Petroleum Refining Resources

Petroleum Refining

Submitted by Don Wolff

All wells decline in production over time. This decline can usually be controlled by how hard the well is produced.

Submitted by PECOFacet
Fuel-Gard® VF-21SB/22SB

Valin is now offering Facet Fuel-Gard®VF-21SB and Fuel-Gard®VF-21SB.VF-21SB & VF-22SB are versatile, compact, economical, light weight housings for superior in-line filtration protection

Submitted by Parker Hannifin Corporation
Should I use Pipe or Tubing?

Standard fluid line systems were for many years constructed from threaded pipe of assorted materials and were assembled with various standard pipe fitting shapes

Submitted by Exergen
What is Emissivity?

Emissivity is a surface property which determines how much radiation an object emits at a given temperature compared to a blackbody at the same temperature

Submitted by Exergen
IRt/c Trouble Shooting Guide

If an IRt/c sensor is installed and does not function as expected the failure may be due to something other than the sensor.

Submitted by Valin Corporation
 Parker Instrumentation Solution Center

Valin Corporation is the largest Parker Instrumentation distributor in the Western United States

Submitted by Jon Monsen, PhD

Perhaps the most misunderstood area of control valve sizing is the selection of the pressure drop, Δp, to use in the sizing calculation

Submitted by Jon Monsen, Ph.D.

We will briefly discuss what causes aerodynamic noise and some of the things that can be done to reduce aerodynamic noise generated by control valves.

Submitted by Corey Foster, Senior Automation Application Engineer

"Precision" is a term that needs to be broken down into several components that include accuracy, repeatability, flatness, straightness, etc

Submitted by Jon Monsen, Ph.D.,

At times it is necessary for a process engineer to choose between a pneumatically or electrically actuated valve for a system. There are advantages to both styles, and it is valuable to have data available to make the best choice