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 and 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 and Applied Codes

•  API
•  ASM
• French, British and German regulations

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.