Kiesbauer, J.
Consider life-cycle costs in specifying control valves
Maintenance & Reliability
/ Process Optimization
/ Americas
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Europe
/ Middle East
/ Valves
Latest approach improves sizing valves while also incorporating total ownership investment
Improvement of IEC 60534-8-3 standard for noise prediction in control valves
Fairly simple changes lead to a considerable improvement in accuracy
Predicting cavitation damage in control valves
New method evaluates noise in the ultrasonic range
Improved valve sizing for multiphase flow
HNE-DS method is based on an expansion factor similar to the gaseous media to account for changes in mixture density
Control valves for critical applications
Know the causes of cavitation and flashing and how to prevent them
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Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction