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INTRODUCTION

There are more than 1200 natural gas compressor stations in the U.S. interstate natural gas pipeline network. The compressor stations maintain the flow of natural gas across the country (Figure 1). The very largest stations, designated by the larger circles on this figure, can move up to 4.6 billion [ft.sup.3] (130 million m3) of natural gas per day (U.S. DOE 2007).

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Almost all of the pipeline compressor stations are fueled by a small fraction of the gas flowing through the pipeline. Although the older and smaller compressor stations may be powered by reciprocating engines or electric compressors, most of the 300 ...

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