FEATURES
14
MARKET OUTLOOK 2012
THE WINDS OF CHANGE
Market outlook speakers addressed both the forces of the
previous year, a year full of surprise gusts from unexpected
events, and what is to come—a vastly different kind of
recovery than what has occurred in previous recessions. Still,
the news regarding valves and actuators was positive.
BY GENILEE PARENTE
Valve
MAGAZINE
Fall 2011
VOLUME 23, NO. 4
COLUMNS
Perspectives 4
34 34
ACTUATION IN
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Actuators and the valves they operate face challenging
conditions in service to the nuclear industry. Here’s specifics on
what is used and where.
BY PETE KUNDIN
Materials Q&A 46
Welding Procedure Specs
BY DON BUSH
Social Media 48
Online Valve Communities
BY JIM CAHILL
38 38
VIBRATION ANALYSIS
PINPOINTS VALVE
NOISE SOURCE
A power plant in California faced public concern about a noise
generated by its system. Vibration analysis located the source.
BY DANIEL EILERS
Maintenance & Repair 51
Asset Management
BY GARY OSTROWSKI
Conversation with … 60
Ravi Krishnan on Doing Business in India
BY GENILEE PARENTE
42 42
WHERE VALVES ARE USED:
PIPELINE SERVICE
Hundreds of thousands of pipelines help bring oil and natural
gas to and from processing facilities. This article describes the
various types of valves that control that flow.
BY GREG JOHNSON
DEPARTMENTS
Industry Capsules 6
VMA Calendar 10
Index to Advertisers 55
VMA and VRC Member Roster 58
SPECIAL VALVEMAGAZINE.COM FEATURE
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY UPDATE
A representative from Areva, a nuclear and renewables energy company,
brings us up-to-date on what’s happening around the world as a result of
the nuclear crisis in Japan.
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