It is easy to take valves for granted. They have been used since the days of the Roman Empire and designs are pretty routine, so people tend to assume that a standard valve will do the job. But that ...

09 April 2004 – Siemens Westinghouse (SWPC) introduced an innovative concept in fossil valve maintenance. This concept uses advanced tooling, coupled with specifically trained personnel, to ...

Originally embedded in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, today the Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants standard for inservice testing ...

SAN ANTONIO — October 13, 2021 — The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Nitrogen Blowdown Facility has succeeded at recreating the intense conditions of a gas event, making it possible to test ...

This letter refers to an article by Zotan Turzo and Gabor Takacs entitled "CFD techniques determine gas-lift valve behavior" (OGJ, June 8, 2009, p. 46). The article stated: "Mainly based on the ...

Freeport LNG pointed to deficiencies in safety valve testing and operating procedures as the root causes of a pipeline explosion that shut its export plant in Texas on June 8, according to a report ...