IMI Critical Engineering Releases Globe Valve Flashing Solution
EroSolve Flashing line for chemical, oil and gas and power industries.
#gate-globe-check
Biden Administration Allocates Funding to Hydropower Development
Hydropower remains key player in power generation in U.S. currently accounting for 31.5% of renewable electricity generation and about 6.3% of total U.S. electricity
#water-wastewater
New Surface Compact Regulator for Downstream Hydraulic Equipment
New design can be used in low- and high-pressure applications
#pressure-relief #components #VMAnews
DOE Selects Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Design for Versatile Test Reactor in Idaho
A sodium-cooled fast test reactor was selected to be installed at Idaho National Laboratory.
Understanding Torque for Quarter-Turn Valves
Valve manufacturers publish torques for their products so that actuation and mounting hardware can be properly selected.
#actuators #basics #controls
An Overview of Butterfly Valves
A key advantage of selecting a butterfly valve is the reduction of space and weight to a system compared with other options such as ball, check, globe or gate valves.
#basics #ball-butterfly-plug
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.
#controls #materials
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.
#iiot #automation
Mueller Introduces the New PermaSeal Insertion Valve
Contributed by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The valve is a true resilient wedge gate valve that embraces applicable requirements of the AWWA industry standard and is compatible with most major pipe types.
#VMAnews #water-wastewater
Emergency Shutoff Valve Automation with Cowan’s E2H-ESD Actuator
By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
“We designed this product around the modular concept to allow the customer to have the flexibility to remove the hydraulics and controls in the field with very minimal work since an important reason for failure of electric and electrohydraulic actuators is vibration in the pipe transferred to the process valve,” says Maria Aguirre, director of Business Development.
#actuators #controls #automation