Unless your plant or production facilities was recently built, chances are that your process has a mix of automatic and manual control. A common area for manual control are on-off valves used in many general purpose applications such as tank filling and emptying,...
Final Control & Regulate
Valve Actuators for Safety Shutdown and Small Applications
One of the world's leading spots to learn about new developments in industrial valves, valve actuators and fittings is the Valve World Expo. This event was held last month in Düsseldorf, Germany. During this event, Emerson launched two new products: the Bettis EHO...
Sizing Tank Blanketing Regulators
In March of 2014, API Standard 2000 (Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks), 7th edition was released. In a whitepaper, Sizing Tank Blanketing Regulators Using the Latest API 2000 7th Edition Guidelines, Emerson's Steve S. Attri describes how the latest...
Safety Instrumented System Solenoid-Operated Valve Approaches
Last week at the Emerson Exchange conference, I caught up with Emerson's Riyaz Ali. You may recall Riyaz from many safety instrumented system-related posts. We discussed some of the trends in integrated positioners + solenoid valves + limit switches + valve position...
Regulators versus Control Valves: What’s the Best Fit?
Keith Erskine with Emerson local business partner Puffer-Sweiven and Vince Mezzano with Fluor discuss considerations in selecting control valves versus regulators for uses on various applications.
Using Wireless Throttling Valves in Column Control
Emerson's Kurtis Jensen and Terry Blevins teamed up with the University of Texas at Austin's Stephen Briggs to control a column with wireless valves. Their abstract: The control performance that may be achieved using wireless throttling valves has been evaluated...
Regulated Pressure Control Solutions on FPSOs/FLNGs and Platforms
Emerson's Wendell Love, Alexandre Minto, and Joe Ugarte described applications on floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs), floating liquefied natural gas vessels, and offshore oil and gas production platforms. Their abstract: Demonstrate pressure...
Avoiding Mistakes with Wireless Valve Feedback
Many plants have manual valves because it is too cost prohibitive or difficult to automate from an installation and wiring perspective. In a Valve World April edition article, Wireless valves for control, Emerson's Kurtis Jensen highlights the advancement of wireless...
Anti-Surge Compressor Control in Action
In this 2:50 YouTube video, Optimized Anti Surge Control Simulator, Emerson’s Tom Bass and CCC’s Rick Fausel describe the Innovation Center simulator setup. The purpose is to show the control strategies working with the control valve to meet the application requirements for surge protection.
High-Integrity Pressure Protection System Solution
Emerson's Carsten Thoegersen and Emanuele Rivolta shares his expertise on high-integrity pressure protection systems in process safety applications. Their abstract: HIPPS (High-Integrity Pressure Protection System) is a part of the Safety Instrumented System (SIS) &...
Safety Valve Positioners and Common Cause Failure Questions
If you work with pumps in your facility, you may be familiar with the Empowering Pumps site, a wealth of information to help you with these important assets in your plant. Founder Charli K. Matthews has launched something similar for valves, Empowering Valves. I had...
Fisher Valve and Instrument Howto Videos
In an earlier post, Howto Video on Pneumatic Valve Positioner Mounting, I shared the first in a series of "how to…" videos that the Emerson Educational Services team was developing. Apart from this initiative, my subscription on the FisherControlValve channel alerted...
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