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    The "Pause" - A Review of Its Significance and Importance to Climate Science

    rconnor: I'm not a climate scientist, but a couple of years ago I started to put together some spreadsheets of annual average temperatures and population growth for three population centers for which long term temperature data are available (New York, Chicago and Baltimore) (see attached file.)...
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    control valves and piping hydrotest

    Hydro tests are required by code to strength test line pipe. Components and fittings are usually exempted from the test if they meet the requirements outlined in the code. Below is the appropriate section of CFR 192. Make sure you keep a record of the certification documents for the...
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    Gas pipeline packing/unpacking calculations

    zdas04 You should not jump to conclusions based on only one data point. If you look at a range of data, you will see that by using the arithmetic average pressure leads to greater and greater error. As you can see from the table below, your example of a 10% pressure drop leads to a 0.09%...
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    Gas pipeline packing/unpacking calculations

    The operation of natural gas transmission systems, today as in the past, has everything to do with line pack management. Professor Weymouth gives a good account of this subject in his paper. By the way, the 2/3 factor was not derived by professor Weymouth. It is the result of constants of...
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    Gas pipeline packing/unpacking calculations

    For anyone who is interested the publication that Biginch referred to can be accessed at the attached link. Weymouth introduces his flow equation on page 735 and his pipeline storage capacity analysis on page 741...
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    Back calculating surface roughness

    kapo84, For flow in a duct the flow is probably fully turbulent and you can use the rough pipe law: 1/[√]f = 2Log (3.7D/ke) or (1/2)1/[√]f = Log (3.7D/ke) Take the anti log of both sides and get: 10(1/2)1/[√]f=(3.7D/ke) Solve for ke: ke=(3.7D/10(1/2)1/[√]f) f is...
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    Pressure Drop Difference in Smooth vs. Convoluted Hose

    CxLSS1, Check out the attached link. http://isddc.dot.gov/OLPFiles/FHWA/009470.pdf
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    NG pipeline packing calculation improve

    BigInch's definition is the correct one.
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    Manifold Design Guidelines

    I have attached an example of how natural gas services are sized when branches are involved. You might use this as a guide in your problem. You can extend this methodology for use with more than two...
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    Reacting charcoal & steam to form syngas - details?

    I believe you are talking about water gas. See page 124 of the attached book. There is a discussion of the reaction, the process and a table of reaction products vs. temperature...
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    Self Regulated Pressure Control Valve

    http://www.fisherregulators.com/technicalmonographs/various/Fundamentals_of_Gas_Pressure_Regulation_D350405X012.pdf
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    Gasometers

    See page 259 of attached for a detailed diagram and description of the hydraulic joint of a telescoping gas holder. http://books.google.com/books?id=3nDSAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22A+practical+treatise+on+the+manufacture+and+distribution+of+coal-gas%22&as_brr=1&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false
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    Can a Natural Gas Shut Off Valve be Installed outdoors

    The gas shut off valves can be installed outdoors. Many state codes and local building codes require shutoff valves to be installed outdoors, either above or below ground. The federal code, 49 CFR 192.365 (below), suggests the valve be installed outdoors if feasible. Frequently a utility will...
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    Compatibilty of older MS programs with Window 7

    Caution: Even if you purchase Windows 7 Pro (or higher), to use the Virtual XP mode your micro processor needs to be virtualization capable. Download and run the Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool from the attached link to find out if your PC can run in Virtual XP mode...
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    Valve Design Manual

    You can try Lyon's Encyclopedia of Valves http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Lyons-Encyclopedia-of-Valves/Jerry-L-Lyons/p/9780894647345

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