This highly participative EuroMaTech Valves, Actuators and Steam Traps training course is designed to provide participants with the skills to understand how valves and actuators are sized, selected and maintained, and how they operate in the most important industrial process plants, such as oil and gas, etc. Emphasis is also place on the important topic of steam traps, and the aspects related to this.

The Valves, Actuators and Steam Traps training course is interactive and encourages delegates to participate through questions and answers, along with opportunities to discuss with the presenter specific issues which may result in appropriate solutions.

Participants will learn:

• How valves operate
• Dealing with various control and other signals
• The various classifications of valves
• Different types of valves
• Additional equipment associated with valves
• Manual and software sizing of valves
• Actuators
• Valve positioners
• Cavitation and noise control
• Selection of vales, based on materials used
• Controlling valves, using 3-term controller, and valves in assorted loops and applications
• The basics of steam and steam heating
• The need for steam traps, and their functions
• The different types of steam traps
• Steam trap problems and management

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Understanding the principles, purpose and operation of valves, and valve signals
• Understanding flow conditions and pressure drops related to valves
• Understanding flow conditions, Cv, Pv, cavitation and flashing, associated hardware (filters, regulators, etc.)
• Reviewing valve guiding options
• Understanding the fundamentals of an assortment of valve types (including shutdown and pressure relief valves)
• Being able to interpret P&ID drawings containing valves
• Understanding leakage rates, valve characteristics and how inherent characteristics affect installed characteristics
• Implementing valve sizing, selection and choice o materials
• Understanding the most common and important forms of actuators
• Implementing noise and cavitation control and limitation
• Learning about valve maintenance and faultfinding
• Understanding how PID controller affect control valves, and the individual settings of the controller, and how these valves may be utilized in an assortment of specialized control loops
• Understanding the purpose, requirements and function of steam traps
• Learning about the assortment of steams traps currently available
• Dealing with steam trap selection, specification, safety factors, life-cycle costs, problems and management