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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Dresser, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Navin Sakthivel, Spring, TX (US);
Cyril Vlassoff, Saint-Georges des Groseillers, FR;
Mikhail Anisimov, Houston, TX (US);
Stanley Amirthasamy, Houston, TX (US);
George Dodan, Saint Johns, FL (US);
Dresser, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A monitoring unit is configured for use on a valve. These configurations may include sensors that can generate data consistent with physical condition of a closure member, like a valve 'plug,' when the valve is in service on a process line. Analysis of this data may indicate erosion on the plug that is often due to highly-erosive working fluids or other process (or application) conditions. Signals or alerts from the process control system, or DCS, may alert operators to perform timely maintenance that avoids problems that may arise as a result of physical changes in the valve plug.