Method for Measuring the Combustion Heat of Natural Gas with Isothermal Calorimeter

Factors that are to be taken into account in developing a calorimetric technique are considered. The possible deviations of temperatures at the inlet and outlet of gases in the calorimeter from the nominal values are evaluated and an example of such estimate is given for the case of methane burning in batch and continuous operation modes. The necessity for taking into account the humidity of gases fed into the calorimeter burner is demonstrated. The proposed method was used to perform absolute measurements of the combustion heat of methane.