Canadian Process Equipment and Control News, August 2002 

"A major challenge that faces natural gas extraction and transport applications is that they are often located in extremely remote locations. Natural gas gathering stations, compressor stations, pipeline feed applications and booster stations all involve the operation of pneumatic control valve actuators that require a pneumatic supply for operation", states Gus H. Elias, our Senior Certifications Engineer. In this article, Gus discusses the use of natural gas as a pneumatic supply in applications where it is impractical or impossible to supply instrument air for valve actuation. 

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