Process Control

Below you will find white papers on topics involving process control and automation.

Addressing Rainwater Quality: The Critical Role of the First 1/10th Inch

Submitted by Dave Molinari || Valin Corporation

It's crucial to capture as much rainwater as possible for future use in groundwater basins. However, during storm events, the existing wastewater system can become overwhelmed. The influx of freshwater from a storm event can disrupt the wastewater treatment process, leading to an imbalance in the system.

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How Hydrogen-Ready Is Your Company?

Submitted by Alina Green || WIKA

Despite the barriers that stand between the United States and a mature hydrogen economy, the path is slowly becoming clearer. This 17-question test will reveal where your company is on this journey.

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Measurement Technologies for a Hydrogen Economy

Permeation and embrittlement are issues that stand in the way of realizing a viable and mature hydrogen infrastructure. For pressure and temperature sensors, using materials that protect against these conditions is key to safety and profitability in the chemical industry.

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The Danger of Hydrogen Leaks and How to Minimize the Risk

Leaks are a pernicious issue in natural gas pipelines. As hydrogen can escape even more easily than methane through the tiniest holes, cracks, and weld seams, the transport and eventual storage of this gas is one of the major barriers to wider adoption of this gas as a fuel and feedstock. Hydrogen permeation and embrittlement only exacerbate the problem.

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Positioner Selection: Knowing what You Need

Submitted by Peter Jessee and Dave Fahlgren || Valin Corporation

Selecting the proper positioner is critical. The wrong decision can lead to unnecessary costs on one end of the spectrum and the need for a replacement on the other.

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Specifying Trip Valves for LNG

Submitted by Peter Jessee || Valin Corporation

In the world of natural gas liquification, turbine trip valves play a major role. There may be no piece of equipment that is more important to the safety of the plant and its personnel than a turbine trip valve.

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Industrial Furnace Temperature Measurement

Submitted by SOR Measurement and Control

Industrial furnaces come in many shapes and sizes and are used across a wide variety of applications. As one would expect, monitoring the temperature of an industrial furnace is critical and is accomplished by measuring the temperature of the tubes inside the furnace.

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Making Decisions on Control Valve Technology

So, you know you need some form of control in your process, but where do you go from there?  There are so many different options available depending on the process conditions and the level of control you're looking for. And with budget restrictions becoming ever more stringent, making the best decision the first time is crucial.

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Hydrogen: A Promising Way to Decarbonize the Chemical Industry

Submitted by WIKA

Worldwide, chemical companies are recognizing the potential of hydrogen as a feedstock and fuel source and the most viable way for the industry to become carbon neutral. Obstacles to realizing this future are gas leakage and storage/transport, two issues that reliable measuring instruments can help overcome.

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SIL 3 Rated Products for the Semiconductor Industry

Precisions Sensors (a division of United Electric Controls) now offers pressure, flow, level, and temperature products with a SIL 3 rating. The SIL-3 capability will improve your company's ability to achieve product certification resulting in improved time-to-market.

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Sensors for Safety and Process Control

U.E. Precision Sensors creates components to precisely match the specifications of semiconductor manufacturers. Precision Sensors provides its customers with the highest quality, most cost-effective, and reliable solutions for the safeguarding of people, equipment, and processes.

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