- Industri: 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.
There is no change of temperature when a gas expands without doing external work and without receiving or rejecting heat.
Industry:Energy
A device which automatically interrupts the gas flow to the burner when the temperature exceeds the limit set.
Industry:Energy
A monthly or daily penalty assessed on the difference between the volume scheduled to be tendered by the shipper to the pipeline and the volume actually tendered for delivery. The purpose of the penalty is to maintain high throughput on the pipeline and prevent disruption of deliveries to other transportation and sales customers. Because the damage caused by the shipper failing to tender scheduled volumes cannot be remedied after the fact, there is no notice or make-up period involved.
Industry:Energy
A throttling valve made up of a disc that rotates on an axis within the valve body, thereby varying the cross-section that is open to fluid or gas passage.
Industry:Energy
Before the work of drilling can be started but after the derrick has been built, tools and machinery must be installed and a supply of fuel and water must be established. This operation, which in substance is that of getting the rig ready, is conveniently described by the drillers' term "rigging up".
Industry:Energy
That period of time between the initial ignition trial and lockout by the ignition system.
Industry:Energy
The maximum average rate of gas use by a group of appliances or customers over a specified short time period, usually 15 to 30 minutes.
Industry:Energy
The Title Transfer Transaction is the sale/purchase and associated title transfer of the commodity ownership.
Industry:Energy
