Fundamentals of Natural Gas: An International Perspective
by V. Chandra
Pennwell 2006
from Pennwell.com or Amazon ~79$ new
Natural Gas Production Processing Transport
A good all around reference, but with rather general information that can be obtained from other sources.
A. Rojey and C. Jaffret, et al.
published by Editions Technip, 1997
Available from Enfield Distribution, New Hampshire
phone (603) 632-7377
Engineering Data Book, SI Version (also available in english (FPS) units)
Very good data and methods source reference, with some examples
good for equipment design and specification too. 2 volumes in loose leaf notebooks
12th Edition - SI, 2004 (earlier editions can be used)
Gas Processors Suppliers Association
6526 East 60th Street
Tulsa, OK 74145
Phone: (918) 493-3872
Fax: (918) 493-3875
Gas Conditioning and Processing, Vol. 1 The Basic Principles;
Gas Conditioning and Processing, Vol. 2 The Equipment Modules;
8th Edition, 2004
John M. Campbell
Campbell Petroleum Series, Norman, OK USA
Energy Information Agency Website
(US Department of Energy)
Natural Gas Annual 2015, Report
See natural gas for U.S. and also International page
Meeting the Challenges of the Nation's Growing Natural Gas Demand (1999) ;
and:
Balancing Natural Gas Policy –
Fueling the Demands of a Growing Economy (2003)
National Petroleum Council Report
Fueling the Future, Natural Gas and New Technologies for a Cleaner 21st
Century, Report and other info http://www.fuelingthefuture.org
Gas Technology Institute (Formerly GRI and IGT):
American Gas Association Web Site:
Energy Central (energy news and information):
lots of useful worldwide gas and energy information
2011 Statistical Review of World Energy
useful statistics on reserves, use, other energy/environmental issues
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, Transportation 49, Parts 186-199, as of October 1, 1997
Fundamentals of Pipeline Engineering, J. Vincent-Genod, Editions Technip, Paris, 1984.
Gas Pipeline Hydraulics, E. S. Menon, Taylor&Francis, 2005
Compression Issue; Pipeline & Gas Journal, June 2000, and newer
Selecting the Right Compressor (pdf file), p.13 Chemical Engineering Progress, July 2000
Liquefied Natural Gas; S. L. Lom, J. Wiley, 1984
LNG Pt. 1, Ship Transportation from the American Scientist, Vol. 53, No. 2, 1965, p 260
LNG Pt. 2, Peak Load Shaving from the American Scientist, Vol. 53, No. 3, 1965, p 308
Conservation not Conversation is Needed from Hydrocarbon Processing, July 1975
Can We Afford a Cleaner Vehicle Fuel? from the Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, Vol. 52, p125, 1972
1. Shell Web Site, go to media center, search pubs
2. Liquefied Natural Gas: Reducing costs, P. Tijm et al. (Shell Selected Paper)
3. Meeting the Challenge of Cutting costs in the LNG Chain...., P.J.A. Tijm, LNG Conference, December 1995, London.
LNG for Peak Shaving, C. Taylor, Gas Energy Review, Oct. 1994, p. 13
Cran and Stenning Compressed Gas Ocean Transport Web site
THE COSELLE CNG CARRIER THE SHIPMENT OF NATURAL GAS BY SEA IN COMPRESSED FORM, David G. Stenning, James A. Cran (Presenter), Cran & Stenning Technology Inc., World Petroleum Conference, Calgary, Alberta, June 2000.
Thermoacoustic Liquefaction
Mann,
M.K. and P.L. Spath Life-Cycle
Assessment of Natural Gas Combined-Cycle Power Generation System,
Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
and: Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Production via Natural Gas Steam Reforming
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy01osti/27637.pdf
Combustion
An Introduction to Combustion, 2nd Ed. Stephen R. Turns, McGraw Hill, NY, 2000.
Introduction to Combustion Phenomena, A. M. Kanury, Gordon &
Breach, USA, 1992.
Engines and Vehicles
Automotive
Fuels Reference Book, Keith Owen and Trevor Coley, SAE, 2nd Ed., 1995.
Alternative
Fuels Emissions and Technology, SAE, SP-115, from 1995 SAE
Int. Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, Toronto.
Alternative
Fuels in CI and Heavy Duty Engines, SAE, SP-1027, from 1994 SAE Int. Congress and Exp.
Combustion, Flames and Explosions of Gases, 3rd Ed., B. Lewis and G. von Elbe, Academic Press, 1987; Chapter XIV (Internal Combustion Engines, a very nice chapter, includes some on turbines).
Natural
Gas Vehicle Coalition website. A
fairly good general information resource.
US
EPA “Plain English” of Clean Air Act (mobile sources). “The 1990 Clean Air
Act encourages development and sale of alternative fuels such as alcohols,
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas.”
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/peg_caa/pegcaain.html
California
Air Resources Board.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/clnfuels/clnfuels.htm
US
Department of Energy website. Alternative Fuel Vehicles testing/emissions.
http://www.energy.gov/transportation/sub/altfuel.html
New
vehicles:
Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, Moran and Shapiro (Library Call
Number TJ 265.M66 1995). Review Chapters 8 and 9 on vapor power systems and
gas power systems. The book is on reserve in engineering library. Any other
thermo book will also be OK.
General Electric Power Systems Web Site:
http://www.gepower.com/en_us/index.html
Solar Turbines:
http://www.cat.com/products/solar_turbines/solar_turbines.html
Gas Turbines.com:
http://www.gas-turbines.com/
Cogeneration Web Site:
Electric Power Research Institute Web Site:
General Electric Fuel Cell Power System Web Site:
US Fuel Cell Council:
Combustion Heat Transfer- Furnaces
Catalytic Removal of Combustion Pollutants:
"Why Rhodium in Automotive Three-Way Catalysts"; M. Shelef and G. W. Graham, CATAL. REV.-SCI. ENG., 36(3), 433 (1994).
Satterfield, C.N.; Heterogeneous Catalysis in Practice, 2nd Ed.; Kreiger, Malabar, FL, 1996, Chapter 8.12
Synthesis Gas, Hydrogen, Methanol, Fischer-Tropsch, etc:
Satterfield, C.N.; Heterogeneous Catalysis in Practice, 2nd Ed.; Kreiger, Malabar, FL, 1996.
A good general reference on catalysis and catalytic processes of interest for gas conversion, as are the following to books.
New Catalytic Routes for Syngas and Hydrogen Production, M. A. Pena, J. P. Gomez, J. L. G. Fierro, Applied Catalysis, A, 144, 7 (1996)
Catalysis and Large Scale Conversion of Natural Gas, J. R. Rostrup-Nielson, Catalysis Today, 21, 257 (1994).
Reactions of Synthesis Gas, I. Wender, Fuel Processing Technology, 48, 189 (1996).
Dimethly Ether: Kikkawa, Y. and N. Nozawa, "Remote Gas to Liquid for the 21st Century," AIChE Spring National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, March 2000.
Eng, C. N. and G. A. Patterson; "The UOP/HYDRO MTO Process for Higher Natural Gas Profitability", AFTP Seminar, Paris, France, October 1998.