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Luis Ayala, Cyber-Physical Attack Recovery Procedures, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2065-8_6

6. Prevent Hackers from Destroying a Gas Fuel Train

Luis Ayala

(1)Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

A fuel train is a specially designed series of pipes, valves, regulators, and switches located in the mechanical room, supplying pressurized fuel to industrial burners. A typical fuel train has several components, each with a specific purpose. The manual shut-off valve (MSOV) is used to shut off the fuel supply for maintenance. A gas pressure regulator valve (PRV) maintains the fuel at a constant pressure. A low- pressure gas switch equipped with a safety lockout senses when gas pressure is too low for the burner to operate properly. This tells the operator ...

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