Thermal measuring and testing – Calorimetry – Heat value of combustion
Patent
1997-12-18
1999-03-16
Gibson, Randy W.
Thermal measuring and testing
Calorimetry
Heat value of combustion
374 36, G01N 2522
Patent
active
058821155
ABSTRACT:
The heating value of a sample gas is calculated by a microcontroller (12) from the heating value of a reference gas, and from flow ratios and power levels determined as the gas is combusted by a flameless combustion process. The combustible gas is mixed with a combustion supporting gas, such as air, and flowed to a body of material (26, 52) which is heated to a temperature sufficient for oxidation of the gas mixture. The size of spaces in a first embodiment of a heater device (9, 11, 25, 26) and in a second embodiment of a heater device (50) are limited to prevent formation of an open flame. In a preferred "lean mixture" embodiment, the gas-air mixture of the reference gas, and the gas-air mixture of the sample gas, respectively, are each adjusted until a selected power level of combustion at a temperature lower than the point of stoichiometric combustion is reached. In a second, "rich mixture" embodiment, the gas-air mixture of the reference gas, and the gas-air mixture of the sample gas, respectively, are each adjusted from a "rich mixture" to reach a point of stoichiometric combustion. Based on flow rates and the selected power ratio, the heating value of the sample gas is calculated by the microcontroller (12) and output to a visual display or other output device.
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Berg Ronald Arthur
Vander Heyden William H.
Badger Meter Inc.
Gibson Randy W.
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