| Standardization field | Mechanical engineering |
| Technical committee | BAS/TC 31- Gas and gas engineering |
| Term (EN) | methane number |
| Definition (EN) | rating indicating the knocking characteristics of a fuel gas
NOTE 1 It is comparable to the octane number for petrol.
NOTE 2 The methane number expresses the volume percentage of methane in a methane/hydrogen mixture which, in a test
engine under standard conditions, has the same tendency to knock as the fuel gas to be examined. |
| Term (FR) | |
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| Term (BS) | metanski broj |
| Definition (BS) | vrijednost koje pokazuju detonacijske karakteristike u gorivom gasu
Napomena 1 uz termin: Može se uporediti s oktanskim brojem za benzin.
Napomena 2 uz termin: Metanski broj izražava zapreminski procenat metana u smješi metana/vodonika koja, u ispitnom motoru pod
standardnim uslovima, ima istu tendenciju da detonira kao gorivi gas koji će se ispitivati. |
| Term (HR) | |
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| Date | 2024-11-20 |
| Standards | BAS EN ISO 13686:2024 |
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