Valves Operation and Maintenance

Valves Operation and Maintenance

INTRODUCTION

This course provides the participants with the knowledge of key elements for valves operators and maintenance and the requirements for their inspection and maintenance. The course content includes typical valve operations for Gate valve, Globe valve, Ball valve, Needle valve, Plug valve, Diaphragm valve, Control valve, Safety valve, Relief valve, Check valve, and documentation of maintenance.

COURSE OUTLINE 

• Function of the Valves
• Classification of Valves
• Type of vales
• Valve Working Principle
• Valve Operators
• Valve Maintenance
• Valve Maintenance Procedures
• Preventive maintenance for a valve operator
• Basic operation of lubrication equipment
• Operation/application of the following types of valves: Gate valve, Globe valve, Ball valve, Needle valve, Plug valve, Diaphragm valve, Control valve, Safety valve, Relief valve, Check valve, etc.
• Valve Problems and Solutions
• Avoiding Cavitation
• Pressure testing of valves
• Valve Repair.
• Inspecting & Testing Regulators, Relief Valves and Control Valves
  • Control valve function
  • Interpret the Control Valve Function
  • Importance of safety devices and design criteria used in pressure regulating stations
  • Control Valve Types
  • Actuated valve characteristics
  • Spring-Operated and Pilot-Operated regulators and relief valves
  • advantages of a Monitor Regulator System
  • common defects in regulators and relief valves
  • Regulator, Relief Valve and Control Valve inspections
  • Valve actuators & Accessories
  • Noise phenomena in control valves