The primary considerations in slurry valve selection are reliability in function and design, abrasion resistance, and ease of maintenance. In addition, valves with a straight-through, unobstructed ...

Maintaining valves throughout a plant’s lifetime helps to preserve optimal performance, minimize supply disruptions and ...

The failure to do routine maintenance on a key gate valve in the Hetch Hetchy water system contributed to the crisis that briefly cut deliveries in half last month, San Francisco's top utility ...

External leaks from valves during valve cycling are common problems for plant operators around the world. These leaks can have disastrous consequences, contaminating the environment and endangering ...

NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Wayne National Forest will release water at Lake Vesuvius near Pedro, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 13 to conduct regular gate valve maintenance. This is a standard annual procedure ...

Pumps, valves and actuators play a critical role in power plant operations. Because generating plants use them in variety of applications it is not possible to specify just one type of pump, valve or ...

Many power plants use older control valve technologies that do not address the severe nature of today’s power plant operations. The older design valves require constant maintenance and their ...

For many years, plant operators have battled with leakage problems, searching for valves which will isolate the flow and prevent leaks to the atmosphere, but are often left feeling frustrated and out ...