The Role of Valves in HAZOP Studies
Process hazard analysis (PHA) is required by U.S.
#controls #standards
Intermediate Class Valves, the Forgotten Classification
These days, piping designers use automated systems that default to standard classifications such as pressure classes of 150 to 2500 for valves and associated equipment.
#automation #pressure-relief #standards
The Limits of Standard Manual Globe Valves for Throttling
A common practice in process services is to use manual globe valves with hand wheels for regulating flow.
#gate-globe-check #standards
Industry and Regulatory Changes in Offshore Operations
On May 13, 2016, the offshore oil and gas industry received an important safety update from the U.S.
#standards
The ASME Code Process for a Code Case: Non-Traditional Manufacturing Methods/Materials
What are ASME Code Cases and how do I get one?
#standards #materials
Gasket Performance Standards and Application Toward Fugitive Emissions Reductions
Most engineers, technical personnel and installation professionals involved with valve design and installation will inevitably need to consider a stationary seal at some point in their career.
#standards
Safety All the Way at VMA’s 2016 Technical Seminar
To meet the increasingly stringent environmental and safety standards instituted by governments and standards boards, manufacturers and users alike must be constantly aware of changes and challenges for which they are ultimately responsible.
#VMAnews #standards
Codes and Specifications for Mitigating Corporate Risk
Experience has shown that quality assurance/ control project managers cannot rely on supplier material test reports (MTRs) alone to identify material used in new construction; MTRs can contain significant errors.
#standards
Update: API Standards on Fugitive Emissions
The API Standard Committee on Piping and Valves has published some standards on fugitive emissions.
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The Underappreciated Mounting Kit
All too often, the mounting kit is considered trivial, an afterthought deemed a commodity within all the other specified control components that comprise a complete automated valve package.
#components #actuators #standards
Piping Codes and Valve Standards
As with every intended use for valves, piping carries its own set of standards that valve companies and users need to understand.
#standards
The Case for a Severe Service Standard
At this time, no national standards exist that clearly define severe service valves (SSVs) or set them apart from general purpose valves.
#maintenance-repair #standards
Understanding and Selecting Valve Flanges, Pt. I: Design and Standards
From time to time, we are re-posting particularly well-received articles that have previously run on VALVEMagazine.com so that those who might have missed them will be able to catch up on the best of the best.
#basics #standards
Conflicting requirements in Section II and VIII materials specifications
Q: In two Materials Q&A columns back in Winter 2010 and Spring 2010, you discussed making flanges from forged bar, and in the Spring column you indicated that it would be interesting to submit an inquiry to ASME regarding the conflicting requirements in the Section II material specifications vs.
#standards #materials
3D Printing Headlines VMA’s 2015 Technical Seminar
In addition to sharing updated information on standards, safety and innovations in design, VMA’s Technical Seminar, held March 5-6, 2015 in San Antonio, featured several presentations on additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing.
#VMAnews #standards
A Primer on Castings
Valve components, such as bodies, bonnets and caps, are manufactured either by forging or casting.
#components #standards #basics
Important Change Coming to Key Valve Export Category
The U.S. valve industry has been hit very hard over the last seven years by export control penalties.
#standards
Improving Valve Sealing Performance and Reliability
Approximately 300,000 tons of fugitive emissions are released each year in the United States, according to the Fluid Sealing Association, and regulations put in place to lower that number are being added every year.
#VMAnews #standards
Understanding and Selecting Valve Flanges, Pt. I: Design and Standards
Because flanges allow the assembly and maintenance of system components without the need for cutting and welding pipe, they play an important role in piping systems.
#maintenance-repair #standards #basics
From Coal to Combined Cycle
In the United States and around the world, industrial processers are striving to do more with less—to maximize efficiency, minimize costs and remain compliant with increasingly stringent regulations governing operations and output.
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