Process automation hall-of-fame member Greg McMillan made his book about centrifugal and axial compressor control freely available for download in PDF form.
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Calculations for Sizing Control Valves
A Fisher brand technical paper on Valve Sizing Calculations shows the traditional and standardized calculations for properly sizing pressure regulators and valves.
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Ammonia production, a cornerstone of global food security, carries a significant environmental footprint. While its output is essential for producing fertilizers to feed billions, it accounts for 1.8% of global CO2 emissions, releasing around 500 million tonnes...
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Visit the Crosby J-Series Direct Spring Pressure Relief Valves page on Emerson.com for more information on dependable overpressure protection for safer and more sustainable operations.
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Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste via Conversion
Only about 9% of the world’s plastic waste is recycled, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Many post-consumer plastics are considered unrecyclable via traditional mechanical methods and end up in landfills, get incinerated,...
How Differential Pressure Flow Works
This 3:12 educational YouTube video, How Differential Pressure Flow Works illustrates how differential pressure (DP) flow technology works and how an integrated design improves installation and ongoing maintenance.
With Great Planning Comes Great Reliability
Many things have changed in process manufacturing in recent years. Teams—including reliability and maintenance—have gotten smaller, budgets have shrunk, production expectations have increased, expertise has become rarer, and equipment has gotten more complex. One...
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