VALVE Magazine Summer 2022 ISSUE

VALVE Magazine Summer 2022
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FEATURE STORY

New Technologies Solve Severe Cavitation Problems

An advanced anti-cavitation control valve design enabled by 3D metal printing solved a power plant’s severe cavitation problem and dramatically improved its bottom line.
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FEATURES

Technical

Valve Basics: Electric Actuator Controls

Electric valve actuators control the opening and closing of valves. With a motor drive that provides torque to operate the valve, these actuators are frequently used on multi-turn valves such as gate or globe and also on ball, plug and other quarter-turn valves.


Education

The Diverse Role Valves Play in the Chemical Industry

The chemical industry is extremely diverse with more than 60,000 known products. Like all process industries, the chemical industry needs valves designed for safe, efficient and reliable process operation.


Manufacturing

Grappling with the World's Complex Energy Transition Through an ESG Lens

With a long list of contributing factors, the world is barreling headlong into an energy transition that’s full of challenges, opportunities and lofty net-zero goals.

COLUMNS

Design

Open and Shut: Smart, Reliable Thief Hatch Monitoring in Tank Batteries

A hatch left open or not fully sealed allows emissions to continuously vent out into the atmosphere. While producers once worried about lost product, the focus has shifted to environmental concerns.

The Critical Role of Our Industry in the Ebb and Flow of a Changing World

As anyone with even a small stake in the valve industry knows, many markets and sectors are served.
Applications

Are Bypasses Needed With Today’s Waterworks Gate Valves? New Information Says They’re Not

Gate valves are the most common valve used in the water utility industry.
Technical

Direct-Sealing Diaphragm Valves Offer Novel Approach

As modern industries such as hydrogen electrolysis and biotech make dramatic technical advances, engineers and researchers must sometimes turn to nontraditional process control systems.
Insights

Industry Capsules

ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Insights

The Importance of Strategic Account Management for Organizations Involved in the Valve Industry

Valve manufacturers can garner sustained, significant and measurable business value with these proven industry-specific, relationship-building sales strategies.

ARTICLES

Education

Flowserve Expands Educational Service Capabilities in Partnership with Lamar University

Flowserve’s new Learning Resource Center finds a home on Lamar University’s campus.
Applications

CASE STUDY: City of Phoenix Tests More Efficient Water Distribution With Permaseal Valve

The CPWSD utilize PermaSeal’s insertion valve for water management systems.

VMA Drives Industry Awareness, Membership Opportunities

It was a busy spring for the VMA, with no plans for that to change going forward.
Technical

Editor's Product Picks

Neles introduces valve-sizing and selection software for all intelligent automated process valves.

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