Wobbe Index Natural Gas: Critical Safety Factors

Wobbe Index Natural Gas: Critical Safety Factors

The Wobbe Index is the key check for whether one gas can replace another safely in the same equipment. For typical natural gas, a heating value of about 39 MJ/Nm³ and a specific gravity of 0.59 produce a Wobbe index of about 51 MJ/Nm³, which is why operators use it to...
Energy Density of Natural Gas Explained for Projects

Energy Density of Natural Gas Explained for Projects

The call usually comes at a bad time. The building is framed, inspections are moving, startup dates are set, and the permanent gas service still isn't live. You need temporary heat for drywall and finishes, gas for rooftop unit commissioning, or fuel for a...
Gas Safety Valve Guide for Mobile Systems

Gas Safety Valve Guide for Mobile Systems

A project is ready for heat, hot water, process startup, or generator commissioning, but the permanent utility connection still isn't live. Crews are on site. The schedule is already tight. Every day without gas affects inspections, tenant turnover, equipment...
How to Install a Natural Gas Backup Generator

How to Install a Natural Gas Backup Generator

The call usually comes after a delay. The utility hasn't finished the permanent gas service. The electrician is ready. The generator is on site. Inspection is looming. Or the power has already gone out, and a homeowner is staring at a dark house, a dead sump...
CNG Station Construction Your Guide from Plan to Pump

CNG Station Construction Your Guide from Plan to Pump

If you're looking at cng station construction right now, you're probably in one of two situations. Either your fleet has grown to the point where third-party fueling is slowing you down, or you're converting vehicles and realizing the fuel strategy...