Flow Control, Flow Control April 2019

From the Editor N ominations are in for our annual Innovation Awards program and Id like to thank all of you for your submissions If you let the deadline slip by visit www flowcontrolnetwork com innovationawards there still may be time to submit your new technology or breakthrough product We will present the nominations in our June issue of Flow Control as well as online and readers will have a chance to vote on the winners The winners will receive recognition this fall within a special section featuring case studies In May the Offshore Technology Conference OTC in Houston offers new technologies for the oil and gas industry Im looking forward to attending the event and learning more about your companys latest and greatest offerings Please feel free to reach out to me to set up an appointment According to Research and Markets in its Offshore Pipeline Market report the offshore pipeline market is expected to grow from 115 billion in 2018 to 158 billion by 2023 at a CAGR of 654 percent The report states that the transport line segment is expected to dominate the market with approximately 25000 kilometers of offshore pipeline to be added during the forecast period Given the continued focus on offshore development Steven Bray with Trelleborg explains in this issues cover story how operators are considering mitigations in the design phase of pipeline systems to help manage risks associated with buckling of high temperature subsea pipelines Bray says rotating buoyancy technology offers a solution to prevent unpredictable lateral buckling We also bring you an article from TUV SUD NELs Neil Bowman who discusses the importance of accurate flow measurement in process industries and CIRCORs Christian Martin shares a case study on condition monitoring of heat transfer pumps Lastly youll find two articles focused on valves in this issue Authors with Emerson talk about how to select the correct ball valve for specific applications and David Schmitt gives an in depth discussion on how floating ball valves work Thank you for reading this issue of Flow Control and I hope to see you in Houston Sincerely Molly Rogers mrogers@ endeavorbusinessmedia com @ FlowControl_ Mag VICE PRESIDENT GROUP PUBLISHER MICHAEL C CHRISTIAN mchristian@ endeavorbusinessmedia com EDITOR IN CHIEF MOLLY ROGERS mrogers@ endeavorbusinessmedia com CONTRIBUTING EDITORS AMY W RICHARDSON arichardson@ endeavorbusinessmedia com MARIE MCBURNETT mmcburnett@ endeavorbusinessmedia com GROUP ASSISTANT EDITOR DANIEL GADDY dgaddy@ endeavorbusinessmedia com COLUMNIST DAVID W SPITZER ART DIRECTOR RYAN CARLSON PRODUCTION MANAGER AMANDA PORTER aporter@ endeavorbusinessmedia com DISTRICT MANAGER JAY HAAS 281 980 5831 jhaas@ endeavorbusinessmedia com ACCOUNT MANAGER ADDISON PERKINS 205 463 1774 aperkins@ endeavorbusinessmedia com NATIONAL ACCOUNTS MANAGER JIM SEMPLE 908 963 3008 jsemple@ endeavorbusinessmedia com ACCOUNT MANAGER LISA WILLIMAN 518 322 6691 lwilliman@ endeavorbusinessmedia com DIGITAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER MICHAEL RING 347 365 0641 mring@ endeavorbusinessmedia com MARKETING MANAGER NICK PHILLIPS DIGITAL OPERATIONS MANAGER MARY BETH ROMANO AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ANNA HICKS SUBSCRIPTION REPRINT REQUEST flowcontrol@ omeda com CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHRIS FERRELL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER PATRICK RAINS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SCOTT BIEDA EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Jeff Jennings Equilibar LLC Mitch Johnson JMS Southeast Gobind Khiani Fluor Canada Ltd Jim Lauria Mazzei Injector Company John Merrill PE EagleBurgmann Industries Steve Milford Endress Hauser U S Tom OBanion Emerson Automation Solutions David W Spitzer PE Spitzer and Boyes LLC George Weihrauch ABB Motors Mechanical Andrew Yeghnazar Blacoh Fluid Control Jesse Yoder Ph D Flow Research Theerapong28 iStock 4 April 2019 Flow Control