Driving Valve Design in the Power Industry
Contrary to what might be expected, valve design in the power industry is not necessarily driven by codes and standards.
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Cooperation between groups helps set standards for shale gas development
In a departure from the often contentious positioning taken by energy firms involved in hydraulic fracturing and the environment groups normally opposed to fossil fuel development, agreement has been reached to create a mechanism to establish standards for shale gas development.
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Matrix Metals Announces Capability Integration of Indian Boiler Regulations
Keokuk Steel Castings and Acerlan Foundry (subsidiaries of Matrix Metals) announce the capability integration of IBR (Indian Boiler Regulations) Certification.
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Spirax Sarco Introduces CS10 Clean Steam Separator with Enhanced Surface Finish
Spirax Sarco has released the CS10 Clean Steam Separator with an enhanced surface finish as standard.
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Emerson Expands the Smart Machinery Health Portfolio
Emerson Process Management’s Smart Machinery Health portfolio now provides an integrated protection and prediction solution for critical reciprocating compressors.
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VMA Leadership Forum: Fugitive Emissions, API Standards and More
Each year the Valve Manufacturers Association hosts a meeting specifically for member companies’ top executives.
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Nickel-Copper Alloys
Q: Are the nickel-copper alloys (such as UNS N04400) acceptable for use in accordance with the NACE sour service standards?
#materials #standards #maintenance-repair
Flowserve Announces SIL 3 Certification for Limitorque MXa Actuator
Flowserve announces the availability of the Limitorque MXa electric actuator with up to a SIL 3 safety rating.
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Spirax Sarco Introduces the Fig 36HP Strainer Range Rated to ASME Class 600 Standards
Spirax Sarco is pleased to announce the release of the Fig 36HP stainless steel Ytype strainer rated to ASME Class 600 standards and therefore meets the needs of a wider range of applications.
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Standards Spring from the Need to Protect
Most of us in the valve industry take for granted the interchangeability and standardization of the valves produced today.
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API's New Casting Quality Standards
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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The Proposed MSS Standard for ‘Standard-Class’ Castings
The issue of “commercial” casting quality has been argued at length at meetings, seminars and after-hours watering holes.
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Are FE Standards Hot Air?
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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Qualification Standards on Performance Type Testing
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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NACE MR0103 Material Compliance
Q: I have a material certified to be compliant with NACE MR0175.
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Concentrated Solar Power Generation
As Germany shuts out nuclear, Japan deals with the backlash over Fukushima and North American governments institute environmental regulations that make coal-fired power generation more expensive, the appeal of exploiting natural alternative energy sources becomes even greater.
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Federal Regulation of Fracking Has Arrived
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quietly announced last Wednesday (Nov. 23, 2012) that it would grant part of Earthjustice’s TSCA petition concerning chemical substances and mixtures used in the fracking process of oil and natural gas production.
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MSS Publishes Revised SP-55-2011, Approves SP-58-2009
The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) announces that revised Standard Practice, SP-55-2011, Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components - Visual Method for Evaluation of Surface Irregularities, has been has been published AND approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard (ANS). They also approved Standard Practice, SP-58-2009, Pipe Hangers and Supports –Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and Installation.
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Addressing Welding Procedures Not Covered by ASME Section IX
Q: My customer has rejected my welding procedure specification (WPS) and has asked me to address items that are not required by ASME Section IX.
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SIL Made Simple
A good deal of misunderstanding exists about what an SIL is and how it is assigned.
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