Sizing Electric Actuators for Use on Linear Valves
The valve industry is made up of many types of valves that are used in countless types of applications, locations and service conditions.
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Can Valves Mitigate Flooding from Severe Weather Events
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have certainly been a test for infrastructure, and while flooding seems inevitable under such extreme conditions, there are valuable lessons to be learned from these two storms.
Machine Learning: A Brave New World
Whether you embrace it as a way to more safely and accurately control processes, or fear it as a threat to human employment, machine learning (ML) is one of the hottest topics in computer programming today.
Remote Monitoring of Cooling Towers and Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers
Advances in wireless technology have made remote monitoring of process equipment and systems much easier and less expensive than previously thought possible.
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Low Cracking Pressure in Chemical Processing Condensate Lines
Steam condensate is the liquid by-product formed when steam goes from the vapor state to the liquid state; this process occurs in a wide range of applications, across virtually all industries.
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An Update on U.S. Valve-Related Standards
It takes much time and effort by many people to upgrade existing codes and standards, or to develop new ones.
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Diagnostics for Commissioning and Startup
Many facilities have found value in performing diagnostics on valves before a turnaround or shutdown.
The Actuation Selection Process
A common misconception in our industry is that actuating a valve is as simple as putting the most cost-efficient actuator on top of your valve of choice, but the process is much more complicated than that.
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How to Choose the Best Rapid Prototyping Method
As new products are designed, including valve bodies and the parts that comprise the finished valve, prototypes must be created.
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Valves in Oxygen Service
In his presentation at VMA’s 2017 Technical Seminar, Kurt Larson, a process control engineer for Air Products, spoke about the inherent danger of the oxygen production business and how it is particularly important for end users and valve manufacturers to work closely together.
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