.0044
0.0623
0.0050
0

4
6
8
10
10
12
12
14
0
0
0
0
0
0

3.00
4.00
4.50
4.80
4.80
5.00
5.00
5.21

Ref. No. :

Values at 15 deg. C
S.No.

ASTM-D 3588-91

Compound

Formula

Composition
%

Composition
X

Ideal Gross
Heating

Calculation Table:
Ideal Gross
Ideal Net
Heating
Heating

Ideal Net
Heating

Ideal
Relative

Ideal
Density

by Volume
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Methane
Ethane
Propane
I-Butane
N-Butane
I-Pentane
N-Pentane
Hexanes
Carbondioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Moisture
Healium

CH4
C2H6
C3H8
C4H10
C4H10
C5H12
C5H12
C6H14
CO2
O2
N2
H2O
He

No. H atoms

92.70
2.32
1.69
0.32
0.40
0.10
0.09
0.31
1.95
0.00
0.12
-0
100.00

1
2
3

Calculated Values
Compressibility factor, z
Ideal Relative Density, (Air=1)
Real Relative Density, (Air=1)

Ideal Gas Density

kg/Sm3

0.76291

Real Gas Density

kg/Sm3

0.76481

Ideal Gross Heating Value

kCal/Sm3

9506.7

Real Gross Heating Value

kCal/Sm3

9530.3

Ideal Net Heating Value

kCal/Sm3

8581.2

Real Net Heating Value

Wobbe Index
Carbon - Hydrogen mass ratio
Inert to Hydrocarbon mass ratio

kCal/Sm3

8602.5
10891.0
3.013
0.052

9
10
11
12

Value fract.

3.7080
0.1392
0.1352
0.0320
0.0400
0.0120
0.0108
0.0434
0.0000

kJ/mol
826.541
36.240
37.535
9.185
11.519
3.532
3.182
13.020
0.000

0.0000

0.000

4.1206

940.753

Value fract.
kCal/m3
8352.54
366.22
379.30
92.82
116.40
35.69
32.16
131.57
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
9506.703

Value fract.
kJ/mol
744.112
33.149
34.532
8.475
10.630
3.265
2.942
12.059
0.000
0.000

849.164

Value fract.
kCal/m3
7519.564
334.983
348.958
85.642
107.425
32.994
29.734
121.861
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
8581.161

Density

0.0012

0.0014

0.6226

0.7629

Inert to Hydrocarbon Mass Fraction Ratio

0.99752
0.62259
0.62389

Fraction

Fraction kg/Sm3
0.5135
0.6292
0.0241
0.0295
0.0257
0.0315
0.0064
0.0079
0.0080
0.0098
0.0025
0.0031
0.0022
0.0027
0.0093
0.0114
0.0296
0.0363

0.052031

Summation
Factor

Carbon
Hydrogen

Fraction
0.010753
0.000554
0.000581
0.000147
0.000191
0.000058
0.000057
0.000249
0.000384

Mass
Ratio
2.7836
0.0929
0.0761
0.0154
0.0192
0.0050
0.0045
0.0161

0.000005

0.012980

3.012842

STANDARD PRACTICE FOR CALCULATING

HEAT VALUE,
COMPRESSIBILITY FACTOR AND RELATIVE DENSITY
OF
S.No.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Calculation Table:
Compound
Formula

Methane
Ethane
Propane
I-Butane
N-Butane
I-Pentane
N-Pentane
Hexanes
Carbondioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Moisture
Air
Healium

CH4
C2H6
C3H8
C4H10
C4H10
C5H12
C5H12
C6H14
CO2
O2
N2
H2O
He

Molar Mass

g/mol
16.0430
30.0700
44.0970
58.1230
58.1230
72.1500
72.1500
87.0000
44.0100
31.9988
28.0134
18.0153
28.9625
4.0026

GASEOUS

FUELS

Ideal
Relative
Density
0.553923
1.038239
1.522555
2.006836
2.006836
2.491152
2.491152
3.003884
1.519551
1.104836
0.967230
0.622022
1.000000
0.138199

Ideal
Density
Kg/Sm3
0.6787690415
1.2722424158
1.8657157902
2.4591468551
2.4591468551
3.0526202295
3.0526202295
3.680914206
1.8620348759
1.3538487068
1.1852289887
0.7622157896
1.2253848011
0.1693474391

Volume of 1 mole of gas at NTP in lit.

22.4140 l

Volume of 1 mole of gas at 15.6 oC & 1 bar in lit.

