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Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, with up to 20 % of other hydrocarbons as well as impurities in varying amounts such as carbon dioxide. Natural gas is widely used as an important energy source in many applications including heating buildings, generating electricity, providing heat and power to industry, as fuel for vehicles and as a chemical feedstock in the manufacture of products such as plastics and other commercially important organic chemicals.
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Regular port
Energy; Natural gas
A valve bore (port) found on ball valves and plug valves that is maller thatn full bore, approximately 75% to 90% of full valves and 60% to 70% on plug valves.
Regulator
Energy; Natural gas
A type of control system or device thatt maintains the valve of an output variable constant relative to a set input value.
Resilient seat
Energy; Natural gas
A valve seat containing a soft seal such as an o-ring or plastic to assure tight shut-off.
Plug cock
Energy; Natural gas
A small plug valve. Plug cocks have no provision for reducing friction between the ;ug and body.
Plug valve
Energy; Natural gas
A type of a valve using a cylindrical through it an that rotates 90deg from open to closed.
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