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by dhoobler
Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:47 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Stay Warm and Safe the Next Few Days
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Re: Stay Warm and Safe the Next Few Days

MaduroBU wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:00 am

My understanding is that the amount of water vapor in the natural gas going through the pipelines was high enough to be a problem at very low temperatures, thus the clogs were dependent upon the freezing temperature of water, not the gas itself.
Pipeline natural gas is dried to a maximum water content of seven pounds per million standard cubic feet. That works out to about 0.014 mole percent. It has a dew point of -40 F (-40 C). It is unlikely that water froze in the natural gas pipeline and contributed to the grid failure.

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