Featured Story

Our Featured articles are long reads that require more reading time than our news articles. In this section, you can find our cover stories, compelling content featuring prominent manufacturers, end-user interview with valve experts around the world, in-depth technical articles and interesting project reports from various industries, ranging from oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical to power generation, pharmaceuticals and food and beverage industries.

Featured Story – Check valve highlighted in SpaceX anomaly investigation

Research shows that a check valve failure may have led to the destruction of a Crew Dragon spacecraft during testing. However, the root cause could have been a nitrogen tetroxide leak.

Large size/high pressure axial flow valves for pressure protection

Axial flow valves are often used in High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS) and present peculiar design features to suit HIPPS requirements: short stroke, pressure balanced disc and low internal mass to allow the use of compact actuators with fast response times.

Safe transportation of LNG with cryogenic valves

When choosing a valve, two critical things to consider are quality and safety. In a technical paper that was recently issued by family-run company AS-Schneider, the limelight is put on cryogenic valves and how these can be utilized for safe transport and storage. Standard valves contract and expand when exposed to extreme temperatures, cryogenic valves however –providing the right materials are chosen – can withstand pressure at cryogenic temperatures.

Chevron’s ultramodern LNG fleet

Chevron’s six newest liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers feature stainless steel containment tanks specially designed to reduce boiloff during transport. As global exports of natural gas continue to rise at a recordsetting pace, the enhanced efficiency of Chevron’s new vessels will help the company remain competitive in an increasingly crowded market.

SAFed and sound with Albion Valves

The Safety Assessment Federation (SAFed) represents the UK’s independent engineering inspection and certification industry, which plays a key role in maintaining high standards of safety within the workplace. New guidelines published by SAFed have been introduced surrounding safety valves and pressure relief valves.

Challenges for butterfly valves in solar systems

The four offset butterfly valve from the manufacturer Quadax is used worldwide in solar thermal systems and offers important advantages in terms of reliability and cost efficiency.

Disruption in the valve industry

In the past 20 or 30 years, the world is changing rapidly. A lot of new technologies have changed our lives. To illustrate how fast those changes happened, I would like to take two samples from China as my country has developed at a rapid pace in the new millennium.

Latest publication by Dr. Baumann: Fluid Mechanics of Control Valves

Dr. Baumann, international consultant and former VP of Masoneilan and Fisher Controls, is a real expert when it comes to control valves. To date he has authored 140 publications, is credited with over a hundred patents and has written several books. Valve World is therefore delighted to report that his latest publication on control valves is now available via the ISA.

Investigating a control valve failure in caustic service

Working in a plant means having to make technically based decisions promptly, says Dow materials engineer Dr.-Ing. Evelyn Dayss

Desert diamond in Algeria

When running at full capacity, the Reggane Nord Project promises enough gas to meet over 10% of Spain’s demand. For Repsol and their partners, the project reaffirms a focus on oil-rich Algeria, where support from the government has aided investment. This is the first gas project to tap into in the southwest of Algeria’s reserves, and opportunities for expansion abound.