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Jon F. Monsen

Jon F. Monsen, Ph.D., PE, ([email protected]) is a control valve technology consultant for Valin Corporation with more than 40 years of experience. He has lectured nationally and internationally about control valve application and sizing, and he is the author of the chapter on “Computerized Control Valve Sizing” in the ISA Practical Guides book on control valves. Monsen is also the author of the book Control Valve Application Technology: Techniques and Considerations for Properly Selecting the Right Control Valve. He hosts a website where he offers free information and Excel worksheets that might be of interest to those who specify or use control valves.

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    Gas Compressibility Factor and Control Valve Sizing

    A valve-sizing veteran provides perspective on calculating a gas’s compressibility for control valve sizing. This feature originally appeared in InTech Focus: Control Systems 2022, the InTech Focus ebook for September 2022.
    By: Jon F. Monsen
    14 December, 2022 | 7 minutes
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    Using Control Valve Installed Gain Calculations

    A worksheet that calculates control valve installed gain can be part of any control valve selection process. This article was originally published in the December 2021 issue of InTech magazine.
    By: InTech, Jon F. Monsen
    01 February, 2022 | 7 minutes
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