TECHNICAL

Technical

The Science Behind Steam Assisted Flares

Flares are a common site in petrochemical plants.

Technical

Welding and Valves Go Hand in Hand

Welding and valves officially became joined at the hip with the perfection of the arc-welding process in the late 1920s.

Technical

Great-Tasting Brews Show Value of New Water Purification System

Consumers don’t often think about the fact that their electric power, clothes and even the semiconductors that go into the chips for computers and cell phones are manufactured using massive amounts of water.
#automation #water-wastewater

Technical

Velan Awarded Nuclear Valve Contracts in China Worth $36M

Velan has been awarded important contracts for the supply of nuclear class valves to China Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation (CNPEC), China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.

Technical

Valves in a Cement Slurry Line

Basically everywhere you look in modern society, you see something made of concrete.

Technical

Digital Valve Control Leads to Increased Plant Availability

Surge is characterized by fast flow reversals through a compressor and is caused by a large-scale breakdown of flow patterns within the compressor.

Insights

High-Pressure Test Enclosures for Valve Assemblies

As drilling operations explore ever greater depths and pressures, operating pressures for new valve assemblies are going beyond traditional limits.
#pressure-relief #standards

Technical

Warriors, Welding and Wooing the Workforce

For the last several years, one of the biggest concerns voiced by manufacturers, construction firms, refiners, petrochemical and petroleum producers is the shortage of skilled manpower.

Technical

New Test Standards for Low-E Compliance

Creating practical, unified standards for qualifying and testing valves has been a constant struggle for the industry as it seeks to meet the fugitive emission requirements established by the U.S.
#standards

Technical

Avoid Water Hammer Problems in High-Pressure Hydraulic Systems

Water hammer, high-velocity fluid flow and contaminated hydraulic media are among the worst enemies of high-pressure hydraulic systems.
#water-wastewater #pressure-relief