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Presenter
John Tonkin More Info 2012 sees John's 42th year in engineering. Initially he had exposure to plant maintenance (steam, water, pneumatics, ash handling, boilers, turbines and pumping systems) and marine steam plant. Full Bio

Course Dates

13-15 August 2012
Johannesburg (Diaz on Surrey)
R7,150 (excl. VAT)

Valves - Selection, Installation and Operation

2 day course

Course Content: (Introduction and settings of objectives)

Hydraulic concepts

Energy loss in control equipment
Hydraulics of the valve/pipeline system
Liquid flow characteristics Cv and Kv
Cavitation, flashing, corrosion and abrasion

Valve requirements and applications

Basic requirements
Materials of construction
Applications

Valve categories: Principles of operation

Gate (RSV, knife, parallel wedge)
Globe
Ball
Butterfly
Diaphragm
Pinch
Plug
Air release/vacuum breaker

Factors governing valve selection

Properties of fluids
Temperature and pressure
Type of service

Valve sizing

Non controlling applications
Controlling applications

Valve selection and build variations

Important variations in designs by manufacturers of:

Gate valves
Globe valves
Ball valves
Butterfly valves
Diaphragm valves
Pinch valves
Plug valves
Air release/vacuum breaker valves

Comparative costs for the various valve patterns

Valve Actuators: an overview

Pneumatic actuators
Electric actuators
Positioners, controllers and sensors

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 Mbedzi at 2KG Training
Tell: +27 (0) 11 325 0686
Cell: +27 (0) 71 125 6188
Email:phindi@2kg.co.za