Articles & White Papers
Articles & White Papers
DeZURIK’s articles and white papers provide in-depth technical insights and expertise on fluid control systems, helping engineers and operations personnel make informed decisions. They often include data-driven analysis, case studies, real-world applications, and practical solutions to flow control challenges. These articles and white papers also contain tips for optimizing system performance, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring safety in various industrial and municipal applications.
Defining Expectations During Valve Selection
Valve specification and selection is an important part of every new system design. Carefully identifying criteria such as service conditions and piping considerations, as well as anticipated change in capacity, product changes and operational variations will lead to successful long-term performance.
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Knife Gate Valve Styles, Applications, Operating Conditions & Installation Performance
When selecting a knife gate valve for an industrial application, understanding the various styles and features is essential to ensure optimal performance and longevity. This introductory guide explores the key valve styles, their applications, and the critical factors to consider for informed decision-making and enhanced system reliability.
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Valve Selection in Pulp & Paper Operations
Knowing how to choose valves for applications in today’s pulp and paper mills can enhance performance and create profit. This article describes the processes used in Pulp & Paper manufacturing and how to select valve styles to meet the demands of each application.
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Valve Selection for the Safe Operation & Protection of the Pump Station
Proper valve selection that helps ensure safe operation and protection of the pump station can present a challenge to the engineer and owner. Learn more about the intricacies and engineering for proper equipment selection in your unique pump station application.
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APCO ASU Combination Air Valves Solve Problems Caused by Pipeline Grease
This article explains why the APCO Single Body Combination Air Valves (ASU) designed innovations allow it to operate effectively on pipes filled with fluids containing grit, solids and grease.
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Valve Solutions for Mine Dewatering
Factors such as scaling, orientation and cycle time must be considered to avoid potential issues in Mine Dewatering Applications. A critical component to the overall success of any dewatering technology is valve performance.
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Understanding Why Bonded Urethane Provides Superior Performance
Independent testing demonstrates why bonded urethane liners provide superior performance compared to non-bonded liners. The bonded urethane liner allows DeZURIK’s KUL Urethane Lined Knife Gate Valve to provide outstanding service in abrasive services.
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Cooling Water Intake Valves Succeed in Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) Environment
Intake river water for a process plant severely corrodes stainless steel materials by microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). Find out how using special alloy material as liner components saved the plant 50-75% of the original cost and extended the valve’s service life from a few years to 20 years.
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Elastomer Selection: Not All Water Is Equal
This article discusses the importance of proper elastomer selection for valves that handle the varying water compositions in the petroleum refining processes.
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The Industrial Water eBook
The Industrial Water eBook is a compilation of 19 articles that cover topics such as cooling tower water treatment, wastewater reuse, steam system chemistry, and advanced biological treatment for refinery wastewater.
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Check Valve Installation Considerations to Maximize Process Performance
Check valves are critical in backflow prevention. They protect pumps and compressors in a process system. The keys to successful check valve performance are valve selection, size, pipeline installation and cost of ownership considerations. These considerations are addressed in this article.
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Performance Factors and Installation Procedures for AWWA Butterfly Valves
This article identifies many performance factors to consider when locating or installing AWWA butterfly valves in a pumping, distribution or plant piping system.
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Valve Basics: The Eccentric Plug Valve
Eccentric Plug Valves have been a proven performer for decades and have developed a reputation as a reliable workhorse in everything from water to chemical service, clear liquids to mining slurries, and many applications in between.
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Today’s Outlet Valve: Not Your Grandfather’s Sluice Gate
When choosing a valve to control water release from a reservoir, many factors must be taken into consideration. This article discusses the variety of valves available, consideration for their operation, and advantages and disadvantages based on application.
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Hydro Applications for the Throttling Knife Gate Valve
Although conventional engineering wisdom holds that gate valves are not to be used to throttle flow, not all gate valves are the same. The throttling knife gate valve has a proven record in the hydro industry when installed in low- to medium-head applications.
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US Built Valves for Hydro Applications
Since 1976, when DeZURIK built its first jet flow gate for a Bureau of Reclamation dam in New Mexico, the company has served the hydro industry, primarily supplying valves for releasing water from dams through low-level outlets. Learn more about valves for hydro applications.
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