gas distribution network Articles
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ATCO - Case Study
Monitoring an expansive natural gas distribution network in remote locations, while ensuring worker safety. ...
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Gas distribution network for households in Saudi Arabia: economic and demand estimation studies
This study evaluates the economics of establishing a residential natural gas network in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province (EP) to cater to the household demand for natural gas. The paper focuses primarily on household use of natural gas for cooking. Additional economic analysis of other household uses – as air conditioning, space and water heating – is incorporated. Demand streams of various ...
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Gas reticulation optimisation for domestic sector in Malaysia
Gas distribution has become increasingly important in Malaysia as most of the new housing areas have installed this piping system. A gas network analysis and design computer program with the determination of coincident factor has been developed to optimise the gas distribution system. The optimum and practical gas coincident factor are determined from gas consumption data of several residential ...
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Southwest Gas - Case Study
CHALLENGE: CONTROLLING CORROSION IN NATURAL GAS PIPELINES Southwest Gas maintains natural gas transmission and distribution networks deep in the Mojave Desert that ultimately serve hundreds of thousands. Corroded steel pipes can be the cause of system failure and costly outages in natural gas transmission and distribution networks. To close the gap between inspections, they determined a need for ...
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Fortis BC - Case Study
CHALLENGE: MONITORING SYSTEMS IN REMOTE AREAS AND ACROSS CHALLENGING TERRAINS Serving 1.2 million customers, FortisBC delivers natural gas and electricity across British Columbia, Canada, totaling more than 20% of energy consumed in the province. Since corroded steel pipes can be the cause of system failure and costly outages in natural gas transmission and distribution networks, FortisBC uses a ...
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Captive power plant efficiency for Africa
Power distribution networks across Africa are notoriously unreliable. Frequent power interruptions can be enormously costly for many of the continent’s factories. Not only do power outages disrupt production batches, they can also damage or reduce the life of important plant components such as kilns. This too has a knock-on effect on wider the country’s gross domestic product – ...
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Identifying Leaks from Natural Gas Pipelines at a Safe Distance
The use of natural gas, of which methane is the principle component, is increasing worldwide. According to the American Petroleum Institute methane meets 24% of U.S. energy demand and heats over 50% of all U.S. households. It also has many industrial uses, such as the manufacture of chemicals like ammonia, methanol, butane, ethane, propane and acetic acid; it is also an ingredient in products as ...
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