- Industry: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
- Number of blossaries: 1
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
Where fuel to the main burner is turned on only by hand and ignited under supervision.
Industry:Energy
A requirement that gas entering a pipeline for transportation (receipts) must equal the amount leaving the pipeline (deliveries). This requirement is enforced by levying penalties on any difference between receipts and deliveries on an hourly, daily and monthly basis.
Industry:Energy
Gas burners that are sealed to prevent spillovers from reaching the burner box.
Industry:Energy
A hydrocarbon of the same chemical formula as butane but different molecular structure, resulting in different physical properties, notably lower boiling point. Gross heating value 3261 Btu/cu. ft. gas.
Industry:Energy
A resin made by the polymerization of any member of the ethylene series having but one double bond with the general formula CnH2n, e.g., ethylene, propene, etc.
Industry:Energy
With respect to natural gas companies, the transporting and sale of gas for resale across state lines.
Industry:Energy
An automatic device actuated by temperature changes designed to control the gas supply to the burner(s) in order to maintain temperature between predetermined limits, and in which the thermal actuating element is an integral part of the device: 1. Electric Switch Type: A device which senses changes in temperature and control electrically, by means of separate components, the flow of gas to the burner(s) to maintain selected temperature. 2. Graduating Thermostat: A thermostat in which the motion of the thermostat valve is in direct proportion to the effective motion of the thermal element induced by temperature change. 3. Quick-Acting Graduating Thermostat: A thermostat which changes from the completely closed position, or vice versa, but not with a snap. 4. Snap-Acting Thermostat: A thermostat in which the thermostatic valve travels instantly from the closed to the open position, or vice versa.
Industry:Energy
The determination of combustion characteristics, such as exhaust gas composition and temperature, air-fuel ratio, the relation of these to perfect combustion.
Industry:Energy
The ratio of crushing load at failure to area of minimum original cross section of a specimen.
Industry:Energy
