IOGP JIP33 End‐Users Standardization Initiative
IOGP JIP33 End‐Users Standardization Initiative
Valve Enhancement Program Improved Valve Sealing Performance and Reliability[R]
Valve Enhancement Program OverviewValve enhancement programs (VEP) are designed to meet the regulatory requirements set forth with respect to valve leakage to atmosphere. It is a program developed for OEM’s …
Study on the microstructure influence in ultrasonic test in duplex forged components[R]
Project overview• Study the response of DSS with controlled INTERMETALLIC PHASES PRECIPITATION when inspected by UTS• Understand the role of MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES on UTS attenuation• Evaluate the possibility to use …
DESIGN AND QUALIFICATION OF 3D PRINTED PARTS: NEW CHALLENGES FOR CONTROL VALVES[R]
The design of control valves is rapidly moving to the production of compact and complex geometries, difficult to be produced by traditional processing technologies Additive manufacturing is exploiting the market …
Permanent impermeability monitoring of the stem sealing of valves
Main issues Permanent monitoring of the tightness of the stem sealing Not only as a snapshot under testing conditions or under operation conditions elaborately with sniffing equipment Monitoring in all …
SmartPRV™: Wireless Pressure Relief Valve Monitoring[R]
Why Plants need PSV’s moritorized?• Increasing regulatory requirements are forcing hydrocarbon operating facilities to provide data regarding the nature and quantity of emissions produced by their ventgasflaring operations• The concern …
How will AM influence valve design and manufacturing?[R]
The process of producing parts by successive melting of layers of material rather than removing material. Each layer is melted to the exact geometry defined by a 3D computer model.
Corrosion allowance in valves: common practice and new cost-effective approach to prevent failures[R]
More and more demanding conditions (corrosive fluids, new refining process, ecc) for pressure containg equipment of pipelines and plantsNeed for very accurate material selection on the basis of fluids and …
Reactive, preventive and predictive maintenance – which is the right solution[R]
Case story with refinery maintenance planning Critical emergency shutdown valves Totally 23 ESD valves were analyzed based on the diagnostics All were taken into maintenance workshop and 14 were ok …
Remote Valve Diagnosis: a new approach to monitor critical ball valves performance[R]
Remote Valve Diagnosis (RVD) is a new proprietary system that monitors, acquires, registers and transmits critical ball valve performance information back to the maintenance personnel.The purpose of RVD is to …