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• Coiled polyamide-11 high pressure gas pipe costs less to install and operate than steel stick pipe

  - 2006-12-01

  For rapid and economical installation it is difficult to beat coiled plastic pipe. For higher pressures in the range of up to 250 psig it is now possible to install coiled polyamide-11 (PA-11) gas pipe instead of steel in diameters up to two inches. In a study (1) done by...

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• Improving environmental safety

  - 2006-10-01

  Using forensics can help determine the causes, sources, and cleanup options for contamination. In recent years, "forensics" has become something of a buzzword in popular culture - and it should be no surprise that this serious science is being increasingly employed by the energy industry."There have been many significant advances...

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• UCT 2005 products & services guide

  - 2004-12-01

  Akkerman (Booth #207) Akkerman Inc. manufactures pipeline equipment for the installation of 4" to 168" O.D. pipelines. All systems have precision guided control of grade and alignment. Akkerman has remote control and man-entry systems available for pipeline drive lengths of 300' to 1,000'. Lease or lease-purchase options are available....

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• Electronics drives automation of critical gas operations

  - 2004-09-01

  The influence of electronics and automation on improving efficiencies is clearly evident in a wide range of industries. Gas Technology Institute GTI has played a key role in developing technologies for automating the natural gas industry's most critical tasks. Teaming electronics experts with computer scientists, physicists and engineers, GTI...

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• GTI Testing Laboratories receives A2LA accreditation.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)

  - 2004-04-01

  GTI Testing Laboratories, an affiliate of Gas Technology Institute GTI, has been approved for accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) in the mechanical testing field. The scope of A2LA accreditation, certificate numbered 2139-091, includes specific tests and failure analyses on automotive...

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• Keyholing: attracting renewed attention.

  - 2004-02-01

  It's a familiar sight in cities around the world. Several workers wait as a backhoe makes a large excavation in a street. so that repairs can be made to a buried utility. Traffic slows while work is completed, the excavation filled in and the hole in the...

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• General areas of expertise: Independent Research and Development Organizations.(Directory)

  - 2003-12-01

  General Areas of Expertise Independent Research and Development Organizations Organization Advanced Advanced...

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• New plastic pipe proves economical for gas utilities.(Polyamide-11 Plastic Pipe)

  - 2003-10-01

  A plastic pipe that has been around for 50 years may hold promise as the next generation for higher pressure gas distribution piping systems. Atofina Chemicals Inc., along with the Gas Technology Institute GTI, have been performing field trials on the Rilsan Polyamide-11 ...

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• Advanced detection methods provide trace element gas analysis

  - 2003-07-01

  Routine analysis processed natural gas for the calculation of heating value, specific gravity and compressibility is an established measurement practice by the gas industry worldwide. However, these routine analyses provide information only on major and minor components. They do not detect trace constituents at low concentration levels. As detection...

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• New technologies for gas operations

  - 2002-06-01

  According to industry projections, to meet the demand for natural gas in 2020, more pipelines need to be constructed and, perhaps more important, the integrity and safety of the existing pipeline infrastructure needs to be effectively maintained and enhanced. At Gas Technology Institute GTI, these needs propel a wide...

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