By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

•  The ability to carry out the selection and sizing process
•  Understanding the problems and phenomenon associated with valves operation
• The ability to select the right valve for the particular application
•  The ability to perform the necessary calculation for valve sizing
•   The ability to carry out troubleshooting of valves and systems that valves are connected to
•  The ability to perform troubleshooting of systems involving valves
• The ability to decide on the right maintenance plan concerning different types of valves
•  Safety and relief valves play a vital rule for the safety concerning equipment and personnel

Maintenance & Technical Support Engineers & Supervisors, Maintenance & Technical Support Engineers & Supervisors, Senior Foremen Mechanical Maintenance, Engineering, inspection and technical staff in pining designs, process, operations and maintenance, Engineers and working operators in field of pipelines, The course provides a wider knowledge to piping designers, engineers, technicians, foremen inspectors & repair-men.

Classification of Valve Types

• Valve functions and characteristics
• Basic valve parts
•  Valve body attachments

Valve Selection for Petroleum & Process Industry

•  Principles of valve operations
• Specifications
•  Body materials and dimensions
•  Pressure and temperature
• Wear, galling, and leakages
•  Flow characteristics & noise
• Sizing, including actuators
• Which valve for on-off service?
•   Which control valve to specify?

Specification & Applied Codes

• API
• ASM

Critical Valve Choices

•   Internal working
• End connection
• Bonnets
• Actuator
• Acceptance procedure for in-house valve testing and verification
•   Noise abatement for valves

Installation Maintenance Guidelines

• Cleaning and inspection guidelines
• Cautions for every type
• Fouling leakage
• Wear leakage
•  Maintenance of special valve types
•  Lining up valves for a system start up
• Using plant procedures and drawings
• Lubricating valves
•  Valve inspection and cautions
•  Repair and replacement of valve parts
•  Corrosion control in valves - diagnostic tools
•  Safety aspects

Preventive Maintenance

• General philosophy
• Upside
• Downside
•  CLAIR activities

Predictive Maintenance

•  Monitoring techniques
• Twelve essential steps in building a PDM program

Valves Problems and Troubleshooting

• High pressure drop
•  Pressure recovery characteristics
• Cavitations in valves
• Incipient and choked cavitations
•  Flow curve cavitations index
•  Cavitations - elimination devices
•  Flashing versus cavitations
•  Flow choking
•  High velocities
•   Water hammer
•  Surge protection
•  Check valve slamming
•    Noise problems
•  Clean air standards
•   Life loading

  Packing for fugitive-emission control

•  Troubleshooting the control valves

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.