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Bab 1 - Intro
Bab 1 - Intro
RETICULATIONS
SKN 4223
ZAINAL ZAKARIA
GAS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
TEL : 019-7515410
FAX: 07-5581463
EMAIL : zainalz@petroleum.utm.my
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Natural Gas
• Word ‘gas’ was invented by Flemish scientist Jan
Baptista Van Helmont (1609). Discovered from
heated coal and wood (Wild spirit)
a) Transmission
Pipeline installed for the purposed of
transmitting gas from a source or sources of
supply to one or more distribution centers or a
pipe installed to interconnected sources or
supply.
Transmission lines differ from gas distribution
line in that they operate at higher pressure,
longer and have greater distance between
connection
b) Distribution
District
Station Area
Gas
Station
Well
Compressor
Station Domestic
Servis
Station
2nd Stage
Regulator Meter
User
1st Stage
Regulator
Mesin HDD
GAS PIPING COMPONENTS
1. Pipe Optimization
2. Selection and Analysis of Pipe Route
3. Geotechnical and environmental aspect
4. Engineering Measurement Work
5. Crossing design
6. Buoyancy Control
7. Material Selections
8. Stress Analysis
9. Facilities Design
10. Corrosion Monitoring
- Classified as below:
- Pipe
Material: Steel and Plastic
Diameter: Smaller than transmission pipe
Pressure: Lower than transmission system
District Station
Area Station
Service Station
Winter
Summer
Demand
Demand
Withdraw
Inject
Gas storage
Gas storage
In Malaysia:
- Applied in areas when natural gas line is
not covered
- Customers make a special request - LPG
- Not related to the fluctuating demand
Flowmeter
Diurnal Storage