Feasibility of employing solar energy in natural gas pressure drop stations

Journal of the Energy Institute

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-173

  Farzaneh Gord, M ^a   Arabkoohsar, A ^b   Rezaei, M ^c   Deymi Dashtebayaz, M ^a   Rahbari, H R ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Mazandaran Gas Company   (Iran)

^d SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Line heater; Natural gas; Natural gas pressure drop station; Solar energy; Solar thermal storage

Indexed keywords

DEW POINTS; HIGH PRESSURE; HYDRATE FORMATION; LINE HEATER; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOWER PRESSURES; MODIFIED DESIGNS; NATURAL GAS PRESSURE DROP STATION; NATURAL GAS PRESSURE DROP STATIONS; PRESSURE REDUCTION; PRODUCTION SITES; SOLAR HEAT; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLID-PHASE; THROTTLE VALVE; THROTTLING VALVES;

GASES; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; NATURAL GAS; PRESSURE DROP; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 79960219199     PISSN: 01442600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174396711X13050315650877     Document Type: Article

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