When gas is transported long distances in pipelines, consideration must be given to the control of the formation of hydrocarbon liquids in the pipelines. To prevent formation of said hydrocarbon liquids, it is necessary to control the hydrocarbon dewpoint at a temperature below all conceivable operating temperatures.

Hydrocarbon dewpoint is the temperature, at a given pressure, at which the hydrocarbon components will start to condensate out of the gaseous phase of the natural gas stream. The maximum temperature and the pressure at which such condensation takes places is the cricondentherm

Measured by a moisture analyzer, it indicates the amount of moisture