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The Basics of a Compressor Station/Prince Rupert Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Project

As natural gas flows along a pipeline, it slows due to friction between it and the pipeline. This results in a loss of pressure along the pipeline. In order to make the gas flow continuously at a desired flow rate, it is re-pressurized at suitable locations along the pipeline. This is done by mechanically compressing the gas at sites connected to the pipeline known as compressor stations. The location and quantity of compressor stations required in a pipeline system is dependent on a number of factors, including the operating pressure of the pipeline, the diameter of the pipe used, elevation changes along the pipeline route and the desired volume of gas to be transported

Revision Date:  10/25/2016

Tags:  211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, TransCanada, Pipeline, Compressor Stations, Compression, Pipeline, Transmission, Canada