natural gas & lng as engine fuel jim lewis, pe, peng lng expertise, llc may 21, 2014 great lakes...
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NATURAL GAS & LNG AS ENGINE FUEL
Jim Lewis, PE, PEngLNG Expertise, LLC
May 21, 2014Great Lakes Maritime Research
Institute
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NATURAL GAS
• Natural Gas is mostly methane (CH4) with small amounts of
Ethane (C2H6) Propane (C3H8) Butane (C4H10)
• Impurities Nitrogen Carbon Dioxide Hydrogen Sulfide
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COMPOSITION
Hydrogen
Carbon Ratio Methane CH4
4 - 1
Ethane C2H6
3 – 1
Propane C3H8
2 3/3 – 1
C4+
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COMBUSTION
H2 + O = H2OWater
C + 2O = CO2
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NATURAL GAS CHARACTERISTICS
Density
Specific Gravity
Flammability range 5% to 15%
Octane, Auto-Ignition Temperature 999° F
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BOILING TEMPERATURES
Atomic Number• Methane -260° F
16
• Ethane -160° F30
• Propane -4° F44
• Vaporization
• Vapor Clouds
• Density
• Buoyancy
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CONDENSATION
• 620 cubic feet gas 1 cubic foot of LNG
• Storage and Transport
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CNG
Volume Compressed Natural Gas = 8
LNG
Pressure 3600 psi Range
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LNG VAPOR PRESSURE
PR
ES
SU
RE
TEMPERATURE
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BOIL OFF GAS
• Insulation – Vacuum
• Use Vapor
• Pressure safety relief
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TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON MATERIALS
• Strength
• Toughness / Brittleness, NDT
• Expansion and Contraction
• Heat Transfer
• Freezing, Ice
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SAFETY ISSUES
• Bad Rap – Cleveland 1944
• Flammability• Volatility – Heat Sources• Ignition Temperature• Flame Speed /
Acceleration• Limits – LFL 5%, UFL
15%• Stoichiometric – 10%
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MITIGATION
• Isolate Source, ESD
• Hazard Sensors
• Hazard Identification
• Risk = Probability x Consequences
= Escalation, Radiant Heat, Exposure
• Exclusion Zones – Vapor, Heat, Ignition
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FIRES & FIRE FIGHTING
• Fuel• Vapor • Heat• Liquid Surface• Impoundment
• Oxygen – Foam
• Escalation
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MAPLYN SANDS TESTS
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FIRE
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CODES
• Materials, Stainless Steel
• Pressure Vessel, Piping and Electrical Codes
• Spacing – Fire and Radiant Heat, Ignition
• Risk Assessment- Probability x Consequences
As Low as Reasonably Practical (ALARP)
Public Risk
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IGNITION
• Spark Ignition
• Compression Ignition (Diesel)
• Diesel Ignition (5%)
• LNG Aging
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MARINE USE
• Onboard Storage Cargo Tank Pressure Vessels
• Bunkering LNG Source Bunker Barge Fueling Station ESD Dry Break Transfer Hull Protection Ventilation
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INFRASTRUCTURE
• Source Pipeline Production
• Pretreatment Stripping H2O CO2, H2S
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INFRASTRUCTURE (cont.)• Liquefaction
Refrigerants - Cascade- Mixed Refrigerant- Nitrogen
• Storage Large Atmospheric Pressure (API 620), Site
Erected Pressure Vessels (ASME), Shop Fabricated
• Transport Truck Rail Barge
• Bunkering
On Board Fuel Tanks
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COSTS• The Cost of Fuel will be Project Specific
Well head gas cost Liquefaction Transport Bunkering Infrastructure and
Operations ½ the Price of Diesel
• Fuel Comparison Energy Equivalance Volume Equivalence Not Good Diesel Gallon Equivalent DGE =
1.7 gal LNG Cost per Mile
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MARINE REGULATIONSCLASSIFICATIONS
• US Coast Guard, Local
• Transport Canada, Provencial
• Captain of the Port
• Emissions, Spills on Water Sulfur Particulate
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TRAINING
• Attitude and Oversight
• Fundamentals – Turn the Valve
• Experience
• Cooperation
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PUBLIC RELATIONS• Regulators
• NIMBYs
• Issues (+ or -): History, Cleveland, 7 Decades• Safety• Explosions• Emissions• Pollutions, Sulfur• Fracking• Congestion• Jobs