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Property

Units

NaturalGas

Propane

Chemicalformula

CH4

C3H8

Molecularweight

kg/k/mole

16

44.10

161.6

42.1

Specificgravityofvapour(Air=1)

0.6

1.53

Specificgravityofliquid(Water=1)

0.6

0.512

Densityofvapour

1.5

Densityofliquidat20C

0.505<

1957

38.7

MJ/M
MJ/litre

MJ/kg

Latentheatofvapourisation

kJ/kg

358

Wobbeindex

50.13

81.12

Specificheatliquid

0.60

Boilingpointofliquidatatmosphericpressure

Volumeoccupied/massofliquid
Calorificvalueat20C

Liquidweight
Vapourvolumefrom1litreofliquidat20C
Vapourvolumefrom1kgofliquidat20C

litre/tonne
3

kg/l

Vapourpressureat20C

M
kPag

Vapourpressureat38C

kPag

%gasinair

515

2.29.6

Amountofairtoburn1M3ofgas

M3

9.78

Ignitiontemperatureinair

612622

Maximumflametemperatureinair

1964

Autoignititiontemperature

470

Criticaltemperature

96.7

Criticalpressure

kPag

42.5

OctaneNumber

100

Over100

Compustiblelimits

Butane
C4H10
58.12
0.5
2.09
0.58
1.95
0.575
1743

372

0.58

1.98.6

410
152.1
38.0
92

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