Part I: A Guide to Control Valves and Process Variability
Submitted by Jon Monsen Ph.D., PE // Flow Control Network Magazine
This article discusses the importance of selecting the correct flow characteristic and correctly sizing the valve in order for the valve to properly control the process.
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Noise from Cavitation: Bad for Control Valves and Equipment
Submitted by Jon Monsen and Peter Jessee // Valve Magazine
Certain frequencies of sound can play havoc on industrial equipment. When control valves are not selected appropriately, there is an increased risk for cavitation, which causes high noise and vibration levels, resulting in very rapid damage to the valve's internals and/or the downstream piping.
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Best Practices in CONTROL
Submitted by Jon Irvine
Considering the number of variables, gaining precise control of a process heating application can be a difficult task. In industries with a high demand for consistent quality, controlling the temperature of a substance from the start to the finish of a process is an absolute necessity. Learn more.
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How Gauges Can Help Prevent Costly Loss of Containment
Submitted by WIKA Instrument Guru
Loss of containment is one of the costliest things that can go wrong at a plant. Accordingly, smart enterprises employ a variety of measures that ensure loss of containment just doesn't happen or when it does, the adverse circumstances are kept to a minimum.
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Advanced Control Methods as 'Commodities'
Submitted by Renee Robbins Bassett, Featured in Automation World Magazine
Advanced Process Control (APC) methods used to be so advanced as to be esoteric- too complex and unusable except by a few high-level experts. Today, however, it seems APC is little talked about for an entirely different reason: It's become a commodity.
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Go Beyond Horsepower When Sizing a Servo Motor
Submitted by John Brokaw, Featured in Plant Engineering Magazine
When using a servo motor, one should consider torque, speed, and other applications for a specific motion control application.
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