DESIGN

Design

Hymax Versa Wrap-Around Coupling Now Available in 18- and 24-Inch Lengths

Connect two pipes with the same or differing outside diameters when installing as a coupling.

Design

IMI Critical Engineering Releases Globe Valve Flashing Solution

EroSolve Flashing line for chemical, oil and gas and power industries.
#gate-globe-check

Insights

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

Technical

New Surface Compact Regulator for Downstream Hydraulic Equipment

New design can be used in low- and high-pressure applications
#pressure-relief #components #VMAnews

Applications

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.

Design

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

Design

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

Manufacturing

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

Applications

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

Applications

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