Handbook of Natural Gas EngineeringMcGRAW-HILL SERIES IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Sipwey D. Kinxrarnics, Consulting Editor EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Maysox Beweoicr «Professor of Nurlear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technolog Cianits Fe osnts ~ Professor of ‘Chemical Engineering, Colurabin Uai= Wenerep N. Joxes - Former View Prosi- Gent, Carnegie Institute of Technologs Dosaun L. Kare « Chairman, De ‘ment of Chemical and. Nltallu Engincering, University of Mil Ronee L. Piston Chairman, De- toed hie Brac versity of Delaware More Sovimgs « Associate Ditector of Teweareh, "Shell "Development Con- Son Joun Re Cantanaat » Baitor, Chemica! —W. K, Lewis - Professor Emeritus of, Pa" ‘Bngineeres ‘Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts E.R. Werptsis - Former President, Mel- HER Bc Zone commie ite Sa os a a PAE LOR Eg, Ns, Coming acer MEG NTRS gn Moh Dersbiver i Pao D.V. Massive» Profewor, Cale yp ‘ , a AE Hinsck Profewer Emit of Soran Dnata af eainaing OY Waunen G, Warmaan Chatman, De Chemical Engineering, Columbia Unley sfotuor - Conmulting Chemical _‘SHanmehustteInstte of Sensi 7H, Frasea Jounsrone - Research Pro- ‘Baginesr Ricwanp H. Wrnztst « Chairman, De- Pamweure . Ealtor ‘enor, Division of Chemical Logineer- HL, C. ‘ng, University of Minois BUILDING FoR THK: S10N Fitton prominent chemical enzincere fet met in New York mow Sue ary apt age to plan's contnging iterate for Te seRly godine piste From indutey came eek piste practitioners af ee Hr Basksand?Arehar 1 Liie Chhares Lr'iteese,Jobn V-N. Dorr. MG. Whitaker, and It § Mdbie” ‘Hout the acer sme aah eminent ecto SeWilisin HWalker Aled A. Whe, D, B. dackeon, J Sama °F Nome havves Ke Lewy and Harry Gyr TEE rimete the eator of Chomicl (€or! Pape rote, sete cheloman and ea joined. ninety SAMs a covalting eto Mier areal mscngs the Earn) Sdviory Commitee sinned eezenon ete Menai Bonk Comme Ripon, oss? tn were deeaed speietions lor re Meta, af ore han dozen tet and elec Book iMehiing's Shmealenginna® built and ae textbook FUTURE OF A PROFES “Engineering and Mining Journal neritus, "partment of Chemist ‘Bagineening Princeton Gniversity fon the elements and principles of chemies) engineering. 0 ‘Radial ‘applications of chemical shen, om tater of ‘construction, on. plaut design, on shemealengineering ec: Tonnies Broadly gutlined, to, were pans for monograph {eH peratons snd proceed on other industria sib te hye developed ua the heed nceame apparent. ‘Front this prophetic Begning has sinee come the Moras crits in Chemical Engineering, which now numbers abou More sre always in preparation to meet the eve: veritas of chemical engineers sn education tid jy lu fry. "Th theaggrepate these books represent the work of iterally Inindrede of atthers, editors, and callaborators. But no sll east of eredit is due the pioneering members of the ori ammittee ond thoce engineering educators and industrial ‘cho hate saeeeeded tent inthe task of building # portant Iiveratire for the chemicalenginecring profession HE SERIES: nuns aun Newros—Chemival Basinerring Coe Estimation Bavene ax Bascaeno-nirodartion to Chevieal Bugineering CharKn—Aonual for Process Engraving Calculations Gonivas—High Presewre Terhvolony once —Chendeal Bnpineering Thermodynamice Gniswour—Fucls, Combustion, and Purnares Guoaorss—Unit Procsees im Organi Smtheats Hiwuer axp BienzaChovrien! Bupineering Valealations Hoxnsarox—Natwral Gas and Natural Gasoline Joussrone ap Tumino-Pilot Pants, Models, ed Scaleanp Methods in Chemical Engineering Kate, Conve, Kovavasit, POprrwans, Vay, Bunswaas ‘xb Wrinave—Handtook af Natural Gas Bnghwerciue inkwipt—Chemsical Bngineering Fndamentls Ryvpsts anp Keare—Ploid Dinauies ond Heat Transfer Lee—Materiats of Construction LevacPloudication Lewis, Rabasen, axp Lawis-Tnduatrol Stoichiometry Mawreut™dsorpian ManeLi—Indvatrial Blectockomisty MeApusie—Heot Tronsoesion MeCanz ano Swim, J.C: Enpincering Miceues, SHanvoon. so ReKo—Applied Vathnwatiee ‘Chemicas Engineering Neueoss—Potrotenm Refinary Engineering Panny (Eorron’—Chonical Bucieese Hondo Penne (Enero —Chencal Engines’ Handooot Porene Elementary Chemica? Enaieerian Unit Guerations of Chreion Peveis—Plant Design and Eronomics for Chemica! Engineers Pisnee—Chemienl Bngineering for Production Supertiion Rub ano Suznvoor—The Properties of Gases ond Lituids Rwoons, F, H.—Teehnical Report Writing Ruooes, TJ —Industrial Tnstrumende for Measurement art ‘Control Rosinsow aw GuuutLanp—Elements of Fractional Disiletion Scnwipr aK Maniipe—Principles of Highepolumer Theory tend Practice Scnwrvts—Procees Engineering Economics Sueno Axo Pioronb—Avsoration and Bztraction Suntve—The Chenacal Procese Tndstrtes Sai, sk M-—Chemseal Engineering Kinetics Suri, J. M., ap VaN Nese Introduction to Chemen! Engine ‘ng Thernodyaaiice Sremnessox—Enirduction to Nuclear Engincering ‘Taevnai—Liquid Extraction ‘Tauvast—Masecanafer Operations Viuenavor—Chenea! Engoncrring Plant Design Vorx—.i plied Slatstios for Enguncers Wausen, Lmts, Meanass, avo Gt Chemin! Enpinerring Ltsws 489 JOonNsox—Stoiehiometr for Chemcat Engine Wauso avo Russ—Principles of Chenical Euginceriie ids aso Wate on, Cote, and Coal Chemicals isons aso Hascne—Plasticn, Peary and So—Prineiptes 0Handbook of NaturalGas Engineering DONALD L KATZ Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chairman Deportment of Chomieal ant Metallurgical Engineering University of Michigan DAVID CORNELL JOHN A. VARY Lswelate Professor of Petralewn Engineering Chief Reservoir Engineer Obtohoma State University Michigan Consolidated Gas Company RIKI KOBAYASHI JACK R.ELENBAAS Ianveiate Professor of Chemical Engineering Diatrict Engincer, Production and Pipe Line District The Rice Institute Michigan Consolidated Gas Company FRED H. POETTMANN CHARLES F. WEINAUG Supervisor, Engineering Department, Research Organization Professor and Chairman, Department of Petrlewn Engineering The Ohio O8t Company University of Kansas McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, INC. New York Toronto London 1959