Gas Meter Assessment

Gas meter are used to measure the consumption of LPG used by a consumer.

Gas meters measure the volume of gas at existing line conditions of pressure and
temperature

Gas meters are normally rated in terms of displaced cubic meter per hour

Steps:

1. Assessment of Pipeline pressure (Check pressure at the tank firm and the furthest
point in the systems)
2. Assessment of individual gas meters: Check installation and meter inlet pressure
3. Collection of data
- Tank level gauge (Daily for a week); Record tank % to help reconcile the
meter readings
- Individual gas meters in the respective hotel/restaurants
- System Pressure at every gas meter (Install missing Pressure Gauges)
4. Data analysis and conversion of meter reading to KG
- Daily analysis of consumption
- Weekly gas consumption
- 1-Month data
- Investigate past meter reading (to be provided by the client)
5. Establish standard conditions for billing the client
Case 1: System Pressure 500mbar

Assumptions

1. Gas meter type - G2.5

2. Maximum operating pressure of Gas Meter 0.5bar
3. Agreed gas billing standard condition
a. Pressure - 500mbar
b. Temperature - 240C
4. LPG Content; 80% Butane and 20% Propane

Mass of gas consumed = Meter Movement x Correction Factor x Vapor Specific

- Sample Correction Factor = 3.3937 (Dependant on Temperature,

Pressure and Energy Content)

Shop Initial Reading Final Reading Consumption(m3) Mass (Kg)

1 6,329.4155 6,333.9320 4.5165 15.33
2 431.5911 432.1286 0.5375 1.83
3 6,356.7750 6,362.1535 5.3785 18.26
4 7,247.8375 7,256.0765 8.2390 27.97
5 6,341.6649 6,345.0013 3.3364 11.33
6 1,126.4008 1,127.1355 0.7347 2.5
7 10,899.9375 10,909.3104 9.3729 31.81
8 1,996.1211 1,998.2165 2.0954 7.12
9 4,299.9077 4,302.7962 2.8885 9.81
10 1,826.6053 1,827.5228 0.9175 3.12
11 113.6883 113.6899 0.0016 0.01
12 1,726.4914 1,727.9049 1.4135 4.8
13 2,005.0602 2,008.3935 3.3333 11.32
14 8,899.2580 8,905.1817 5.9237 20.11
15 1,426.8885 1,427.8043 0.9158 3.11
16 13,520.1949 13,528.6777 8.4828 28.79
17 913.41 914.33 0.9202 3.13
18 0.4785 0.4829 0.0044 0.02
19 1,820.4311 1,822.4969 2.0658 7.02
20 2,766.7527 2,770.3476 3.5949 12.2
Total Consumption 64.6729 220
219.59
Case 2: System Pressure 1bar

Assumptions

1. Gas meter type - G2.5

2. Maximum operating pressure of Gas Meter 0.5bar
3. Agreed gas billing standard condition
a. Pressure - 1bar
b. Temperature - 240C
4. LPG Content; 80% Butane and 20% Propane

Mass of gas consumed = Meter Movement x Correction Factor x Vapor Specific

- Sample Correction Factor = 4.5149 (Dependant on Temperature and

Pressure)

Consumption(m3
Shop Initial Reading Final Reading ) Mass (Kg)
1 6,329.4155 6,333.9320 4.5165 20.4
2 431.5911 432.1286 0.5375 2.4
3 6,356.7750 6,362.1535 5.3785 24.3
4 7,247.8375 7,256.0765 8.2390 37.2
5 6,341.6649 6,345.0013 3.3364 15.1
6 1,126.4008 1,127.1355 0.7347 3.3
7 10,899.9375 10,909.3104 9.3729 42.3
8 1,996.1211 1,998.2165 2.0954 9.5
9 4,299.9077 4,302.7962 2.8885 13
10 1,826.6053 1,827.5228 0.9175 4.1
11 113.6883 113.6899 0.0016 0
12 1,726.4914 1,727.9049 1.4135 6.4
13 2,005.0602 2,008.3935 3.3333 15
14 8,899.2580 8,905.1817 5.9237 26.7
15 1,426.8885 1,427.8043 0.9158 4.1
16 13,520.1949 13,528.6777 8.4828 38.3
17 913.41 914.33 0.9202 4.2
18 0.4785 0.4829 0.0044 0
19 1,820.4311 1,822.4969 2.0658 9.3
20 2,766.7527 2,770.3476 3.5949 16.2
Total Consumption 64.6729 292
291.8