How easy your maintenance work in a natural gas processing plant could be

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Joe and his team have to monitor 250 million cubic feet of natural gas (250MMcf/d) on a daily basis to minimize GLE and ensure 100% delivery.

If an asset fails or a DirectMount System leaks, it must be replaced immediately without losing valuable time for disassembly and assembly. After all, with every leak, no matter how small, the system operator loses money and he does not find that funny.

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Natural Gas Measurement

DirectMountSystem - How the right choice of valve technology supports an “Every Drop Counts” Operation

How the right choice of valve technology supports an “Every Drop Counts” Operation.
Gas prices are increasing, regulations expanding, and businesses must cater to environmental protection. These factors demand an “Every Drop Counts” approach for operating natural gas installations.

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Small, but powerful: Low torque for a smooth operation

DirectMountSystem - How to ensure a smooth operation of different valve head units.

During my last 12 years in the instrumentation business I get asked at which pressure is a manifold useable and still turnable? As well as, what is the difference between a One-Piece Design and a Two-Piece Design Stem?

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Best Practices For Natural Gas Measurement

DirectMountSystem - Best Practices For Natural Gas Measurement.

Field research and testing conducted by Southwest Research in San Antonio, Texas and the Pipeline Gas Compressor Research Council (PCRC) confirmed that pulsation reated by compressors, flow control valves, regulators and some piping configurations may create undesirable levels of Square Root Error (SRE) and/or resulting Gauge L ine Error (GLE). Pulsation at the orifice meter is a major source of lost and unaccounted for natural gas. These errors create either large economic gains or losses for the buyer and seller along a natural gas pipeline system.

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