- 行业: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
The layout of a gas distribution system in which pipes are laid in both directions in the streets and frequently connected at intersections. Also, a series of equally spaced parallel bars held together by equally spaced crosspieces; a screen.
Industry:Energy
The term "rate design" refers to the method of classifying fixed and variable costs between demand and commodity components. Examples of different rate designs are single rate (100% commodity or volumetric), two-part rates (demand and commodity rates), three-part rates (two demand and one commodity rate) and multiple rates (zone rates).
Industry:Energy
A factory-made encased assembly, designed as a unit for mounting in a window, through a wall, or as a console, for the purpose of delivering conditioned air to an enclosed space without ducts.
Industry:Energy
A pilot which is automatically lighted each time there is a call for heat. The pilot fuel is cut off automatically at the end of the main burner flame-establishing period.
Industry:Energy
A vertical tube, capped at ground level, and usually located near the street, that protects access to the underground shut-off valves on service lines to residential and small commercial customers. (Usually found in sidewalk with gas company name).
Industry:Energy
Conversion of costs per gallon oil price to an equivalent gas price in dollars per Mcf by application of appropriate oil/gas heat (Btu) conversion factors.
Industry:Energy
Measured water flow during a 12-month period starting October 1st and continuing to September 30th of the following year.
Industry:Energy
The number of cubic feet of gas per 24 hours that would be produced by a well if the only pressure against the face of the producing sand in the well bore were atmospheric pressure.
Industry:Energy
The volume of extraneous gas injected into a storage reservoir during a given period of time.
Industry:Energy
A device for testing the accuracy of a gas metre consisting of a movable sealed piston contained in a calibrated cylindrical cavity. The air displaced by the moving piston is passed through the metre and a comparison is made between the volume swept out by the piston and the volume registered by the metre under test.
Industry:Energy
