- Industry: Energy
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The abrupt and large increase in electrical conductivity exhibited by some metals as the temperature approaches absolute zero.
Industry:Energy
A solid or semi-solid material consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons obtained or derived from petroleum fractions, or through a Fischer-Tropsch type process, in which the straight- chained paraffin series predominates. This includes all marketable wax, whether crude or refined, with a congealing point (ASTM D 938) between 100 and 200 degrees Fahrenheit and a maximum oil content (ASTM D 3235) of 50 weight percent.
Industry:Energy
Refers to freight carried through pipelines, including natural gas, crude oil, and petroleum products (excluding water). Energy is consumed by various electrical components of the pipeline, including, valves, other, appurtenances attaches to the pipe, compressor units, metering stations, regulator stations, delivery stations, holders and fabricated assemblies.
Industry:Energy
The injection of gas into oil or gas formations to effect greater ultimate recovery.
Industry:Energy
A system of remote control and telemetry used to monitor and control the transmission system.
Industry:Energy
Any of several kinds of crack-filling material around any windows or doors to the outside used to reduce the passage of air and moisture around moveable parts of a door or window. Weather stripping is available in strips or rolls of metal, vinyl, or foam rubber and can be applied on the inside or outside of a building.
Industry:Energy
Any gaseous substance introduced into or commingled with natural gas that increased the volume available for disposition. Such substances include, but are not limited to, propane-air, refinery gas, coke-oven gas, still gas, manufactured gas, biomass gas, or air or inerts added for Btu stabilization.
Industry:Energy
A dam in a waterway over which water flows and that serves to raise the water level or to direct or regulate flow.
Industry:Energy
