PREPARATION OF ACCURATE TEST GAS MIXTURES

Abstract

Chemical kinetic studies of CO2 formation led to the requirement of preparing accurately known, prescribed test gas mixtures. Techniques were developed for the purifying reagent grade gas components to minimize undesirable impurities, the accurate determination of resulting mole concentrations and the ability to add small prescribed minor constituents to a test gas mixture. Concentrations may be determined with 1% using partial pressure measurements for C > 7% and within 2% using gas chromatographic analysis for C > 50 ppm. A series of test gas mixtures of argon diluted CO, O2 and H2 have been prepared and the concentrations found to be within 2% of that desired. Presently mixtures are being prepared where the H2 concentration will be held constant and equal to 110 ppm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0444499

Entities

People

  • E. A. Meckstroth
  • E. R. Bartle

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Calibration
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chromatographic Analysis
  • Chromatographs
  • Detectors
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Sieves
  • Partial Pressure
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Shock Tubes
  • Stainless Steel
  • Storage Tanks
  • Thermal Conductivity

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design