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Valves Blog (no longer active):
The Booming Western Australian Frontier
Jim Cahill
I saw the news in the Australian business publication, Financial Review, Emerson wins $67m boom town contract. The article highlights an order: …to supply control valves and valve actuators to regulate gas flow at Western Australia’s massive Gorgon liquefied...
15 Mar 2012
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
FIELDVUE Performance Diagnostics [Video]
Kyley Leger
Are you accurately monitoring your valves? Did you know that FIELDVUE Performance Diagnostics can solve problems before they occur? Whether you’re using a DVC2000, DVC5000, DVC6000, or DVC62000 Series digital valve controller, FIELDVUE products can predict problems before they happen. Watch the FIELDVUE DVC6000 digital valve controller video for more information. http://youtu.be/ny4BcXvSNTo
12 Mar 2012
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Additional Clarifications on Digital Valve Controllers in Safety Applications
Jim Cahill
A few months ago, I attempted to clear up some misconceptions about the use of digital valve controllers in safety applications in a post, Clarifications on the Use of the DVC6000 SIS in Safety Applications. It addressed misconceptions about references...
1 Mar 2012
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Rotary Vane Actuators in Slurry Mining Applications
Jim Cahill
In today’s guest post, Emerson’s Mike McQuade describes slurry-mining applications where rotary vane actuators are well suited. In a slurry-type mining application, the ore is ground up into fine particles and mixed with water, so that the mixture can...
20 Feb 2012
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Controlling Variable Thickness in Rolled Steel Cooling System Applications
Jim Cahill
In today’s guest post, Emerson’s Eric Kuebler, a metals & mining industry manager on the Fisher valve team, describes how a steel mill solved the challenge to produce steel sheets of varying thickness and receive ongoing operational savings. Water is...
6 Feb 2012
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Clarifications on the Use of the DVC6000 SIS in Safety Applications
Jim Cahill
I had the chance to catch up with Emerson’s Riyaz Ali at the Emerson Exchange last month in Nashville. You may recall Riyaz from many process safety-related posts. In his conversations with process automation and safety professionals, he has been encountering...
1 Dec 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Valve Magazine Article: Emerson Exchange Brings 2,800+ to Nashville
Jim Cahill
Valve magazine has a great recap of the recent Emerson Exchange conference in an article, Emerson Exchange Brings 2,800+ to Nashville . Author Peter Cleaveland highlights the conference and the Valve track.
10 Nov 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Safety Valve and Actuator Proof Test Coverage
Jim Cahill
I saw an email string with a question asking if it’s possible to detect all possible failure modes in a safety valve if very intensive and intrusive tests, such as full-stroke testing, leak testing, etc. are performed. Would it be conceivable to use 100...
9 Nov 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
2011 Emerson Exchange – Addressing Partial Stroke Testing Fears – Avoiding False Trips, Risk Through…
Jim Cahill
Exida’s Dr. William Goble and Emerson’s Afton Coleman presented Addressing Partial Stroke Testing Fears – Avoiding False Trips / Risk Through… Their abstract: It is not uncommon for some users to perform partial stroke testing (PST) using cumbersome mechanical...
25 Oct 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
2011 Emerson Exchange – Wireless Relief Valve Monitoring is Now Possible
Jim Cahill
Wireless devices are finding their way into more and more applications. The abstract from this session is: Monitoring of relief valves is a challenge, detecting when they are “simmering”, or have lifted-off, or if after a lift-off did they re-seat fully...
25 Oct 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Control Valve Best Practices
Anonymous
For process control and instrumentation reliability, I have often discussed the strategies of product tiering, advanced diagnostics and best practices. Control valves can also benefit from these strategies. Previous posts have presented considerations...
14 Oct 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Valve Positioner Reliability
Anonymous
Process Instrumentation is generally thought of as measurement device that receives a physical input and produces an electronic output. Pressure, temperature, level and flow transmitters fall into this category. However, there is instrumentation that...
13 Oct 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Control Valve Reliability
Anonymous
Control valves and pumps make up the “control element” category of the control loop. A control loop can only be reliable if the instrument, controller and control element are reliable. There is a considerable amount of information available on pump...
12 Oct 2011
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Mount a FIELDVUE DVC6200 on a quarter-turn valve
Kyley Leger
Watch this how to video on mounting a FIELDVUE DVC6200 digital valve controller on a quarter-turn valve. http://youtu.be/0YZuwZi9eJo If you've done this before, please leave a comment below.
7 Oct 2011
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Mount a FIELDVUE DVC6200 to a Fisher GX valve
Kyley Leger
Watch this how to video and see how easy it is to mount a FIELDVUE DVC6200 digital valve controller to a Fisher GX valve. http://youtu.be/s8QemOqurf4 If you've had the opportunity to try this, please let us know in the comments section.
7 Oct 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Downloadable Fisher Specification Manager Software
Jim Cahill
I’m knee deep in preparations for our Emerson Exchange event the end of October and hope to have a sneak peek of my project to share with you soon—hopefully late next week. Well at least that’s the excuse I’m using for lighter and shorter than normal...
5 Oct 2011
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Mount a FIELDVUE DVC6200 digital valve controller to a sliding stem valve
Kyley Leger
Mounting a FIELDVUE DVC6200 digital valve controller to a Fisher sliding stem valve is simple. Watch our how to video to see how it's done. http://youtu.be/SBr99gejyII If you've mounted a FIELDVUE DVC6200 digital valve controller, use the comments section to tell us how it went.
4 Oct 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
How to mount a FIELDVUE DVC6200 Digital Valve Controller to a Fisher Rotary Valve
Jim Cahill
I found this nice "how to" video in the FisherControlValve YouTube channel . This video shows how to mount a DVC6200 digital valve controller to a Fisher rotary valve. www.youtube.com/watch If you or someone on your staff tries this, share how it went in a comment.
30 Sep 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Identifying Pneumatic Energy Savings with the Energy Responsible Tool
Jim Cahill
If you use any of the social media forms of communications such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, you know that it’s possible to get to know someone without actually meeting them face-to-face. You learn about their expertise and interests over time...
31 Aug 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Entrained Gas Performance, Level and Interface Measurement, and Compressor Antisurge Valves
Jim Cahill
Recent YouTube video email notifications are letting me know that the Emerson Process Management divisions are using this visual medium to share unique capabilities in their products. I’ll highlight three examples from the Micro Motion Coriolis flow and...
19 Jul 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Beware of the Process Creep
Anonymous
Process creep is the term used to describe small changes within a process. Over time, however, these changes, while individually minor, can lead to significant changes from the original design. This can have a negative effect on your process equipment...
11 Jul 2011
Valves Blog (no longer active):
Using SIL Rated Equipment to Improve Reliability
Anonymous
Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) have been used for a long time in process plants. As the name suggests these are the controls that operate critical (and expensive) pieces of equipment in a plant. Any deviation in operation would lead to a catastrophic...
7 Jul 2011
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