🇵🇱 Polska Spółka Gazownictwa Sp. z o.o. PL

PCA AB 278 • Tarnów, Poland • 17 methods

Petrochemistry & fuelsMetrology & calibrationWater & wastewater

Polska Spółka Gazownictwa Sp. z o.o. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 278 (Tarnów, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 17 test methods in the following areas: Petrochemistry & fuels, Metrology & calibration, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Gaseous fuels: natural gas, gas mixtures, Diaphragm gas meters from 0,016 m3/h to 160 m3/h, Gas meter measuring sections, Gas meter volume conversion devices. Most frequently used techniques: Gas chromatography with flame photometric detection (GC-FPD), Gas chromatography with thermal conductivity detection (GC-TCD), Gas chromatography with thermal conductivity detection (GC-TCD) and….

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 278
  • Methods in scope: 17
  • Types of test objects: 13
  • Techniques used: 4
  • City: Tarnów, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 278
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Wojciecha Bandrowskiego 16, 33-100 Tarnów, Oddział Wsparcia w Warszawie, ul. Krucza 6/14, 00-537 Warszawa
City
Tarnów, Poland

What this laboratory tests (13)

Analytical techniques used (4)

Accreditation scope — test methods (17)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Diaphragm gas meters from 0,016 m3/h to 160 m3/h Indication errors, Pressure loss PN-EN 1359:2017-11 | Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki z dnia 28 grudnia 2007 r. (Dz.U. z 2019 poz. 1298) | PB PPO/gm1 wydanie 3 z dnia 25.11.2025 r.
2 Rotary gas meters from 0,016 m3/h to 160 m3/h, from 1,30 m3/h to 283 m3/h Indication errors, Pressure loss PN-EN 12480:2018-06 | Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki z dnia 28 grudnia 2007 r. (Dz.U. z 2019 poz. 1298) | PB PPO/gr1 wydanie 3 z dnia 25.11.2025 r.
3 Turbine gas meters from 0,016 m3/h to 160 m3/h, from 0,16 m3/h to 6500 m3/h Errors of indication, Pressure losses PN-EN 12261:2024-06 | Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki z dnia 28 grudnia 2007 r. (Dz.U. z 2019 poz. 1298) | PB PPO/gt1 wydanie 3 z dnia 25.11.2025 r.
4 Gas meter measuring sections Geometric parameters of the measuring sections:
internal diameter (5 – 1076) mm external diameter do 1500 mm position of thermometer pockets do 5 m length do 50 m perpendicularity of the flange sealing faces to the axis of the sections (0 – 180)° roughness of the internal surface of the sections Ra (0,01 – 60) μm
PB PPG/o 1 wydanie 8 z dnia 22.09.2023 r.
5 Measuring orifice plates Geometric parameters of the orifice plate
length do 100 mm internal diameter (5 – 1076) mm radius do 0,5 mm flatness (0,03 – 1,00) mm thickness do 50 mm external diameter do 1500 mm chamfer surface angle (0 – 90)° roughness parameter Ra of the inlet, outlet, bore and chamfer surfaces (0,01 – 200) μm coaxiality deviation (0 – 10) mm
PB PPG/k1 wydanie 10 z dnia 22.09.2023 r.
6 Gaseous fuels: natural gas, gas mixtures Gas composition in the extended range (N2, CO2, C1-C9, O2)
nitrogen (0,005 – 55) % CO2 (0,001 – 4) % C1 (37 – 100) % C2 (0,001 – 10,0) % C3 (0,001 – 5,0) % i-C4 (0,001 – 1) % n-C4 (0,001 – 1) % neo-C5 (0,0005 – 0,1) % i-C5 (0,001 – 0,1) % n-C5 (0,001 – 0,1) % C6 (0,0001 – 0,05) % C7 (0,0001 – 0,05) % C8 (0,0001 – 0,05) % C9 (0,0001 – 0,05) % O2 (0,002 – 0,2) %
Gas chromatography with thermal conductivity detection (GC-TCD) and flame ionization detection (GC-FID) PB PFC/ch 3 wydanie 2 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
7 Gaseous fuels: natural gas, gas mixtures Gas composition in the range:
nitrogen (0,1 – 21,9) % CO2 (0,002 – 13,0) % C1 (72,89 – 100) % C2 (0,005 – 10,02) % C3 (0,005 – 13,0) % i-C4 (0,002 – 1) % n-C4 (0,002 – 1) % neo-C5 (0,002 – 0,1) % i-C5 (0,001 – 0,1) % n-C5 (0,001 – 0,1) % C6+ group (0,001 – 0,051) % O2 (0,01 – 0,2) % He (0,001 – 0,197)% H2 (0,001 – 23,0)%
Gas chromatography with thermal conductivity detection (GC-TCD) PB PFC/ch 4 wydanie 2 z dnia 5.09.2025 r.
8 Gaseous fuels: natural gas, gas mixtures Gaseous fuel parameters:
gross calorific value net calorific value Wobbe index (higher and lower) density: normal relative
PN-EN ISO 6976:2016-11
9 Gaseous fuels: natural gas, gas mixtures Gaseous fuel parameters:
methane number
PN-EN 16726:2015+A1:2018
10 Gaseous fuels: natural gas, gas mixtures Water dew point temperature Vapour condensation on a chilled mirror surface method PB PFC/pr 1 wydanie 6 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
11 Process chromatographic analysers Analytical trueness PB PFC/ch 2 wydanie 3 z dnia 25.09.2023 r. | PN-EN ISO 10723:2005 p. 6.1, 6.4 Załącznik A p. A1
12 Natural gas standard density transducers Density of mixtures and pure gases
Range (0,717 – 1,250) kg/m3
PB PFC/de 1 wydanie 3 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
13 Gaseous fuels: synthetic gas mixtures THT concentration in gas
Range (1,5 - 100) mg/m3 Range from conversion (0,38 – 25,45) ppm
Gas chromatography with flame photometric detection (GC-FPD) PB PFC/THT wydanie 2 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
14 Gaseous fuels: natural gas, biogas (biomethane), gas mixtures Sampling for chemical and physical testing PB PFC/sa 1 wydanie 6 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
15 Gas meter volume conversion devices, Pressure transmitters, Differential pressure transmitters, Platinum resistance thermometer sensors, Temperature transmitters Metrological and design properties (tests at the laboratory premises) ZN-G-4007:2001 | PB PBP/p 2 wydanie 9 z dnia 15.09.2025 r.
16 Gas meter volume conversion devices Metrological and design properties (tests at the installation site) ZN-G-4007:2001 | PB PBP/p 2 wydanie 9 z dnia 15.09.2025 r.
17 Gas volume converters E Metrological and design properties PN-EN 12405-1

