Course Objectives:

To provide a wider knowledge to piping designers, engineers, technicians, inspectors & repair-men.

Course Outline:

• Classification of valve types.

• 1. Valve functions and characteristics.
  2. Basic valve parts.
  3. Valve body attachments.

• Valve Selection for Petroleum and process Industry.

• 1. Principles of valve operations.
  2. Specifications.
  3. Body materials and dimensions.
  4. Pressure and temperature.
  5. Wear, galling, and leakages.
  6. Flow characteristics & noise.
  7. Sizing, including actuators.
  8. Which valve for on-off service?
  9. Which control valve to specify?

• The Specification and Applied Codes.

• 1. API.
  2. ASME.
  3. French, British and German regulations.

• Critical Valve Choices.

• 1. Internal Workings.
  2. End connections.
  3. Bonnets.
  4. Actuator.

• Installation Maintenance Guidelines.

• 1. Cleaning and inspection guidelines.
  2. Cautions for every type.
  3. Fouling leakage.
  4. Wear leakage.
  5. Maintenance of special valve types.
  6. Lining up valves for a system start up.
  7. Using plant procedures and drawings.
  8. Lubricating valves.
  9. Safety aspects.
  10. Acceptance procedure for in-house valve testing and verification.
  11. Noise abatement for valves

Who Can Benefit?

Valve concerned personnel R&D, piping designers, engineers and technicians