Metso has won a significant repeat order from a North American pipeline owner that brings crude oil from Canada to US refineries for Neles ball valves with Neles Q-Trim noise-attenuating technology.
Metso’s patented Q-Trim technology has been the industry benchmark for rotary noise attenuation solutions in challenging applications. By reducing cavitation, noise and related vibration to acceptable levels, Q-Trim technology protects process equipment, thus lowering the operating costs and minimising the need for valve spare parts and other accessories. Recently, Metso added a new level of performance by introducing Neles Q-Trim that solves aerodynamic noise problems and reduces noise up to 30 decibels compared with a typical control valve. This technology combines various techniques including pressure staging, flow division, peak frequency shifting and velocity control. Metso has recently added the new Neles Q2-Trim, thereby extending the family of Q-Trim product capability up to 30dbA.
“The savings achieved by this customer with Metso’s solution are estimated to amount to millions of dollars per year thanks to the higher efficiencies from our technology”, says Kyle Rayhill, global business manager, Neles & Mapag, Automation, Metso. The company has placed another order for more valves with Q-Trim in April 2014.The value of the order is not disclosed.