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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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Forging
Energy; Natural gas
A metalworking process that involves hammering or squeezing, with or without a die, at hot working temperatures to form a specific shape.
Fugitive emissions
Energy; Natural gas
A name used by environmental protection agencies for the external leakage of hazardous gases from piping components (e.g., valves and pumps).
Full bore
Energy; Natural gas
A bore of a valve that is approximately the same size as the inside diameter of the connecting pipe; also called a full port.
Full penetration weld
Energy; Natural gas
Describes the type of weld wherein the weld metal Gasket A component whose purpose is to seal a joint between two larger components, softer than the surfaces of the joint being sealed and usually ...
Gasket
Energy; Natural gas
A flat, yielding, ring-shaped part placed between mating components (e.g., body and bonnet, flanges) in pressure-containing assemblie to form a fluid seal.
Gate valve
Energy; Natural gas
A type of valve in which the flow contol element enters the fluid path from the side and traverses it.
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