AUMA: New Solutions for Oil and Gas Applications
AUMA has developed new actuation solutions for a range of specialized oil and gas applications, including an innovative approach for lift plug valves.
#ball-butterfly-plug
Inexpensive Safe Water Tapped by Correcting Control Valve Output
The error output from a control valve can come from a variety of sources: uncontrolled input pressure, uncontrolled input flow rate, inaccurate orifice size or turbulent flow through the system which causes irregularity of flow rates through the system.
#water-wastewater #pressure-relief #controls
Solenoid Valve Technology for Upstream Oil and Gas Heating Equipment
Low-temperature stainless-steel fuel shutoff valves are typically used for on/off control of fuel gas within gas fuel trains in process heating system burners.
#solenoids #automation
Regulators versus Control Valves: What’s the Best Fit?
The combination of North American shale fields that continue to fuel high levels of new domestic oil and gas projects and ongoing global efforts means the need for efficiency in instrumentation selection has never been higher.
#controls #automation
Powell Valves, M.A. Stewart Reach Canadian Distribution Agreement
The Wm. Powell Company (Powell Valves) and M.A.
Cost Implications for Throttling Electric Actuators in Pipeline Systems
A few years ago, a major U.S. liquid pipeline company revamped one of its existing refined products pipelines.
#actuators
Control Using Wireless Throttling Valves
Based on the broad acceptance of wireless transmitters, manufacturers have developed and introduced wireless actuators for on/off valves.
#actuators
The Rationale Behind Valve Characteristics
Back in the “early days,” we were taught that, to properly control flow, we should select a linear valve characteristic when the valve controls more than 25% of the piping system pressure drop at full flow.
#pressure-relief #controls #automation
Important Change Coming to Key Valve Export Category
The U.S. valve industry has been hit very hard over the last seven years by export control penalties.
#standards
Improving Valve Sealing Performance and Reliability
Approximately 300,000 tons of fugitive emissions are released each year in the United States, according to the Fluid Sealing Association, and regulations put in place to lower that number are being added every year.
#VMAnews #standards