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4 Inch Gate Valve
Description of 4 Inch Gate Valve: ZECO 4 inch gate valve is one of the most commonly used calibers. Gate valve in the line just switch effect, looks small, really small gate to pipeline protection as very important, although the gate valve switch is a long time, but the gate valve torque needed to light, in the case of an emergency, if only one person online, if go to close a 4 inch ball valve, ...
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Belfast city sewer case study
Client: NIWater CSG provided a number of valves to go in to the newly refurbished Belfast City Sewer. Originally installed during Victorian times the sewer system has been updated in order to reduce flood risks and improve the general infrastructure. The project comes at a cost of £120M and encompasses over 10km of pipeline. It has won a number of awards for innovation and is the largest ...
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Industrial Gate Valves
Industrial valves are devices that are used to regulate liquids, gases, and slurries. The flow of liquids or gases can be controlled using these valves. This can be done through pipes and other passageways by opening, closing, and partially obstructing the passageway or pipe. Different types of Industrial Valves include: • Gate Valves • Globe Valves • Ball Valves • ...
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Learining how to Choose Materials for Gas Valves
The materials and the quality of gas valves are so important that their disqualification will lead to leakage in-or-outside the body of the valve. If the strength, rigidity and overall performance of the components of the valve body cannot meet the requirements or even break, it will result in the spillage of gas and explosion. Therefore, material and quality are the most critical part during the ...
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Transient and surge related pipe bursts, water loss and damage prevention
Pipe bursts as a result of transients and surges within a piping network are very common problems throughout the world. Not only are the maintenance costs of these repairs extremely expensive, but when you add in possible litigation for third party damages, combined with the potentially significant value (cost) of the lost water, you can quickly realize the significance of what may appear simply ...
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Valve Spare Parts
Basic Info. Trade Term: EXW,FOB,CIF.CFR Payment Term: T/T,L/C, Western Union Delivery Time:7-30days Place of Origin: Ningbo, China Features of valve spare parts: ·Product name: Cold Forging Sleeve and Bushing ·Material: Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Brass ·Machining Tolerances:0.01mm ·Machining Process: Cold Forging, CNC Turning, CNC Milling, Grinding, ...
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Don’t Just Replace a Check Valve, Upgrade It!
Just over 300 miles northwest of Santa Monica, CA, where the world’s first marine outfall was installed in 1910, check valves are being re-designed and engineered for outfalls all over the world. Outfalls – which are essentially discharge points of a waste stream into rivers, drains, sewers, or other bodies of water – are located in thousands of places across the planet. Many of ...
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Proper Valve Trim Extends Life of Boiler Feedwater Valves
In competitive power markets, combined cycle facilities are experiencing more operating cycles than owners initially planned for at the design stage. It’s not uncommon for a combined cycle plant to experience more than 250 starts per year these days.While the ability to cycle a large combined cycle plant is ideal for fleet flexibility, frequent startups and shutdowns strain many critical ...
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Divers install eccentric plug valve in reservoir tunnel
A team of specialist divers – working in a cramped, water-filled tunnel 20 metres beneath the surface of a reservoir – has just completed installation of an eccentric plug valve to control water flow.The valve and associated equipment has been supplied to United Utilities by Viking Johnson (http://www.vikingjohnson.com), a world leader in the supply of pipe joints and repair and flow control ...
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What are the most commonly used control valves in the oil and gas industry?
Here at MGA Controls, we are experts when it comes to the range of industrial control and instrumentation devices. Our expertise spans a wide range of industrial applications and environments, including the oil and gas industry. Read on to learn about the 5 most commonly used control valves within oil and gas applications and why MGA Controls are one of the leading oil and gas valve suppliers. ...
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Rotork selected for strategic tank farm automation
Rotork IQ3 intelligent electric valve actuators with Pakscan digital control network have been selected by Horizon Tangiers Terminals S.A. for the automation of their strategically important terminal in Morocco. The programme, designed to optimise storage capacity and increase security, involves the automation of tank inlet and outlet valves and firefighting water network valves. ...
By Rotork plc
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Replacement Fill Control Valves with Electronic Flow and Metering Improve Pressure, Stop Leakage and Prevent Valve Failures
The City of Modesto, California is situated 90 miles east of San Francisco and has approximately 200,000 residents relying on 200,000 of gallons of water a day. The City needed to upgrade three water storage tanks that hold approximately 750,000 gallons each. After years of using motor operated valves to fill water storage tanks, the city recognized that there were just too many problems. ...
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Healthy Control Valves
A simple maintenance routine can help ensure trouble-free valve operation. Whether the control valve in your system is the first one that has required maintenance or if you are experienced with maintaining multiple valves in your system, some simple guidelines can help keep them operating at optimal performance. Physically checking all valves at least every 12 weeks is important, assuming that ...
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Fuel terminal upgrade installs advanced valve actuation and control - Case Study
Sector: Oil & Gas Category: Control Networks, Electric Actuators, Fluid Power Actuators, Services Products: CP, Extended Scope, Field Service, IQ3 Range, Pakscan Overview Independent tank storage provider Vopak is increasing and enhancing fuel capacity at the Vopak Terminal Durban in South Africa, an important site where activities encompass the import, export and distribution of ...
By Rotork plc
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Tank terminal demonstrates the electrically operated solution for ESD Valves - case study
Sector : Oil & Gas Category : Electric Actuators, Fluid Power Actuators, Control Networks Products : IQ - Standard, 3rd Generation SI, Pakscan Overview Since the disastrous fire at the Buncefield fuel depot in 2005, much has been done to ensure that such a catastrophic accident should not happen again. Led by COMAH (Competent Authority/Industry Standards Task Group), safeguards have been ...
By Rotork plc
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Intelligent actuation
Sarah Kellett, Rotork, UK, explores how modern non‑intrusive electric actuator technologies can assist the operation and automation of tank farms. Valve actuators provide vital functions in automated tank farms. By controlling the flow of products throughout the import, export, transfer, filling and emptying processes, these actuators are involved in every aspect of routine tank farm ...
By Rotork plc
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Rotork is ‘one-stop actuation shop’ for storage tank expansion project - Case Study
Sector : Oil & Gas Category : Electric Actuators, Fluid Power Actuators, Gearboxes and Accessories, Services Products : CVL, CVQ, Pro Generation SI, IS Motorised, Retrofit, IQ Pro Standard Overview Rotork has demonstrated its ability to be a one-stop shop for valve actuation products and services for an oil storage tank expansion project in Holland. Rotork's activities have encompassed the ...
By Rotork plc
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Rapid Gravity Filters - Case Study
Site The main water filter works for a holiday town having 10 gravity ...
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Weigh batching: the benefits of an automated system
In many plants that batch-blend bulk products, weigh batching is a manual, time-consuming operation in which ingredients are weighed individually before being charged to a blender or other process vessel. A significant number of such plants could benefit from the installation of an automated weigh batching system. For small as well as large operations, an automated weigh batching system can pay ...
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2021 Guide to Valve Actuators
We are a leading supplier of valves and related products for the plumbing, commercial, industrial, and HVAC markets at LUCKY6S valve manufacturer. Valve actuators are one of our key product lines, and they're utilized to make valve operation easier in fluid handling systems across a wide range of industries and applications. Our specialists have put together this guide to assist readers to ...
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