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33 Chemical industry Relief valves essential for chemical plant safety
Chemical plant safety depends on using proper relief valves . Proper placement is a must to operate your chemical plant or refinery safely .
36 Column Asset management of industrial valves
Part 6 : Asset Management plan for decommissioning valves
38 LNG Equinor awards EUR 736 million Hammerfest contract
Equinor has awarded Aibel an EPCI contract for modification work at the Hammerfest LNG facility on behalf of the Snøhvit Unit partners .
41 Sealing Perfluoroelastomer seals perform under the toughest conditions
Application Engineer William Braule specialises in the selection and design of elastomer valve seals and packing for challenging applications .
48 Control Valves Technical characteristics of Emergency Shutdown Valves
As one of the critical units in a Safety Instrumented System ( SIS ), Emergency Shutdown Valves ( ESD ) are widely utilised in oil , gas , and chemical processing facilities .
50 Actuation Electric actuation with the speed and reliability of pneumatics
Maintaining complex systems in the OEM industry can oftentimes be a challenge , particularly when something goes wrong that causes automatic systems to leak .
52 Sealing Gasket sealability test results in line with new Air Quality Control act
In 2021 , the new Technical Instruction on Air Quality Control act ( German : TA-Luft ) came into action . It impacts other European Nations as well .
43 Hydrogen Development of liquefied H2 valves : Next-generation energy to achieve carbon neutrality
The storage and transportation of liquefied hydrogen presents many potential hazards , such as leakage and external heat input , that place unique demands on valve designs .
46 Desalination Low-CO2 desalination plant for Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi ’ s Mirfa 2 Reverse Osmosis Seawater Desalination Project will be the UAE ’ s third largest low-carbon intensive RO plant , providing water for 210,000 households .
3 Editorial
6 Advertisers ’ Index
56 Innovations & Solutions
58 Industry Update
68 Buyers Guide
77 Application Guide
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