Description

The "Industrial Valves: Technology" training program is designed to equip participants with the technical skills needed to understand, operate, adjust, and maintain industrial valve systems. It covers the operation of various types of valves, taps, and control devices, with a strong focus on safety, maintenance, and system efficiency.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

• Electromechanical technicians responsible for the maintenance of systems equipped with variable speed drives.

Prerequisites

Training objectives

Master technical terminology specific to industrial valve systems and understand the role of control valves

Perform inspection, testing, and adjustment of valve components (valves, stop valves, and control valves)

Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance operations on control equipment

Training program

• Fundamental Concepts
  • Basic quantities.
  • Types of pressure: relative, absolute, static, dynamic.
  • Hydrostatic pressure.
  • Flow rate.
  • Vapor pressure.
  • Dew point.
• Hydrodynamics
  • Pressure losses.
  • Types of flow.
  • Cavitation.
  • Sealing.
  • Definitions and dimensions: PN, DN.
• Sizing Principles
  • Flow coefficients: Cv, Kv.
• Valve Functions
  • Isolation.
  • Adjustment.
  • Regulation.
  • Safety.
• Valve and Faucet Technologies
  • Rotary valves: ball, conical, cylindrical.
  • Butterfly valve.
  • Globe valve.
  • Various types of valves.
  • Needle valve.
  • Diaphragm valve.
• On/Off Valve Control
  • Manual control.
  • Electric control.
  • Pneumatic control.
  • Hydraulic control.
  • Limit switch contacts.
• Specific Characteristics of Control Valves
  • Operating point of a network.
  • Valve positioning within a control system.
  • Flow characteristics.
  • Sizing concepts: authority, rangeability, controllability.
  • Types of valves used in control.
  • Types of actuators.
  • Types of positioners.
• Setpoint Concepts
  • Analog setpoints.
  • Digital setpoints.
  • Fieldbuses: HART, Profibus, ASI.
• Adjustment and Maintenance
  • Valve calibration and adjustment.
  • Actuator and positioner settings.
  • Disassembly and reassembly.
  • Inspection and adjustment of stroke.
• Diagnostics
  • Common valve failures.
  • Diagnostic methodology.