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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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cap
Energy; Natural gas
The part of a check valve, ball valve, or plug valve that is fastened to the body to complete the pressure-taining shell; on the ball and plug valves the cap has an opening for the stem to pass ...
carbon steel
Energy; Natural gas
Iron containing carbon in the form of carbides, about 0.1 to 0.3 percent carbon with no other alloying elements other than the sulfur, phosphorus, and other elements present in almost all steels.
cast iron
Energy; Natural gas
The common term for cast gray iron or iron containing flake carbon in the range of _% to 2 _%. Cast iron is brittle, exhibiting very little ductility before fracturing.
casting
Energy; Natural gas
A product or the act of producing a product made by pouring molten metal into a mold and allowing it to solidify, thus taking the shape of the mold.
chain wheel
Energy; Natural gas
An assembly consisting of a sprocket wheel, chain guide, and chain that is fastened to the handwheel of a gate valve or a globe vavle; it is used to operate overhead or inaccessibly mounted valves. ...
charpy test
Energy; Natural gas
A destructive mechanical test conducted on a precisely machined coupon of steel to be tested. The coupon is clamped in a special machine and subjected to lateral hammer blow. The test provides a ...
check valve
Energy; Natural gas
A type of valve that permits fluid flow in one direction only; back-flow is prevented. There are two basic styles: the swing check valve, in which the flow control element translates along the fluid ...
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