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  • July 2018

    • July 2018

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    Maintenance & Safety

    How to manage equipment obsolescence

    Jonathan Wilkins
    July 23, 2018
    Face the inevitable in process plants.
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    Flow Measurement

    Virtual multiphase flowmeters for oil and gas operations

    Mogens Mathiesen
    July 16, 2018
    Software’s analytical models can substitute physical equipment.
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    Maintenance & Safety

    Maintenance goes hand in hand with IIoT and smart pumps

    Robyn Tucker
    July 12, 2018
    Oil and gas companies are focusing on operational expenditure following 2016’s oil price plunge.
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    Flow Measurement

    Quiz Corner: Weep and vent hole orientation in horizontal pipe

    David W. Spitzer
    July 10, 2018
    The idea behind weep holes and vent holes is to remove the fluid in the nonflowing state from the flow measurement system.
    Proper testing of the pump can help avoid time-consuming and costly repairs such as rewinding the pump’s motor. All graphics courtesy of Tsurumi America
    Pumps, Motors & Drives

    Effectively maintain pumps and bounce back after failures

    Mike Klimes
    July 9, 2018
    When it comes to pump maintenance, an ounce of prevention is worth gallons of cure.

    More content from July 2018

    Figure 1. Modern instrumentation provides diagnostic and status information and specialty software helps the maintenance department use it for preventive maintenance. All graphics courtesy of Endress+Hauser
    Maintenance & Safety

    Advanced tools simplify instrument maintenance

    Jon Dietz
    July 2, 2018
    Hardware and software developments make preventive maintenance easier, lower costs, reduce parts inventories and prevent unexpected equipment failures.