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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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Ultrasonic inspection (UT)
Energy; Natural gas
An inspection procedure using high frequency sound waves to detect wall thickness or flaws throughout the thickness of metal parts.
Union bonnet
Energy; Natural gas
A type of valve construction in which the bonnet is held on by a union nut with threads on the body.
Union joint
Energy; Natural gas
A body-bonnet joint in which a femal threaded nut slides over the bonnet and screws onto a male-threaded body, clamping the bonnet in place.
Vapour
Energy; Natural gas
A gas whose temperature and pressure are very near the liquid phase. Dry steam is considered a verpor because its state is normally near that of water. (Wet steam is a two-phase mixture of vapour and ...
Venturi port
Energy; Natural gas
A valve bore (port) found on plug valves that is substantially smaller than a full port, approximately 40% to 50% of full bore.
Wafer body
Energy; Natural gas
A valve body that does not have "ends," but is held in palce between two flanges by the flange studs.
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