An undersized valve cannot pass the required flow, and the correct selection depends on more than the published flow coefficient. Pipe reducers, choked flow conditions, and the interaction between pressure drop and vaporization all influence the result.
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Poorly specified or undersized valves in critical services can cause unplanned shutdowns, fugitive emissions, and safety incidents, so getting valve selection right at the front end of a project and revisiting it whenever process conditions change are among the highest-leverage actions an operator or engineering contractor can take.
Valve failures in mining drive unplanned downtime, safety hazards, environmental exposure, and lost production. Abrasive slurries, cavitation, and corrosive acids each attack valves in different ways, yet all lead to the same outcome: shortened service life and rising maintenance costs. A podcast analyzing available solutions.
Compressor surge control remains one of the most popular topics here on the blog. I took an inventory of many of the Emerson products used to control surge conditions.
Emerson Accredited Service Providers, combined with digital tools, can assist you in collecting and reviewing information to validate your installed base of valves, actuators, and regulators at plant startup or to analyze equipment health in preparation for a shutdown, turnaround, or outage.
Jaime Alvarado Millan joins podcast host Jim Cahill to discuss the Plantweb Insight Valve Health Application and how it provides diagnostics to better plan maintenance activities and avoid abnormal plant conditions.
In a POWER Magazine article and podcast, Emerson Addresses Power Industry’s AI-Driven Demand Surge, Emerson’s Seth Harris joins Executive Editor Aaron Larson to discuss these challenges and the role of automation and AI-enabled technologies to help address these challenges.
In this 2:21 YouTube video, “Three types of Overpressure Protection,” Emerson’s Doug Schleffer highlights three solutions to address overpressure conditions. These solutions include worker monitors, slam shuts, and pressure relief valves.
Joe Gibbons demonstrates how steam system nozzle testing is performed to identify problems in this 4:38 YouTube video, “Unlock Efficiency with Routine Nozzle Inspection and Maintenance.”
At the Emerson Exchange 2025 Conference, Control Southern’s Jordan Cain and Emerson’s Daniel Busch presented “Using Smart Valve Positioners to Cut Downtime and Optimize Outages”.
In an Energy, Oil & Gas magazine article, Innovation with impact, Emerson’s Trent Decker shares ways these innovations contribute to more sustainable operations.
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