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Natural gas (also called marsh gas and swamp gas in older texts) is a gaseous fossil fuel that is found in oil fields and natural gas field. While it is commonly grouped in with other fossil fuels and sources of energy, there are many characteristics of natural gas that make it unique. The term natural gas is often extended to gases and
Written at an introductory level, but still appropriate for engineers and other technical readers, this book provides an overview of natural gas as a fuel source, including its origins, properties and composition.
Natural gas is an energy source that can be used as gaseous fuel, but also in non-gaseous forms –for instance, as electricity after conversion in a turbine or as a liquid after conversion in a gas-to-liquids plant.
Natural gas has become a key resource for global energy needs and is abundant, versatile and clean burning. It is used in power generation, for industrial applications,
Natural gas is, in many ways, the ideal fossil fuel. It is clean, easy to transport, and convenient to use. Industrial users use almost half of the gas produced in the United States. A large portion is also used in homes for heating, lighting, and cooking.
This chapter covers, the essential technical points of natural gas. The objectives of the chapter are to give the reader an introduction to natural gas by describing the origin and composition of natural gas, gas sources, phase behavior and properties, and transportation methods.
The consumption of natural gas in all end-use classifications (residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation) has increased rapidly since World War II. Natural gas is one of the major fossil energy sources. It provided close to 24 percent of U.S. energy sources over the three-year period of 2000 to 2002. There has been a huge ...
