Articles relating to Master Class

Modified Valves: can you afford to take the risk?

The modification of standard valves to suit alternative and often very specific use is nothing new. More and more contractors and end users are ...
Valveuser Issue 27

API 622 – Helping you to choose the best fugitive emissions packing

Valve fugitive emissions standards and legislation are not new ideas or concepts. Beginning in the USA in the 1960s, formalisation of criteria and ...
Valveuser Issue 26

Valve Condition Monitoring Made Easy

Valve Condition Monitoring is known to reduce risks, and maximise efficiency and reliability in all processes where it is deployed. It is ...
Valveuser Issue 26

A guide to pressure transmitter materials selection

The risk of corrosion presents a serious threat to the long term operation and accuracy of pressure transmitters, particularly in critical ...
Valveuser Issue 26

ABB Smart positioners save money

Maybe you think that your existing conventional valve positioners provide the accuracy you need. However, Jo Kirkbride, Actuator & Positioning ...
Valveuser Issue 25

How European Standards are developed to support European Directives

This article describes the overall process used for the preparation of European Standards, how papers are circulated between CEN itself, CEN ...
Valveuser Issue 25

Improving Process Efficiency With Wireless Valve Automation: By Kurtis Jensen

The economics and simplicity of wireless field instruments has allowed many industrial plants to expand the benefits of automation well beyond ...
Valveuser Issue 24

The Use of Brushless DCV Motors in Electronic Valve Actuators: Prepared by: Earnest Carey, Jr. and Scott Wilkerson

Since 1929, electric valve actuators have been used for valve actuation, using both AC and DC volt motors. Motor technology remained virtually ...
Valveuser Issue 24

Counterfeiting - The hidden threat to safety

Behind each and every successful product lie thousands of hours and probably millions of pounds in research and development. Not surprising then that ...
Valveuser Issue 24

Advanced Planning and Scheduling in an ‘engineer to order’ business

With a developing business and significant market growth being displayed, BEL Valves recognised the need for new methods of planning and scheduling ...
Valveuser Issue 23

Crossing the High Pressure, High Temperature ‘Chasm’

The oil and gas industry is often criticised for not being at the cutting edge of technological advancement. But with the demise of ‘easy oil’ ...
Valveuser Issue 23

Cryogenic Masterclass

The growth in the LNG and Industrial Gases market has seen increased interest in low temperature and Cryogenic testing. Adanac’s Technical Director ...
Valveuser Issue 23

Joint Integrity Masterclass

BVAA is working very closely with new member ‘The Academy of Joint Integrity’ to offer Valve User readers a Joint Integrity Masterclass, to be held ...
Valveuser Issue 23

Actuators’ Role in Asset Management

In this Master Class for Valve User, Ian Sully, Sales and Product Specialist for AUMA UK provides a definition of asset management. The growing ...
Valveuser Issue 22

Mokveld’s Considerations in Designing HIPPS

HIPPS is an abbreviation for High Integrity (Pressure) Protection System, which is a specific application of a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) ...
Valveuser Issue 21

How to pick control valves with low life cycle costs

In light of economic instability, many organisations are redoubling their efforts to reduce operational costs and maintain profitability. Control ...
Valveuser Issue 20

Generic Review of Valve Issues Facing The End User Today

I am now in my 40th year in the industry and would like to share some generic data concerning issues facing the industry today. General valve ...
Valveuser Issue 18

“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”

A brief review of Valve Casting Weld repairs by Barrie Kirkman, BSc CEng MIMech, Executive Consultant to the Offshore, Petrochemical and Chemical ...
Valveuser Issue 18

Review of RFID Technology For The Offshore Industry: In 2010 the RFID market growth was 14%. Interest in the Offshore Industry and associated Service Companies is gathering momentum.

In brief, RFID technology is proving to be successful and is definitely here to stay as it offers full traceability of assets such as drilling ...
Valveuser Issue 18

Selecting Elastomers For High Pressure, Rapid Gas Decompression (RGD) Applications

In applications where RGD is a possibility, valve OEMs and end-users require parts moulded from elastomers designed and proven to be resistant to ...
Valveuser Issue 18