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VALVES
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VALVES
Valves or taps are
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devices fitted to piping or
equipment and designed
to control the flow of fluids.
ex: a 3 gate, ball or
butterfly valve, means a 3
ID
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HIGH pressure MEDIUM pressure LOW pressure
(5000 psi and above) (~1500 psi) (~180 psi)
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Choke manifold, Sand-trap Oil/Gas manifolds
Heater & Steam-exchanger Pumps, Burners
1)GATE valves 1)BALL valves 1)BUTTERFLY
2)NEEDLE valves (~sampling~) 2)PLUG valves 2)GLOBE valves
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GATE Surface Testing
valves
Used for shut off, (on/off
function)
High pressure (5, 10, 15,
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20Kpsi)
ex: FH, CM, Steam-exchanger,
Sand-trap
Sealing method:
-metal/metal for WOM valve
-grease sealing compound for
McEvoy valve
Standard sizes= 3 1/16 to 4
1/16 Valves slide 4
GATE Surface Testing
valves
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WOM
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GATE Surface Testing
valves Gate
Seal assembly with 0-ring
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WOM
Grease Fitting
(for storage
metal seals only)
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GATE Surface Testing
valves
GATE
WOM
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WOM.exe
metal/metal seal
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GATE Surface Testing
Surface
valves Testing
McEvoy
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(pressure trapped)
VALVE CLOSED
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reservoir
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Surface
GATE Testing
valves
reservoir
seat
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McEvoy
gates
possibility to
inject grease
under pressure seat
self-
bottom grease
greasing/sealing fitting for normal
under pressure grease only
with valve closed
Valves slide 9
NEEDLE Surface Testing
valves
Used for shut off, (on/off) +
Flow control (bleed off part of
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flow)
High pressure (5, 10, 15,
20Kpsi)
ex: instrumentation on FH,
CM, Steam-exchanger, Sand-
trap (~sizes= , , )
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Medium pressure (~1500
psi)
ex: separator, burners,
pumps, etc.
Sealing method:
-PTFE (Teflon) seal ring
or seat
Standard sizes= 1 to 4
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BALL valve Surface Testing
(spherical)
Mapegaz
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Sealing= (white teflon
ring)
white
(Spherical)
teflon ring
seal
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Medium pressure
Sampling / bleed-
off points
Sealing= white
teflon seal ring
Standard sizes=
, , , 1
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top
PLUG valve hexagonal
nut
(cylindrical)
Texseal
O-ring
stem
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Seats (black teflon)
Sealing=
black teflon seat Plug (cylindrical)
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BUTTERFLY Surface Testing
valve
Weco
Used for shut off, (on/off)
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Low pressure
Tanks
Sealing= rubber seal
Standard sizes= 1, 2 3
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GLOBE Surface Testing
valves
Used for control of flow and shut
off
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Low pressure
Rig Water / air lines
Sealing= metal/metal
Standard sizes= 1, 2 3
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Automatic Surface Testing
Control
valves
Fisher
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Used for flow control +
throttle action
Medium pressure
Separator, Surge tank
Sealing (not 100%)=
metal/metal
Standard sizes= 1, 2,
3,4
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Swing check Flow through valve
valves
To allow flow in one
direction only
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High/Medium/Low Flow ceases or fails below back pressure
pressure
Separator inlet, pump
outlet
Sealing= metal/metal
Standard sizes= 1, 2,
3,4
CHECK valves Valves slide 18
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RELIEF
Farrisvalves
Spring loaded and set to open
at a given pressure to protect
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systems from over pressure
High/Medium/Low pressure
Separator, flowlines, Steam-
exchanger, Surge-tank
Sealing= metal/metal
Standard sizes= 1, 2, 3,4
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RELIEF
valves
Piloted safety relief
valves
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High/Medium/Low
pressure
New Separator and
Surge-tank
Sealing= metal/metal
Anderson
Standard sizes= 3,4, 6 Greenwood
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SAFETY
GATE / BALL / PLUG valves:
must not be used for throttling
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(i.e.: must be fully open or fully
closed) because a restricted flow
through it will erode the seal or
gate or seat, and the valve will
not seal correctly / reliably.
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SAFETY
GATE valves:
it is common practice to
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count the number of turns
taken to open / close a valve
because the operator can tell
if the valve has become
plugged or is not seating
correctly.
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SAFETY
GATE / GLOBE valves:
it is best to close the gate and
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globe valves by turn after they
are fully opened and vice-versa
because over tightening the
valve upon closing may damage
the disk and seat. Leading to
seizure or leakage.
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SAFETY
NEEDLE valves:
when used with an instrument,
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the valve should only be opened
enough: - to permit flow and
allow the instrument to register
correctly. - to allow a quick
closure of the valve and to isolate
the dial gauge in case of a
sudden increase of pressure,
above the range of the gauge.
One or two turns is usually
sufficient.
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VALVE
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The END
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