VALVE MAGAZINE Fall 2023

FLOW CONTROL VALVES IN ENERGY: PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS Monitoring and maintenance can improve outcomes for your systems. BY COLLEEN URIARTE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE BASICS – SPRING-LOADED SAFETY RELIEF VALVES They go by many names and operate similarly but are not all the same. BY WAI LOON CHEONG UNDERSTANDING WATER HAMMER AND ITS IMPACT ON VALVE OPERATION Without proper planning, it can cause catastrophic accidents in piping systems. BY MARIA AGUIRRE 18 The State of the Valve Industry is… Mixed Market Outlook Workshop speakers agreed that the future is very positive in some verticals but expect it to be much softer in others. BY HEATHER GAYNOR COVER PHOTO & PHOTO ABOVE COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES.

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