Process control authority Bela Liptak answers a reader's question regarding improved level control for a feed water valve that is too far from a boiler drum. WATER BEING incompressible, as soon as the ...

This column is moderated by Béla Lipták (http://belaliptakpe.com/), automation and safety consultant, former chief instrument engineer at C&R and former Yale ...

The Fisher FIELDVUE L2t Liquid Level Controller pairs with an electrically-actuated control valve to reliably maintain ideal separator levels. Dec. 6, 2023 - Emerson has announced the release of its ...

Feedwater control valves play a critical role in boiler operation. One important parameter of their design is the pressure drop at the rated condition as well as off-design conditions. However, ...

Myke King continues his detailed series on process control, seeking to inspire chemical engineers to exploit untapped opportunities for improvement WHY the focus on liquid level control? It's not like ...

Feedwater heaters are used to preheat boiler feedwater by condensing steam extracted from several stages of the steam turbine. Feedwater heaters enhance the thermal efficiency of the power plant by ...

Integrated slug-flow optimization can mitigate flow problems in a wide range of both offshore and onshore operating conditions. Slug flow is one of the most common flow states in horizontal and ...

Split-ranging and Dual-acting Valves: Split-ranging allows a single controller to sequentially operate multiple valves, but dual-acting valves, which move simultaneously, can provide more precise ...