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Title: Fundamentals Of Gas Metering
Author: Paul m Dallapiazza
Source: 2007 Western Gas Measurement Short Course
Year Published: 2007
Abstract: This paper will provide the reader with a general overview of the fundamentals of natural gas metering. I will describe the basic operation and characteristics of the natural gas meters used in the industry today. Natural gas is a compressible fluid. This fact presents challenges to natural gas metering not found in liquid measurement. Compressible fluid volumes are greatly affected by pressure and temperature. Thus, pressure and temperature must be accounted for when measuring gas volumes. A standard cubic foot is used as a common volume reference and can be defined as gas at a temperature of 60F and pressure of 0.25 psig. Metering pressures different than the 0.25 psig standard can be adjusted by multiplying meter index reads by a calculated pressure factor or through an instrument that senses the pressure and applies the appropriate correction. Temperature is accounted for either by the meter itself or again through an instrument that measures the temperature and applied the correction. All natural gas meters can be categorized as either a positive displacement or an inferential meter

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