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Understanding Valve Operations in Heat Recovery Steam Generators June 26, 2026 | Power Generation, Valves, Actuators & Regulators - HRSG valve applications span an unusually wide range of operating conditions. During startup, a feedwater valve may see the full discharge pressure of the boiler feed pump against an empty, atmospheric-pressure drum, creating severe cavitation potential. Read More
Dead Time Compensation: What Every Control Engineer Should Know Before Turning It On June 25, 2026 | Services, Consulting & Training - Dead time is the single most limiting factor in any control loop. It is the total elapsed time from the start of a change until it completes a trip around the entire loop and returns to the point of origin. Read MoreLatest Posts
From Reactive Repairs to Predictive Confidence: How Industrial AI Is Reshaping Asset Performance Management
In a recent episode of The Main Column Podcast, Nithiya Parameswaran, Vice President of Product Management at Emerson’s Aspen Technology business, joined Lee Nichols, Editor-in-Chief of Hydrocarbon Processing, to explain how Asset Performance Management (APM) is moving beyond monitoring toward predictive and prescriptive maintenance.
Modernizing Thermal Power Assets: Control, Measurement, and Digital Strategies for Lifecycle Extension
North American infrastructure was not built for the load growth now arriving from data centers, and the top industrial turbine manufacturers are booked solid for the next two to five years. That leaves operators one practical option: get more out of the plants they already own, many of them past the 40-year mark.
Pressure Relief Valve Challenges in High-Pressure Hydrogen Applications
The article, “How to select pressure relief valves for hydrogen and other high-pressure gas applications,” shares key requirements for pressure relief valves in these challenging applications.
Building a Stronger Reliability Program with Continuous Monitoring and Industrial AI
TL;DR Continuous vibration monitoring identifies failures earlier than many traditional methods. Workforce shortages are accelerating adoption of permanent monitoring solutions. Criticality assessments help teams prioritize the right assets first. Industrial AI...
Alarm Management Fundamentals: Configuring Ovation Points for Cleaner, More Actionable Alarms
Every extra alarm competes for an operator’s attention, and a flooded list buries the one message that actually matters. Standards such as ANSI/ISA 18.2 and IEC 62682 give you a framework, but the day-to-day work happens in the point configuration inside Ovation Developer Studio.
Best Practices for Alarm Management in Remote Operations Centers
A healthy alarm program in remote operations centers is core to asset performance and starts with a sound alarm philosophy and guidelines, not with the configuration screen.
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