GROUP PRODUCT INFORMATION INDEX

IC GAS IC-G-D-30-008e
DATE
FUEL GAS SPECIFICATIONS FOR S/FGLD GAS ENGINES APR 2005
WITH MECHANICAL CARBURATION CONTROL DEPT. 2

1.- INTRODUCTION
This Product Information applies to all the gas engines fitted with a mechanical carburation control system.

2.- CONDITION OF FUEL GAS AT ENTRY TO ENGINE

At its entry to the engine, fuel gas must fulfil the following pressure and temperature requirements:

- The gas pressure at the inlet of the zero pressure regulator (supplied by Guascor) shall not exceed 50 mbar.
The maximum temporary gas pressure gradient at the inlet of the regulator shall by no means exceed 0.5
mbar/min.

- Pressure at the outlet of the zero pressure regulator shall not fluctuate more than ± 0.2 mbar.

- The gas temperature on entering the engine shall be between +0 ºC and + 50 ºC.

- The maximum temporary gas temperature gradient shall not exceed ± 1ºC/min.
Fuel gas temperature variations at entry to engine greater than ± 5ºC in relation to the gas temperature
during carburation will make it necesary to check carburation.

- Gas quality defined in Product Information sheets:

- IC-G-D-30-001e – Fuel Specifications for Gas Engines. General.
- IC-G-D-30-002e – Fuel Specifications: Natural Gas
- IC-G-D-30-003e – Anaerobic Digestion Gas Fuel Specifications. Landfill and Digester Gas
- IC-G-D-30-004e – Fuel Gas Specifications – Gas from Thermochemical Processes. Biomass and
Tires

3.- LNG-FUELLED PLANTS

In plants equipped with tanks of liquefied natural gas to be used as fuel in GUASCOR engines, special care must
be taken in the event of prolonged shutdowns when no fuel gas is burnt. When there is no draw of liquefied
natural gas from the tank, the pressure inside the tank rises. This is why the tank must be drained in order to keep
the pressure in the tank within safety limits. Draining, whether done manually or automatically through the safety
valves, implies alterations of the gas quality, with the heavier components staying in the liquid phase.

Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent the quality of the engine-fuelling gas from deviating from the
specifications of the a.m. Product Information sheets.

G-30-010e 1/1