This is an advanced course for experienced personnel who will benefit from a broadened perspective of control valve performance and maintenance issues. Students are typically experienced valve mechanics and maintenance personnel, instrument technicians, and others who are responsible for total control valve and control loop performance.

This 4-1/2 day course provides an expanded & holistic view of control valve performance objectives and issues. Topics cover a broad range of skill areas including valve and instrument selection, sizing, calibration, maintenance, operation, and troubleshooting. The broad range of performance-related topics is designed to help students improve their abilities to install, maintain, and operate control valves and related equipment in a manner that improves loop performance and valve life.

Prerequisites

Valve Technician I, course 1400

• Control Loop Basics
  
• Major Loop Components and Their Functions
  
• Piping & Instrumentation Drawings (P & ID´s)
  
• Basic Component Symbology
  
• Connections and Wiring
  
• Control Loop Performance
  
• Loop Performance Objectives
  
• Influences on Loop Performance
  
• Valve Selection and Sizing
  
• Actuator Sizing
  
• Bench Set and Stem Connection
  
• Loading Pressure Instrument Selection and Calibration
  
• Accessory Selection & Configuration
  
• Controller Tuning
  
• Severe Service Considerations
  
• Troubleshooting Basics
  
• Diagnostics
  
• Process Variability
  
• Performance Maintenance Issues
  
• Tour of Flow Lab Differentiation Loops

Cost: £ Call to Inquire