Key Strategies in Selecting the Most Suitable Control Valves in Practical Settings Regardless of Suppliers
Workshop Overview
Control valves are the final control elements in the operation of plant. Therefore, plant efficiency is directly affected by nonperformance of the valves, either in terms of output or in terms of reliability and availability. It is claimed that a majority of control valves are incorrectly sized, which negatively impacts performance. Furthermore, there is a bewildering range of choices for end users – globe, butterfly, eccentric disc, ball – even before the user must decide according to other factors such as materials, actuator type, rangeability and other characteristics.
This workshop aims to teach the following:
- Theory of control valves
- Types of control valves
- Control valve characteristics and trim
- Process considerations
- Actuators and positioners
- Digital valve controllers
- Control valve performance
This workshop will incorporate both theory and practical strategies. The latest educational methods and strategies will be employed including videos and real case studies. Delegates will maximize their benefit from the outset and the course will provide opportunities for participants to discuss with the presenter and others specific problems and appropriate solutions.
Facilitator Profile
The course facilitator is a Senior Process Manager with over 40 years of in-depth industrial experience in the Oil & Gas industry with several international companies, where he has occupied significant positions such as Business Development Director, General Manager, Operations Manager, Production Manager, Plant Manager, Field Manager, and Process Engineer.
He is an expert in a wide range of areas including Process Control, Troubleshooting, Shutdown, Turn-around, Research & Development, Project Planning, and Implementation of Process Systems. He is currently the Managing Director of a prestigious company actively involved in chrome chemicals and he has been actively involved in trainings and lecturing in South Africa, Southeast Asia and Middle East.
Among the facilitator’s clients and companies that he has worked with:
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
- Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
- Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
- Oman Refi neries & Petrochemicals Company (ORPC)
- OXY, Oman
- Rasgas (Qatar)
- SABIC
- Saudi Aramco
- Saudi Electricity Company
- Qatar Gas
Key Benefits of Attending the Workshop
- LEARN the theory behind the operation of control valves.
- UNDERSTAND the sizing and flow formulae and valve coefficients for control valve sizing.
- COMPREHEND the various characteristics of different kinds of control valves.
- MASTER the proper criteria and guidelines for selecting according to characteristics, leakage rates, rangeability, etc.
- UNCOVER the different considerations behind materials selection.
- DISTINGUISH the various installation and maintenance issues associated with different control valve types.
- BENEFIT from superior video presentations
Who Should Attend
Controls & Instrumentation Engineers/Managers/Technicians | Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Engineers/Managers/Technician | Maintenance Engineers/Technicians/Planners | Control Valve Specialists | Process Control Engineers | Project Engineers | Process Engineers
From the following industry:
Chemical | Petrochemical | Oil/gas | Paper/pulp processing | Water treatment | Recycling
