Open AccessInfluence of high ethane content on natural gas ignition
Author(s) -
Hernando A. Yepes,
Arley Cardona Vargas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista ingenio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2389-864X
pISSN - 2011-642X
DOI - 10.22463/2011642x.2384
Subject(s) - ignition system , autoignition temperature , natural gas , methane , combustion , minimum ignition energy , thermodynamics , chemistry , flammability limit , materials science , organic chemistry , physics
The effect of ethane on combustion and natural gas autoignition was studied in the present paper. Two fuel mixture of natural gas with high ethane content were considered, 75% CH4 – 25% C2H6 (mixture 1), and 50% CH4 – 50% C2H6 (mixture 2). Natural gas combustion incidence was analyzed through the calculation of energy properties and the ignition delay time numerical calculations along with an ignition mode analysis. Specifically, the strong ignition limit was calculated to determine the effect of ethane on natural gas autoignition. According to the results, ignition delay time decreases for both mixtures in comparison with pure methane. The strong ignition limit shifts to lower temperatures when ethane is present in natural gas chemical composition.