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January 12, 2011

  • AUTHOR: Michael Hiefner

FUNDAMENTALS OF PRESSURE REGULATION Gas pressure regulators have become very familiar items over the years, and nearly everyone has grown accustomed to seeing them in factories, public buildings, by the roadside and even in their own homes. As is frequently the case with many such familiar items, we all have a tendency to take them for granted. It is…

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January 12, 2011

  • AUTHOR: Tom Quine

FUNDAMENTALS IN LNG The following discusses the historical use and future opportunities relating to natural gas, LNG and geological gas storage. New opportunities are presented by the nonlinear23.5 tcf/y US gas use and declining production. This fact has created a significant need for LNG imports and LNG distributed assets in the US. In addition it has created a…

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January 12, 2011

  • AUTHOR: Bob Carlson

Fundamentals of Orifice Metering Throughout the oil and gas industry, there stems the need for accurate and economical measurement of process fluids and natural gas. Orifice Meters, sometimes referred to as Orifice Fittings, satisfy most flow measurement applications and are the most common flow meter type in use today. The Orifice Meter, sometimes also called ahead loss flow meter,…

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January 12, 2011

  • AUTHOR: Robert Bennett

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF DIAPHRAGM DISPLACEMENT METERS The first gas company in the U.S., The Gas Light Company of Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1816, struggled for years with financial and technical problems while operating on a flat rate basis. Its growth was slow with the charge for gas service beyond the pocketbook of the majority.

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January 12, 2011

  • AUTHOR: Leon Black

Transient Lightning Protection for Electronic Measurement Devices We have all heard of or seen the devastating effects of a direct lightning burst. Communication equipment destroyed. Transmitters and EFM devices vaporized into slag metal. Complete process and measurement systems down with extended recovery times. These effects are the most dramatic and the easiest to trace. However, these kinds of events are rare. The…

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January 12, 2011

  • AUTHOR: Kevin C. Beaver

CHARACTERISTICS OF ROTARY METER PERFORMANCE This paper highlights several rotary meter performance characteristics. These characteristics profile a rotary meters capabilities in a wide array of applications from production to transmission, and distribution. Most of the characteristics have minimum standards adopted by agencies like AGA or ASTM. Ill identify these standards, and incorporate them-where applicable-into my paper. In discussing these characteristics,…

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January 12, 2011

  • AUTHOR: Eric Thompson

FUNDAMENTALS OF MULTIPATH ULTRASONIC FLOW METERS FOR GAS MEASUREMENT This paper outlines the operating principles and application of ultrasonic gas flow metering for custody transfer. Basic principles and underlying equations are discussed, as are considerations for applying ultrasonic flow meter technology to station design, installation, and operation. These applications are illustrated based on operating experience with the SICK ultrasonic flow meter,however many of these…

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January 12, 2011

  • AUTHOR: John Chisholm

FUNDAMENTALS OF GAS LAWS In the gas industry a standard unit of measure is required. In the English system it is the standard cubic foot. In the metric, it is the standard cubic meter. This standard unit is the basis of all exchange in the gas industry. When the unit of purchase is the energy content (BTU) we achieve…

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January 12, 2011

  • AUTHOR: William E. Frasier

CLAMP-ON ULTRASONIC FLOW METERS OPERATION AND APPLICATION This paper is aimed at ultrasonic natural gas meters that use transit time across the gas pipe as the measurement variable. Custody transfer meters using sensors wetted with gas are the more familiar meter format. Clamp-on meters are quite similar.

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