Article reprint, World Pipeline Magazine (May 2020), David Taylor, CECO USA: There are over 300,000 miles of gas transmission pipeline in the US today…
There are over 300,000 miles of gas transmission pipeline in the US today. The vast majority of these pipelines are medium to large-diameter, ranging from 10 – 48 in., and conveying gas typically at pressures of between 500 – 1400 psig in volumes of billions of ft3/d. As natural gas progressively replaces coal as the preferred fuel for electricity generating plants nationwide, and also becomes a major export commodity in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG), this national pipeline grid has never been more important. Like any vital technology…
