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Table 2-2 Relative Thermal Conductivities of Typical Gas Components
(Specific Thermal Conductivities)
The relative values mentioned above were determined taking thermal conductivity of air as 0.566 ×
10
4
(cal/cm.sec.deg) = 100 (at 0°C).
Type of gas components
Relative value
Type of gas components
Relative value
Hydrogen
H
2
701
Ammonia
NH
3
90.7
Helium
He
599
Acethylene
C
2
H
2
77.7
Methane
CH
4
126
Argon
Ar
68.5
Oxygen
O
2
101
Nitrous oxide
N
2
O
64
Nitrogen
N
2
100.3
Carbonic acid gas
CO
2
59
Nitrogen monoxide
NO
100.2
Hydrogen sulfide
H
2
S
53.8
Air
100
Sulfur dioxide
SO
2
34.4
Carbon monoxide
CO
96
Chlorine
Cl
2
32.3
Fig. 2-2 Indicating Deviation due to Interfering Components in Thermal Conductivity Gas Analyzer
Interfering component
Indicating Deviation due to 1% of interfering component (VOL %)
H
2
indicator
CH
4
indicator
Ar indicator
CO
2
indicator
1%
H
2
—
+5.8
–6.5
–8.0
1%
CH
4
+0.17
—
–1.15
–1.38
1%
SO
2
–0.31
–1.8
+2.1
+2.5
1%
Ar
–0.15
–0.87
—
+1.2
1%
CO
2
–0.125
–0.725
+0.83
—
1%
O
2
+0.019
+0.11
–0.125
+0.15
1.5°C
Saturated H
2
O
—
—
—
+0.56
Note 1. The indication errors mentioned above were obtained after adjusting the instrument by
using sample gas + air as a balancing material.
Note 2. How to read the table
(1) 1% of CO
2
causes an indication error of –0.125% on the H
2
indicator.
(2) 1% of CH
4
produces an indication deviation of –1.38% on the CO
2
indicator.
Caution