Blending Hydrogen (H2) with natural gas (NG) using existing pipeline networks is seen as a possible first step towards decarbonizing natural gas systems. Measuring H2 in NG with TDLAS, however, is not as simple as one might assume. The main components of NG are methane, ethane, and propane; a look into the HITRAN database reveals […]

Stuart Rye, NEO Monitors AS, considers whether methane can safely exist in a hot-fired process heater during normal operation. This is not just an article discussing Safe Combustion, featured in the August issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering.  It is also a tribute to and in memory of a dear friend and colleague, Larry Sieker, who sadly […]