Reference standards (22)

PB PBP/p 2 wydanie 9 z dnia 15.09.2025 r.
PB PFC/THT wydanie 2 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
PB PFC/ch 2 wydanie 3 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
PB PFC/ch 3 wydanie 2 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
PB PFC/ch 4 wydanie 2 z dnia 5.09.2025 r.
PB PFC/de 1 wydanie 3 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
PB PFC/pr 1 wydanie 6 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
PB PFC/sa 1 wydanie 6 z dnia 25.09.2023 r.
PB PPG/k1 wydanie 10 z dnia 22.09.2023 r.
PB PPG/o 1 wydanie 8 z dnia 22.09.2023 r.
PB PPO/gm1 wydanie 3 z dnia 25.11.2025 r.
PB PPO/gr1 wydanie 3 z dnia 25.11.2025 r.
PB PPO/gt1 wydanie 3 z dnia 25.11.2025 r.
PN-EN 12261:2024-06
PN-EN 12405-1
PN-EN 12480:2018-06
PN-EN 1359:2017-11
PN-EN 16726:2015+A1:2018
PN-EN ISO 10723:2005 p. 6.1, 6.4 Załącznik A p. A1
PN-EN ISO 6976:2016-11
Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki z dnia 28 grudnia 2007 r. (Dz.U. z 2019 poz. 1298)
ZN-G-4007:2001