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In almost all gas appliances, the flow of gas is regulated by making

it pass through a hole or orifice.


The usefulness of the Wobbe number is that for any given orifice,
all gas mixtures that have the same Wobbe number will deliver the
same amount of heat
More the content of heavy HC, more will be the Wobbe index.
If two different fuel gas compositions have the same Wobbe index,
the pressure drop in a given fuel system will be the same for both
gases and in general direct substitution is possible and no change
to the fuel system is required. The Wobbe index is thus an
indication of energy flow in the system at the same gas pressure and
pressure drop.

The Wobbe index is used as a parameter to indicate the ability of


the overall fuel handling and injection system to accommodate the
fuel composition. If the Wobbe index varies too far from the design
value, changes to the fuel system need to be made.
A good design criterion is that gases having a Wobbe index within
10% can be substituted without making adjustments to the fuel
control system or injector flow area. Both Lean-Premix and
conventional combustion gas turbines can be designed to use the
standard fuel with Wobbe index range of 1220 10%.
Dew Point:
The Dew point of a gas is a function of gas composition, pressure
and temperature.
Because most gases will see a reduction in temperature during
isenthalpic expansion (this is the Joule-Thompson Effect), it is
possible that even a dry gas can develop liquids if it is subject to
the pressure drop in a typical fuel supply system.
It is, therefore, necessary to provide fuel gas sufficiently
superheated. Values of 28 degrees C/ 50 degrees F above dew point at
turbine skid edge are frequently used as a requirement, but the
appropriate amount (which can be higher or lower) of superheat can
be determined by a detailed dew point analysis.
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