It is possible to choose several types of liquid valves. Each has advantages as well as disadvantages. In general, a two-way valve is selected for applications that require the stopping and starting ...

Proper valve sizing and selection saves facilities money by improving plant uptime and decreasing maintenance costs. One way to improve the selection of valves for a particular application is to take ...

Advanced pipeline-pressure isolation technology allowed Shell Philippines Exploration & Production to replace an export riser shutdown valve at an offshore natural gas production platform without the ...

Equipment for gas chromatography, liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry is complex, with multiple subsystems that control the flow of sample analyte, carrier gas and solvent fluids. The ...

Like so many of the core technologies integral to automated industrial operations—such as motors, drives, and I/O—valves don’t always receive the attention they deserve in the automation arena.

A single power plant uses hundreds of valves to control almost every aspect of its operation. Valves, in conjunction with a controlling actuator, are used for pollution control, feed water, cooling ...