Online Control Valve Diagnostics in Today’s Cybersecurity World
The topic of cybersecurity usually brings to mind data breaches that impact financial or private information, stolen intellectual property or disruption of major events such as political elections.
#iiot #controls
Valves in Space
All of these valves need to be built to precise fits and finishes and to stringent performance requirements because “On a spacecraft, everything has got to work. If it breaks, you’re done.”
#materials #standards
U.S. Now Exports Crude Oil to More Places Than It Imports
As U.S. crude oil export volumes have increased to an average of 2.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in the first seven months of 2019, the number of destinations (which includes countries, territories, autonomous regions, and other administrative regions) that receive U.S. exports has also increased.
#iiot #automation
The Basics of Eccentric Plug Valves
Wastewater systems present many challenges to pumps and valves because the flow can contain grit, solids and debris, depending where in the process the equipment is located.
#ball-butterfly-plug #water-wastewater #basics
Tank Farms and Liquid Terminals
You see them everywhere: acres of giant white cylinders — some rotund and some a bit slimmer — rising from the ground like a farmer’s root crop ready for harvest.
Paint & Coatings
A walk through a typical valve distributor’s warehouse will yield a contrasting view of either silver or black products.
#basics
The Challenges of Chlor-Alkali
With the introduction of new materials and the evolution of valve design over the years, the days when fluid handling operators were limited by the number of valve types available to control the process are long gone.
#materials
Fracturing Technology in the New Age
After the oil crash of 2014, producers needed to refine the technology even further to bring costs down while meeting new industry challenges.
#automation
Process Instrumentation in Oil and Gas
Process instrumentation is an integral part of any process industry because it allows real time measurement and control of process variables such as levels, flow, pressure, temperature, pH and humidity.
#pressure-relief
Applications in Water Harvesting Systems
Water harvesting in commercial projects involves collecting rooftop rainwater, stormwater runoff, condensate from air handlers and greywater from showers, baths and lavatory sinks.
#water-wastewater