In today's dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape, professionals involved in specifying and purchasing valves often spend a significant amount of time, ranging from 67% to 80%, searching for relevant information. This can be a major drain on productivity. However, this workshop aims to address this issue by providing effective strategies to overcome it.

The industry is constantly seeking to select the most suitable valves that meet quality standards within a reasonable timeframe and budget. This workshop offers a practical approach to valve selection, covering essential aspects such as function, servicing, sizing, installation, repair, overhaul, upgrading, and modifications of these components.

By participating in this workshop, attendees will acquire valuable insights and techniques to streamline the valve selection process. This will enable them to make informed decisions efficiently and effectively. The workshop focuses on practical application, ensuring that participants gain hands-on experience and knowledge that can be immediately implemented in their professional roles.

Course Objectives:

This workshop has been structured to show how more than 32 basic types of Valves operate and how they have configured for their many applications. With over 400 classifications for valves produced by more than two thousand m manufacturing co m ponies, which Valve do you select? It will be shown how valves should be specified and selected. This workshop will present many accessories such as actuators and how they are m Ade available and selected. Other amenities such as proportional controllers, solenoids, positions, and indicators will also be presented.

In light of the many liability cases held throughout the world, selecting the proper valve can have major consequences for a company's safety, economy, and viability.

With this in mind, this workshop is designed to give both the new and experienced users some insight to problems that valve designers and manufacturing facilities encounter in the real world. Guidelines and numerous "rule of thumb" suggestions will be given to help you make sound choices that limit downtime me.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is intended for Maintenance Engineers, Application Engineers, Inspection Engineers, Elect/Electronics Engineers, Control Systems and Instrumentation Engineers, Production Engineers, Well-Head & Drilling Engineers, and the new Valve Designers.

User, distributor, sales engineers or buyer of this equipment will also benefit & understand much of the design & manufacturing principles that dictate faster delivery of the safer quality products. This workshop is primarily for those who are new to the field, but it will also serve as a refresher workshop for those who have many years of experience

Course Outlines:

Basics of the Valve Technology

Valves Technology

Types of Valves
Valves characteristics
Sealing performance
Leakage Criterion
Leakage Classifications
Sealing Mechanisms
Valve stem seals
Flow characteristics
Flow-through valves
Valve flow characteristics
Linear & equal %

Manual versus Automatic Valves

Manual Valves

Functions of manual valves
Methods of regulation
Valve Types
Stopping/starting valves
Control valves
Valve end connections
Valves rating
Valves seating
Types of manual valves
Gate Valves
Plug Valves
Ball Valves
Butterfly Valves
Pinch Valves
Diaphragm Valves

Check Valves

Applications
Types of Check Valves
Lift check valves
Swing check valves
Tilting-disc check valves
Diaphragm check valves
Check Valves Operation
Selection of Check Valves

Relief and Safety Valves: Function and Operation

Relief and Safety Valves

Relief Valves Types
Pressure-relieving devices
Automatically operated valves
Direct-acting & piloted pressure relief valves
Modulating, full-lift, and ordinary pressure relief valves
Valve Loading
Safety Valves
Operation of Direct-acting pressure relief valves
Blowdown
Relief valves problems

Rupture Valves

Applications of Rupture Discs
Rupture discs vs. Pressure relief valves
Rupture discs in gases and liquid service
Temperature and bursting pressure relationship
Pressure tolerances
Design and performance of ductile metal rupture discs
Types of Rupture discs
Prejudged rupture discs
Reverse buckling discs
Vent panels
Graphite rupture discs
Double disc assemblies
Rupture disc and pressure relief valve combinations
Selection of rupture discs
Operation of Rupture Discs

Valves Troubleshooting

Valves Problems and Troubleshooting

High Pressure Drop
Pressure Recovery Characteristics
Cavitations in Valves
Incipient and choked cavitations
Flow curve cavitations index
Cavitations-elimination devices

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