gas network monitoring 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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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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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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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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Boosting gas pipelines to optimum levels - Case Study
As gas pressure drops in the gas pipeline network, the transportation capacity is reduced. Compressor plants are used to boost gas pressure back up to optimum operating levels. Monitoring fuel gas to compressors is typically accomplished with an orifice or turbine meter. Because both of these methods are subject to fouling and failure, they require frequent skilled maintenance in order to ...
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My Energy Efficiency - SMZ 133 - Universal Panel Meter
SMZ 133 - advanced power monitor and datalogger with 512 Mb internal memory, rich selection of programmable inputs and outputs and with advanced communication options. This panel meter is intended for wide area distribution network monitoring as well as for industrial and building energy efficicency applications. It includes precise electric energy meter - active energy class 0.5, reactive in ...
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