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 ...

Radiators remain one of the most common heating solutions in homes across the United Kingdom. While much attention is given to radiator design, the valves that control heat flow play an equally ...

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, ...

The newly released survey, which compared the water damage insurance claims of 2,306 U.S. homes using a Flo by Moen Smart Water Shutoff valve to those of a 1.3 million-home control group, found that ...

Bypass pipes, accompanied by a three-way control valve, are often seen in hydronic systems at both served loads (e.g., reheat coils) as well as at primary equipment (e.g., cooling towers). Reasons for ...

Some combined cycle plants have two feedwater-control valves: a small startup valve with the extra cavitation protection needed during startup and low-load operations, and a larger main valve with the ...

Unlike other power plant equipment valves and pumps have been in existence, in one form or another, for more than 1,000 years. Some of the earliest pumps were manually operated and not very efficient.

Good air removal is crucial to the proper operation of any closed system. It is generally accepted that if a minimum pressure of 4-5 psig is maintained at the top of a closed hydronic system, all of ...