PROXIMATE AND ULTIMATE ANALYSIS – SAMPLE FOR GASEOUS FUELS

Thermodynamic Cycle which uses gaseous fuel is the Brayton Cycle.

Shown below is the schematic diagram for the Brayton Cycle

Source: Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook 2nd Edition - Meherwan P Boyce, 2002

Source: Siemens AG, 2018

Sample properties of natural gas, consider 254% excess air.

Component Chemical % by Volume

Formula
Methane CH4 90.28
Ethane C2H6 2.77
Propane C3H8 2.42
Carbon Dioxide CO2 3.79
Nitrogen N2 0.74
Total 100
Combustion Analysis on the sample properties of
Natural Gas

Ultimate Analysis Reactants Product of Combustion

Methane(CH4) = 90.28 % CH4 + 2 02 CO2 + 2 H­2O

Ethane (C­2H6) = 2.77 % C2H6 + 3.5 O2 2 CO2 + 3 H­2O

Propane (C3H8) = 2.42 % C3H8 + 5 O2 3 CO2 + 4 H­2O

 Air Fuel Ratio
Theoretical Air Fuel Ratio

Actual Air Fuel Ratio

 Flue Gas Computation for Natural Gas
• Volume of Nitrogen (N2)

• Volume of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

• Volume of Water (H2O)

Theoretical Flue gas-fuel ratio

Actual Flue gas-fuel ratio