In refineries and petrochemical plants, frequent contact with process media can result in premature corrosion of valves and related components. To help prevent this, vendors can provide expert advice and, in some cases, lab testing to verify compatibility between...
Valves, Actuators & Regulators
Advice for Choosing a Valve Service Repair Company for Your Next Outage
Choosing a valve maintenance company that you can trust is difficult. During a shutdown or outage, you want your plant back up and running as quickly and safely as possible, while staying within budget and completing reliable repairs. Here are some tips from an...
Next-Generation Knife Gate Valves for Dewatered Tailings Applications
With Clarkson KS1 knife gate valves from Emerson, the improvement was dramatic and immediate. After 8 months, the new valves remain in service, never having required a repair or change out. The installed cost of each valve was less than $27,000, so the project paid for itself in just over two weeks, and it has been generating nearly $10,000 per week in savings since.
Continuing Innovations in Control Valve Noise Reduction
Here’s a brief 1:40 YouTube video, Treating control valve noise with Fisher Whisper technology, that shares how the bar continues to be raised for control valve noise reduction by reducing sound pressure levels to a manageable level with Fisher Whisper technology. More innovations to come!
Unique Challenges for SAF Control Valves
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a renewable alternative to the fossil fuels that have historically powered most aircraft. Compared to conventional fuel production, SAF production poses particular challenges for control valves. Below is a summary of our article in...
Specialized Control Valves for Semiconductor Ultrapure Water Applications
Mark Nymeyer of Emerson, cowrote this article regarding the importance of control valve selection for semiconductor ultrapure water applications. Read more to understand silicon chip manufacturing, keeping ultrapure water ultrapure, and control valves for ultrapure service. #controlvalves #water
Valve Actuator Automated Connectivity
Andy Le and Tom Mullins presented Optimizing Automated Valve Connectivity – Go Intelligent Electric Actuators at the 2023 Ovation Users Group Conference.
Using Sustainable Initiatives to Achieve Decarbonization Goal
Sustainability and decarbonization have become an integral part of the discussions around energy security and long-term sustainable economic growth.
Emerson’s Fisher control valves and instruments play a role in helping you achieve your sustainability goals.
An Alternative Solution to Bellows Failure with Balanced Diaphragm Technology
This article discusses a recently introduced PRV design that replaces bellows with a balanced diaphragm. This new balancing technology can be installed as an upgrade to standard bellows PRVs, and it extends backpressure limits while providing greater flow capacity than a similarly sized balanced bellows PRV.
Control Valve Selection for Turbine Bypass Applications
Turbine bypass valves are subject to frequent thermal cycles, high pressure drops, and the need for tight shut off. My article in the May 2023 issue of Power, titled "Turbine Bypass Valve Challenges,” provides methods of inspection to prevent their failure. Surviving...
Designing & Specifying Process Automation Parameters to Drive Performance
A plant’s performance can be optimized at the intersection of capital equipment, production processes, and people. Done correctly from the start through the selection of technologies and how they are deployed can lead to higher levels of productivity, reliability, safety, and sustainability.
Control Valve Environmental Packing Improves Performance
Packing selection used to be relatively simple, but more stringent environmental regulations have made it much more challenging. Low-emissions packing solutions provide compliance, along with other benefits, as shown in my article in the June issue of Hydrocarbon Processing, titled Added Benefits of Control-Valve Environmental Packing.
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