Glossary of standardization terms

Standardization fieldMechanical engineering
Technical committeeBAS/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.
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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.
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Date2024-11-20
StandardsBAS EN ISO 13686:2024