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Indian Standard
ICS 75.160.20
BIS 2023
Petroleum and their Related Products of Synthesis or Biological Origin Sectional Committee, PCD 03
FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (First Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by
the Petroleum and their Related Products of Synthesis or Biological Origin Sectional Committee had been
approved by the Petroleum, Coal and Related Products Division Council.
This standard was first published in 2012. The first revision has been brought out to keep pace with the latest
technological developments and international practices. In this revision, the following major changes have been
made:
a) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has been incorporated in the scope of the standard;
b) Requirements of total sulphur, carbon dioxide and nitrogen have been modified; and
c) New requirement for Gross Calorific Value (GCV) of gas has been incorporated.
The purpose of this standard is to provide manufacturers, vehicle operators, natural gas producers, processors,
fuelling station operators and others involved in handling and usage of the compressed or liquefied natural gas
(CNG/LNG) for automotive industry, with the information on the fuel quality parameters for CNG/LNG driven
vehicles.
Fuel meeting the requirements of this standard should:
a) provide for the safe operation of the vehicle and associated equipment needed for its fuelling and
maintenance;
b) protect the fuel system from the detrimental effects of corrosion, poisoning, and liquid or solid
deposition; and
c) provide satisfactory vehicle performance under any and all conditions of climate and driving demands.
Some aspects of this standard may also be applicable for the use of CNG/LNG in stationary combustion engines.
Since natural gas is a natural product with varying composition and does not need the sophisticated processing
required for crude oil, it is not possible to specify an exact gas quality. However, the need of an Indian Standard
is felt, in view of increased usage of CNG/LNG in public transport, specifically in metro cities, to combat the
menace of vehicular pollution menace. The presence of compounds like CO2, H2S and O2 vary from one natural
gas composition to another depending on the source. These compounds cause corrosion to different components
of the engine. The best way to handle corrosive components is through the elimination of liquid water. From the
experience of the OEMs it is observed that too much of oil content is detrimental to the fuel system and also
displaces the volume in the fuel circuit of the vehicle. The compressor can break down, if the hydrocarbon liquid
is present in the natural gas. The formation of hydrates in the container or piping must also be prevented to avoid
corrosion of the metal components.
All these factors pose problem in formulating a specification for CNG/LNG fuel for satisfying the vehicle
performance requirements, safety, health and environmental issues. However, attempt has been made to identify
and specify the critical requirements regarding the gas composition in addition to some of the performance
requirements, keeping in mind the ultimate vehicle performance.
As the supply of CNG/LNG is mostly done in the country by the retail outlets immediately after compression of
the natural gas received through pipelines from the gas producers, no separate packing and marking clause has
been included in the standard. However, storage, compression and supply of the fuel should be done as per the
instructions given by the producers and by the automotive manufacturers using CNG/LNG. The quality
requirements of both CNG and LNG remains same.
In the preparation of this standard, considerable assistance has been derived from SAE paper 892133, SP-798,
September 1989 ‘Natural gas vehicles — A review of the state of the art’.
The composition of the Committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is given in Annex B.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value,
observed or calculated expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with
IS 2 : 2022 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (second revision)’. The number of significant places retained
in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
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Indian Standard
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) AND LIQUEFIED
NATURAL GAS (LNG) FOR AUTOMOTIVE PURPOSES —
SPECIFICATION
4.1 NG shall be free from liquids over the entire 6.2 Measures shall be taken to avoid any
range of temperatures and pressures encountered in contamination of the sample from the moment of
the storage and dispensing system, fuel containers, sampling until the analysis can be performed.
and engine and fuel system.
7 QUALITY OF REAGENTS
4.2 The NG fuel shall be free from particulate matter
Unless specified otherwise, pure chemicals and
such as dust, dirt and mist.
distilled water shall be used in tests (see IS 1070).
NOTE — It is essential to keep debris out of the vehicle NOTE — ‘Pure chemicals’ shall mean chemicals that do not
containers. For this purpose, at least a 5 µm filter on the fuel contain impurities which affect the result of the analysis.
line feeding fuel into the vehicle container is recommended.
This usage constitutes a specification for debris control
4.3 Odour
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Table 1 Requirements, Limit Values, and Related Test Methods for Natural Gas for Automotive Purposes
(Clause 4.5)
SI No. Characteristics Requirement Method of Test,
Ref to
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1)
Requirements of standard reference conditions are according to IS 15126.
2)
Total sulphur includes the sulphur content of odorant.
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ANNEX A
(Clause 2)
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ANNEX B
(Foreword)
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Petroleum and their Related Products of Synthesis or Biological Origin Sectional Committee, PCD 03
Organization Representative(s)
Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi SHRI ANUMITA ROY CHOWDHURY
SHRI VIVEK CHATTOPADHYAYA (Alternate)
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Organization Representative(s)
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, New Delhi SHRI MANISH SARDA
SHRI RAJESH MANOCHA (Alternate)
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Organization Representative(s)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, New Delhi SHRI GOUR MOHAN DASS
SHRIMATI LEENA JOHN (Alternate I)
SHRI DINESH S. R. REDDY KAKUTURI (Alternate II)
Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization, Nagpur SHRI VIVEK KUMAR
SHRI H. P. SANGOLE (Alternate)
Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai SHRI BALASUBRAMANIAN K.
SHRI SANJAI TIWARI (Alternate)
Member Secretary
SHRIMATI KREETI DAS
SCIENTIST ‘C’/DEPUTY DIRECTOR
(PETROLEUM, COAL AND RELATED PRODUCTS), BIS
Organization Representative
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Organization Representative
SHRI P. K. PANDEY
Indraprastha Gas Limited, New Delhi
SHRI RAHUL NIGAM (Alternate)
SHRIMATI ANITHA SHETTY
Mangalore Refinery and Petro Chemical Limited,
SHRI UDAY B. (Alternate)
Mangalore
SHRI MRIGANKA TARAFDAR
Nayara Energy Limited, Mumbai
SHRI PRATIK SHAH (Alternate I)
SHRI SABYASACHI KUMAR (Alternate II)
SHRI D. BOSE
Oil India Limited, Duliajan
SHRI BALASUBRAMANIAN K.
Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai
SHRI SANJAI TIWARI (Alternate)
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