Abstract: An improved pilot valve assembly (14) for hydraulically controlling a pressure reducing valve (12) to maintain and further vary the outlet pressure (P2) of the pressure reducing valve (12) in response to increased flow (f) through the valve (12). The pilot valve assembly (14) comprising first and second movable valve members (100,102). The first and second moveable members (100,102) being acted on by a velocity head pressure sensed by a downstream Pitot tube (90) and a downstream outlet pressure (P2) in a balanced arrangement such that they move in response to both the velocity head and downstream pressure (P2) to open and close the pilot valve (14) and so main valve (12) to both maintain and vary the outlet pressure (P2).

Abstract: A cryogenic process system wherein a solids removal filter positioned in a conduit upstream of process equipment is within a filter housing having an angled bonnet which extends to the outside of insulated housing.

Abstract: A cryogenic process system wherein a solids removal filter positioned in a conduit upstream of process equipment is within a filter housing having an angled bonnet which extends to the outside of insulated housing.

Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method in which application program-specified resource allocation and allocation strength preferences are used to allocate hardware resources from a computer for that application program. The resource allocation preference is used to allocate hardware resources for the application program, while the allocation strength preference is used to determine whether to allocate alternate hardware resources when the resource allocation preference specified by the application program cannot be met.

Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method in which application program-specified resource allocation and allocation strength preferences are used to allocate hardware resources from a computer for that application program. The resource allocation preference is used to allocate hardware resources for the application program, while the allocation strength preference is used to determine whether to allocate alternate hardware resources when the resource allocation preference specified by the application program cannot be met.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for measuring the performance of a multi-nodal computer system. In one embodiment, a number of system related events may be instrumented. When an instrumented event occurs, instrumentation routines may be invoked to record the state of system variables related to the event. In particular, events such as thread creation, dispatch, and nodal events such as events related to verifying or changing workload distribution in a multi-nodal system, among others, may be instrumented to record the state of variables as these events occur in a running multi-nodal computer system.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus, method, and program product for observing the nodal workload balance of the system on an ongoing basis, and for dynamically changing the preferred nodes of existing threads in order to improve nodal balance. Workload balance is ascertained on a nodal basis and then thread-based workload information is collected. If the detected imbalance persists, the thread-based information is used to change the assignment of preferred nodes to threads to improve nodal workload balance.

Abstract: A flow control valve includes a body member (1) having a bore (10) defining a fluid flow passageway. A resiliently-biased flow control member (2) is mounted in said passageway for movement relative to the body member (1) in response to the differential fluid pressure across the valve. The flow control member (2) includes a flow control port (28) that defines with a probe element (44) an annular throttling orifice (46). The probe element (44) is tapered such that the size of the annular orifice (46) depends on the position of the flow control member relative to the probe element. (FIG.

Abstract: A flow control valve includes a body member (1) having a bore (10) defining a fluid flow passageway. A resiliently-biased piston member (2) is mounted in said passageway for movement relative to the body member (1) in response to the differential fluid pressure across the valve. The piston member (2) defines an annular throttling orifice (28) between said piston member and said bore. At least a portion (10a) of the passageway has a non-uniform cross-section, such that the size of the annular orifice (28) depends on the position of the piston member relative to the body member.