1 Calorie
NATURAL GAS ANALYSIS REPORT

23.6354 l
4.1868 J

Date:

Ideal Gross
Heating
Value

Ideal Net
Heating
Value

kJ/mol
891.630
1562.060
2220.990
2870.450
2879.630
3531.500
3535.800
4200.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
44.409
0
0

kJ/mol
802.710
1428.830
2043.300
2648.400
2657.600
3265.000
3269.300
3890.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0
0

Summation
Factor

Hydrogen
Atoms

C/H
Mass
Ratio

No.
0.0116
0.0239
0.0344
0.0458
0.0478
0.0581
0.0631
0.0802
0.0197
0.0073
0.0044
0.0623
0.0050
0

4
6
8
10
10
12
12
14
0
0
0
0
0
0

3.00
4.00
4.50
4.80
4.80
5.00
5.00
5.21

Ref. No. :

Values at 15 deg. C
S.No.

ASTM-D 3588-91

Compound

Formula

Composition
%

Composition
X

Ideal Gross
Heating

Calculation Table:
Ideal Gross
Ideal Net
Heating
Heating

Ideal Net
Heating

Ideal
Relative

Ideal
Density

by Volume
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Methane
Ethane
Propane
I-Butane
N-Butane
I-Pentane
N-Pentane
Hexanes
Carbondioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Moisture
Healium

CH4
C2H6
C3H8
C4H10
C4H10
C5H12
C5H12
C6H14
CO2
O2
N2
H2O
He

No. H atoms

92.70
2.32
1.69
0.32
0.40
0.10
0.09
0.31
1.95
0.00
0.12
-0
100.00

1
2
3

Calculated Values
Compressibility factor, z
Ideal Relative Density, (Air=1)
Real Relative Density, (Air=1)

Ideal Gas Density

kg/Sm3

0.76291

Real Gas Density

kg/Sm3

0.76481

Ideal Gross Heating Value

kCal/Sm3

9506.7

Real Gross Heating Value

kCal/Sm3

9530.3

Ideal Net Heating Value

kCal/Sm3

8581.2

Real Net Heating Value

Wobbe Index
Carbon - Hydrogen mass ratio
Inert to Hydrocarbon mass ratio

kCal/Sm3

8602.5
10891.0
3.013
0.052

9
10
11
12

Value fract.

3.7080
0.1392
0.1352
0.0320
0.0400
0.0120
0.0108
0.0434
0.0000

kJ/mol
826.541
36.240
37.535
9.185
11.519
3.532
3.182
13.020
0.000

0.0000

0.000

4.1206

940.753

Value fract.
kCal/m3
8352.54
366.22
379.30
92.82
116.40
35.69
32.16
131.57
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
9506.703

Value fract.
kJ/mol
744.112
33.149
34.532
8.475
10.630
3.265
2.942
12.059
0.000
0.000

849.164

Value fract.
kCal/m3
7519.564
334.983
348.958
85.642
107.425
32.994
29.734
121.861
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
8581.161

Density

0.0012

0.0014

0.6226

0.7629

Inert to Hydrocarbon Mass Fraction Ratio

0.99752
0.62259
0.62389

Fraction

Fraction kg/Sm3
0.5135
0.6292
0.0241
0.0295
0.0257
0.0315
0.0064
0.0079
0.0080
0.0098
0.0025
0.0031
0.0022
0.0027
0.0093
0.0114
0.0296
0.0363

0.052031

Summation
Factor

Carbon
Hydrogen

Fraction
0.010753
0.000554
0.000581
0.000147
0.000191
0.000058
0.000057
0.000249
0.000384

Mass
Ratio
2.7836
0.0929
0.0761
0.0154
0.0192
0.0050
0.0045
0.0161

0.000005

0.012980

3.012842

Method Table:

S.No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11

Compound
Methane
Ethane
Propane
I-Butane
N-Butane
I-Pentane
N-Pentane
N-Hexane
Carbondioxide
Nitrogen
Z Air 0.99940

Formula
CH4
C2H6
C3H8
C4H10
C4H10
C5H12
C5H12
C6+
CO2
N2

CAL Wgt
86.8900
5.1500
2.9000
0.4800
0.4800
0.2900
0.2800
0.6400
2.6500
0.2400

HV, S
9007.542
15780.11
22456.55
29017.28
29101.84
35686.6
35767.6
42349.65
0
0

HV, I
8110.348
14433.43
20662.16
26773.4
26857.96
32989.79
33075.13
39207.73
0
0

d
0.5539
1.0382
1.5225
2.0068
2.0068
2.4911
2.4911
2.9753
1.5195
0.9672

ZFR
0.049
0.1
0.1453
0.2049
0.2069
0.2462
0.251
0.3704
0.0819
0.0224