Do I need to be concerned about galvanic corrosion when selecting valve materials?
A: This is a good question, and the answer should begin with discussing exactly what is meant by galvanic corrosion.
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Valve Packing & Gasket Research and Development Devices
The continuous improvement of valve packing technology has created a new baseline for the industry to achieve emission levels that previously were possible only with the use of bellows seals.
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Fire Protection Solutions
Because of the potential harm and damage to people and property, fires and explosions are a major concern in refinery, gas processing, petrochemical and offshore, and many other types of facilities.
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Understanding Functional Safety Standards
While many people might recognize the term “functional safety” and assume they know what it means, for the purposes of standards, the term itself needs explanation.
#basics #standards
Improve Ethylene Conversion: Critical Control Valves for Cracked Gas Processing
Maximum ethylene production requires several conditions: a highly saturated feedstock, high coil outlet temperature, low hydrocarbon partial pressure, short residence time in the radiant coil, and rapid quenching of the cracked gases.
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Emissions’ Standards, Innovation and Safety Highlight Technical Seminar
The theme of VMA’s 2014 Technical Seminar and Exhibition event was “Valve Emissions for Compliance, Standards and Technology” and the presenters covered the subject from every angle.
#standards #automation #VMAnews
Victaulic Named ‘Top Workplace’
During an award ceremony held Tuesday, February 25, 2014, Victaulic was named to an elite list of Top Workplaces in the Lehigh Valley (PA) by The Morning Call newspaper.
Valve Automation Solution for Unconventional Shale Gas Challenge
With the rapid development of unconventional shale plays throughout the U.S. has come the challenge of transporting product to refiners and markets.
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Proactive Defect Detection with Simulation Software
Through-wall leakers in cast valve bodies often can be the end result of undetected defective areas created during the metal casting process.
#iiot #materials
Improve Ethylene Conversion Part One: The Furnace
Olefin production plants use a variety of feedstocks.