Natural Gas Measurement Systems

Abstract

Throughout the years, the gas industry has witnessed numerous different measurement techniques and experimental investigations relating to natural gas engineering, consequently making it extremely difficult to keep up to speed with the evolving technology that is being implemented across the world. In the gas industry, the measurements of temperature, pressure, gas flow and gas quality are some of the key parameters that are considered. However, due to the copious amount of measurement techniques that are available, it is impractical to detail each of these in this chapter. For this reason, the rationale is to capture the key points from the vast array of measurement techniques being used across the gas industry and present them in a clear and concise manner. In this chapter, attempt has been made to provide the knowledge necessary to understand the operational principles of instruments that are available in the gas industry to monitor parameters such as temperature, pressure, gas flow and gas quality. Contained within each of these sections will be a brief overview of the parameter being measured, the various types of instruments that are available to use for each parameter, along with the specific options which exist. At the end of each related section, all the instruments that have been highlighted are then shown in tabulated format which includes a brief operations of feature of the instrument, the range, the accuracy, advantages and disadvantages and application of each of the devices. This will provide the reader with sufficient data on the various instruments that can be used to measure the parameter being discussed. The conclusions drawn from each of the sections will then be presented at the end of the chapter. References are also provided with regard to design features of each instrument for further consultation.