compressor station

collocation in English

meaningsofcompressorandstation

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compressor
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpres.ər/us
/kəmˈpres.ɚ/
a (part of a) machine that presses gas or air into ...
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station
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/
a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on ...
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(Definition ofcompressorandstationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There are midline stations in block 36/22 and block 37/4 and there is a gascompressorstationin block 14.
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The cause was an electrical arc at acompressorstation.
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Approximately every is acompressorstation, which restores pressure to the gas.
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As the name implies, thecompressorstationcompresses the natural gas (increasing its pressure) thereby providing energy to move the gas through the pipeline.
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The system is based around a central high level water storage reservoir, pump station and central aircompressorstation.
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The pipe has a 28in mm nominal diameter and it has onecompressorstation.
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In 1897, it became an aircompressorstation, with three electric and two water powered compressors.
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Thecompressorstation, also called a pumping station, is the engine that powers an interstate natural gas pipeline.
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A pipelinecompressorstationunder construction at the site was destroyed.
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Although called a mill, it is more correctly denoted as acompressorstation, which used a water turbine to drive an air compressor.
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The objective is to avoid putting methane into the water line, but allow it to flow up the backside of the well (casing) to thecompressorstation.
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The onshore pipeline will have eight compressor stations and it is expected to cost 6 billion.
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Along with its gathering system, processing plants and compressor stations were completed in the fall of 1957.
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The pipeline system features multiple compressor stations, numerous metering facilities at branch take-offs and an advanced control and communications network.
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The pipeline includes three compressor stations and three underground storage facilities.
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Frequent elevation changes and a greater number of gas wells will require more compressor stations.
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The gas in compressor stations is normally pressurized by special turbines, motors and engines.
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Compressor stations must be allowed in industrial and agricultural zoning districts and towns may not limit hours of operation.
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It is operated at a pressure of 80 bar (1160 psi), which is secured by three compressor stations.
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