- Branche: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
- Number of blossaries: 1
- Company Profile:
The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
The weighted average cost of gas purchases by a natural gas pipeline.
Industry:Energy
A device to remove fine ash, tars, dusts, or smoke particles from flue gases or other gaseous streams; the device may employ mechanical, electrostatic, chemical means, or a combination of these.
Industry:Energy
A mixture of CO and H2 containing small amounts of nitrogen, some carbon dioxide, and various trace impurities prepared for petrochemical synthesizing processes. It is also used in the manufacturing of SNG.
Industry:Energy
A term used to designate fuel gases having heating values of pipeline specification, i.e., greater than about 900 Btus per standard cubic foot.
Industry:Energy
Average annual sales used per customer in Btu's or therms by class of service; annual Btu's or therms sales to a class divided by the average number of customers for that class of service.
Industry:Energy
That part of the main gas flow which is separated and used to actuate the automatic valve through a moving member such as the diaphragm in a diaphragm valve.
Industry:Energy
The loss in static pressure of the fluid (air, gas, or water) due to friction or obstruction in pipe, valves, fittings, regulators, burners, appliances, and breeching. See PRESSURE LOSSES.
Industry:Energy
The time between the date plant is includible in plant in service, or plant leased to others, and the date of its retirement. If depreciation is accounted for on a production basis rather than on a time basis, then service life should be measured in terms of the appropriate unit of production.
Industry:Energy
