| Autore |
Miesner Thomas O
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Tulsa, OK : , : PennWell Books, LLC, , 2016
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (468 pages)
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| Disciplina |
665.7/44
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| Soggetto topico |
Gas distribution
Natural gas pipelines
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| ISBN |
1-5231-3041-5
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 How Pipelines Differ -- Pipelines Are Ubiquitous -- Energy Pipelines -- Pipeline Categories -- From Producer to Consumer -- Summary -- 2 Two Beginnings -- Light and Heat: Safety and Security -- Gas from Coal -- Enter Natural Gas -- More about Manufactured Gas -- Early Beginnings: 1800 to 1850 -- Powering the Industrial Revolution and Moving into the Home: 1850 to 1900 -- Glory and Fall of Manufactured Gas: 1900 to 1950 -- Turbulent Times to Shining Star: 1950 to 2000 -- Summary -- Notes -- 3 How Pipelines Work -- The Physics of Fluid Flow -- Municipal Water Systems -- Friction Losses, Pipe Lengths, and Flow Rates -- Hydraulic Properties of Hydrocarbon Fluids -- Hydraulics -- Summary -- Note -- 4 Components and Equipment -- Introduction -- Pipe -- Coatings -- Fittings -- Valves -- Actuators -- Meters -- Meter Provers -- Odorant Skids -- Rectifiers -- Anodes -- Storage -- Other Components -- Summary -- Notes -- 5 Natural Gas Transmission Line Operations -- Natural Gas Lines: A Brief Review -- Central Control Rooms -- Summary -- 6 Local Distribution Pipeline Operations -- Local Distribution Pipelines: An Overview -- Functions and Tasks -- Operations -- Customer Service -- Gas Supply -- Other Groups -- Summary -- Notes -- 7 Lique ed Natural Gas -- What Is LNG? -- A Brief History of LNG -- Why Liquefy Natural Gas? -- The Science behind LNG -- Gas → Liquid → Gas -- Export and Import Terminals -- Other LNG Facilities -- Summary -- Notes -- 8 Releases, Leaks, and Leak Management -- Introduction -- Releases -- Leaks -- Detecting Leaks -- Investigating Leaks -- Locating Leaks -- Leak Management -- Summary -- Notes -- 9 Asset Integrity -- Introduction -- Risk -- Mining Past Data -- Failure Mechanisms and Forces -- Preventing Releases -- Integrity Management Plans.
Determining Asset Condition -- Defects and Failures -- Repairing Defects and Failures -- Summary -- Notes -- 10 Control Systems and SCADA -- Control Systems -- SCADA -- Design and Control -- Summary -- 11 Design and Engineering -- Natural Gas Engineering Functions -- Standards and Codes -- The Engineering and Design Process -- Design and Engineering -- Pipeline Design -- Facility Design -- Facility Modifications -- Power System Design -- Control System Design -- Other Engineering Tasks -- Summary -- Notes -- 12 Construction -- Introduction -- Contracting -- Permitting -- Plastic Lines and Connections -- Trenchless Construction Techniques -- Steel Lines -- Facility Construction -- Quality Control -- Safety -- Data Collection -- As-Builts and Inventories -- Operating Procedure Manuals -- Summary -- 13 Business Models and Expenditure Decisions -- Ownership -- Bundled, Unbundled, and Open Access -- Revenues -- Expenditure Decisions -- Valuation -- Summary -- Notes -- 14 Challenges for the Future -- Public Safety -- Reliability -- Efficiency -- Environmental Performance -- Aging Workforce -- Summary -- Notes -- Index.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910956540403321 |
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Field Guide for Investigating Internal Corrosion of Pipelines
