- Industry: Energy
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
Process of heat transfer through a material medium in which kinetic energy is transmitted by the particles of the material from particle to particle without gross displacement of the particles.
Industry:Energy
The equivalent evaporation of 34.5 lbs. of water per hour at 212 degrees F and above. This is equal to a heat output of 33,475 Btu per hour.
Industry:Energy
The recording on the books of account, in a given period, of expenses or charges incurred and/or of income earned for the period, to reflect the matching of income and expenses to the fullest extent possible, independent of the dates on which settlements of such items are made.
Industry:Energy
A set of standard record formats supporting the electronic data interchange of the documents described in the Nominations/Allocations Subcommittee and the Volume Imbalance Subcommittee reports.
Industry:Energy
Gas that can be produced with current technology at a cost that is no higher than its current market value.
Industry:Energy
Process of utilizing heat which must be rejected in one part of the cycle to perform a useful function in another part of the cycle.
Industry:Energy
A common market point, generally located at the terminus of a pipeline's production area. Under a Pooling Point transportation arrangement, the shipper is responsible for ensuring that the total nominations of gas received at the pooling point are in balance with the amounts received into the main stream. Volumes are then transported downstream under corresponding transportation arrangements. Such arrangements are designed to increase the receipt point flexibility of the shipper. Also referred to as telescoping points or headstations.
Industry:Energy
A manual valve, usually with stops, which can be set to limit the gas flow to the maximum required input to the burner or burners.
Industry:Energy
