- Industry: 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 principal vertical pipe which conducts the gas from the meter to the different floors of the building.
Industry:Energy
To tighten the bolts on a hatch cover or manhole plate so that no leakage will occur from or into the vessel when operating.
Industry:Energy
(1) Polarization of anode, that is, the decrease in the initial anode potential resulting from current flow effects at or near the anode surface. The potential becomes more noble (more positive) because of anodic polarization. (2) That portion of the cell polarization occurring at the anode.
Industry:Energy
A gas-proof, inflatable bag which can be inserted in a gas pipe and inflated to seal off the flow of the gas.
Industry:Energy
A process control test for PVC pipe which indicates how well the rigid vinyl compound has been fused together in the extruder. Improperly fused pipe will tend to flake when placed in anhydrous acetone.
Industry:Energy
American Standards Association. Superseded by the American National Standards Institute. See ANSI.
Industry:Energy
Energy Factor (EF) - A measure of the overall efficiency of a water heater based on its recovery efficiency, standby loss and energy input as set out in the standardized Department of Energy test procedures.
Industry:Energy
The combination of Sales Level and Transportation Level. See SALES LEVEL, TRANSPORTATION LEVEL.
Industry:Energy
