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American Gas Association
Industry: 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.
Abnormally acidic rainfall, most often containing dilute concentrations of sulfuric acid or nitric acid.
Industry:Energy
Destruction of a metal by chemical or electrochemical reaction with its environment.
Industry:Energy
A gas company schedule detailing the terms, conditions and rate information applicable to various types of natural gas service. This document is filed with and approved by FERC or a state regulatory body.
Industry:Energy
Actions or practices taken to reduce energy consumption.
Industry:Energy
Devoid of crystallinity. Most plastics are in the amorphous state at processing temperatures; many retain this state under normal conditions.
Industry:Energy
See HUMIDITY, RELATIVE.
Industry:Energy
Time rate of heat flow through a unit area and unit thickness of a homogeneous material under steady conditions when a unit temperature gradient is maintained in the direction perpendicular to area, expressed in Btu per hour per square foot of surface, per foot or inch of thickness, per degree Fahrenheit temperature difference across the thickness. Materials are considered homogeneous when the value of the thermal conductivity is not affected by variation in thickness or the size of the sample within the range normally used in construction.
Industry:Energy
Difference in pressure between any two points in a continuous system. Compare PRESSURE DROP.
Industry:Energy
Natural gas reserves dedicated to the fulfillment of gas purchase contracts.
Industry:Energy
See IGNITION, AUTOMATIC.
Industry:Energy