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The way in which valves are operated, meaning how they are opened and closed, is an important system design factor. Types of valve...
Valves perform various functions throughout the gas delivery system. They block flow by not allowing gas to pass beyond a certain point....
Natural gas can also be used as a fuel for cars, trucks, rail locomotives, and ships. For vehicles designed to use gasoline or diesel...
The term net zero describes processes or entities that either have no net greenhouse gas emissions (often called net zero carbon, net...
Producers measure the value of any given sale on the basis of a netback calculation. This calculation takes the price of gas in the...
Buyers of natural gas measure the value of a supply option on the basis of a netforward calculation. This calculation takes the price of...
When it began gas restructuring in 1988, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) divided gas utility customers into two...
The North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) serves as an industry forum for the development and promotion of standards promoting a...
Regulations require that all gas in distribution systems must be odorized so that leaks will be noticed quickly. The odorant used is...
Open access refers to regulatory rules that require owners of essential energy assets such as electric transmission and distribution...
Gas pipelines and piping systems must not be operated at pressures in excess of Maximum Allowable Operation Pressure (MAOP). Various...
Pack and draft is the ability to store natural gas in the pipe and is a key factor in control of a pipeline system. Packing refers to...
Performance-based regulation, commonly called PBR, is an alternative or a modification to cost-of-service (COS) ratemaking. It is...
Natural gas pipelines require routine maintenance such as internal cleaning and continual monitoring for leakage or other pipeline...
An advantage to plastic pipe is that it can be squeezed to temporarily stop the flow of natural gas. This is a common way to cut off gas...
Steel pipe strength is defined by the minimum yield strength of the steel, the diameter of the pipe, and the wall thickness. This will...
The relationship between operating pressures, pipe strength, pipe wall thickness, and pipe diameter is defined by the equation called the...
An important design factor for steel pipe is toughness. Toughness is a measure of the resistance of the steel to brittle cracking...
Since steel pipe sections must be welded in the field to construct a pipeline, a key design factor is the weldability of pipe....
Pipeline quality gas is natural gas that has been processed to remove contaminants and to establish a heating vale that meets specific...
