Learning the basics can ease loop tuning frustration and ensure stability. During plant operations, it seems that tuning control loops is an ongoing task, which can be a continual frustration to ...

Variable frequency drives (VFDs), also known as variable speed drives (VSDs), are used to modulate the speed of motors in various applications, from hydronic water pumping to VAV fan units to vacuum ...

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, ...

It takes a large number of control valves to run a power plant, and while some valves are more critical to plant operations than others, it always follows that when a severe service valve fails, the ...

Founded in 1911, Leonard Valve, together with its Heat-Timer brand, is a pioneer in water management technologies. Leonard Valve leads in digital and thermostatic mixing valve technologies, while Heat ...

Flow reversal in piping systems can degrade equipment performance and cause significant water hammer, potentially resulting in catastrophic failure. Power plant condenser cooling water systems—or ...

As topics go in a region that captures just one percent of the world's available fresh water, yet hosts 5% of the world's population, the issue of energy consumption doesn't get much hotter. Add ...