Valves – Selection, Installation and Operation

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Presenter: Abe Swart

Abe Swart holds a B(Eng.) Mechanical Degree from the University of Pretoria. He started his career in 1998, with a small company, Culmen Consultants, where he gained extensive hands-on experience, in lifting equipment and pressure vessel design. Apart from doing detailed engineering design, this is where he got his first opportunity to write Technical Specifications.

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COURSE INTRODUCTION

This course introduces the participant to the functionality and purpose of a valve and explains the working, and to guide the participant to select the correct valve for the application.   It provides information to maintenance and operation personnel, to emphasize the specific application restrictions, possible replacement options and associated maintenance requirements.   To select the best valve for an application, the participant must understand the functioning of the different types of valves.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • This course is aimed at petrochemical, process plant and power engineers, piping designers, chemical engineers for the purpose of selection of valves for new systems and plant such as refineries, chemical plants and power plants.
  • Maintenance personnel, technicians, field engineers, process safety practitioners and R&D or process optimization personnel.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

At the end of this program participants will have:

  • An understanding of different basic valve types, and their basic operational function
  • Knowledge to be able to select the valve type for an application and what to consider when changing or optimizing existing plants
  • Adequate technical understanding to uncover evidence in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of valve failures
  • An understanding of valve operators (hand wheel, gearbox) and their selection
  • An understanding of material and internal (trim) selection
  • An understanding the legal accountability when procuring and using a valve

Please Note:
The precise content may change on the day depending on the specific needs of the delegates.

For volume discounts and in-house rates, please contact:
Phindi Chauke at 2KG Training
Tell: +27 (0) 11 325 0686
Cell: +27 (0) 71 125 6188
Email:phindi@2kg.co.za

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