Novel thermal method for determining properties of compressed natural gas
 
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Electrical Engineering and Microsystem Technology, Continental Automotive GmbH.
 
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Mechatronics, Continental Automotive GmbH
 
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Technology Souct, Continental Automotive GmbH.
 
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Sensor and Analytics, Continental Automotive GmbH.
 
 
Publication date: 2019-02-01
 
 
Combustion Engines 2019,176(1), 54-60
 
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The article describes a new method for obtaining fuel properties, derived from the thermal properties of natural gas fuel mixtures. By measuring the thermal conductivity and the dynamic response with the help of a heated Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS), input values for a mathematical correlation are obtained which predict the calorific value of the gas. In this paper the fundamentals of the theoretical gas properties, the sensor operation and the first results on a gas test bench are presented.
 
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