Design, Principles & Operation of Valves and Control Valves

A complete understanding of design, construction details & functioning of valves for successful operation of your piping system

What You Will Learn in This Course

  • Valves of various designs and applications
  • Components, their function & operation
  • Calculate the resistance coefficient "K" of any valves
  • Choose the correct valve for application
  • Principles of operation of valve actuators 
  • Flow coefficient "Cv" of a control valve

What You Will Get in This Course

5 Hours of High Quality Video Lessons

10 Downloadable Resources

Certificates of Completions

What is Covered in This Course

Valves of various designs and applications are encountered nowadays throughout petroleum refining, petrochemical, and process industries as well as in power generation and environmental engineering.

This course is designed to give you a complete understanding of construction details and the functioning of valves. This understanding is a prerequisite for the successful operation of your plant and piping system.

The course includes extensive graphics, 3D animations, and cross-sectional views to give you practical virtual exposure to valves.

In this course, you will :

    1. Discover the major types of valves used in the process industry
    2. Learn their components, their function & their operation
    3. Have the opportunity to dismantle many valves and assemble them using 3D models, cross-sectional views, and 3D animations
    4. Also included in this course is an in-depth discussion on actuators and control valves. You will learn how control valves are used to regulate the flow of a fluid. Concepts such as head loss, pressure drop, valve coefficient "Cv," flow resistance, valve curves, and cavitation will be presented.
    5. Finally, the course introduces you to valve symbols and representation in engineering drawings such as Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs). Standards and conventions that apply to valves and their accessories will be discussed in detail. In engineering drawings, you will learn how valve status and failure modes are depicted.

Course Objectives

    • Understand valves and control valves working principles for the successful operation of your plant and piping systems
    • Understand valve construction details (bonnet, stem, disk, seat, packing, body, etc.)
    • Know the characteristics and applications for each valve type (ball, plug, gate, pinch, butterfly, diaphragm, check, needle...)
    • Know how to choose the correct valve for a certain application
    • Know how to dismantle and assemble all types of valves using 3D and 2D models
    • Identify and know the principles of operation of common valve actuators (pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, etc.)
    • Understand how single-acting and double-acting pneumatic actuators work through graphics and 3D animations
    • Understand the principle of fail open (FO) and fail close (FC) actuators
    • Know how to convert a single-acting spring return actuator to a double-acting actuator and vice versa
    • Know how to convert a fail-close actuator to a fail-open actuator and vice versa
    • Learn how to size valves
    • Learn how to calculate the resistance coefficient "K" of any valves
    • Learn what the flow coefficient "Cv" of a control valve means and how to use it in assessing flows and pressure drops
    • Understand the theory of regulating flow with control valves
    • Understand the concepts of cavitation and choking in control valves through graphics and 3D animations
    • Learn how to size and select a control valve when designing and operating any piping system for both gases and liquids
    • Know and identify valve symbols on engineering drawings such as P&IDs
    • Know the standards and conventions for valve status (open, closed, throttled)
    • Identify valve position and failure mode on your P&IDs (LO, LC, FO, FC, FAI…)
    • And much more...

So with no further ado, check out the free preview videos and the curriculum, and we look forward to seeing you in the first section.

Also, remember, as an enrolled student, you will have unlimited access to this material and one-on-one instructor support. So feel free to ask us for help in the Q&A section when needed. We will be pleased to help you and ensure you learn valuable information from us.

Hope to see you there

Cheers,

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Course Curriculum

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Whether you’re trying to learn and discover a new scientific or engineering topic from scratch, or want to refresh your memory on something you’ve learnt in the past, you’ve come to the right place.

WR Training exists to help you succeed in your academic and professional life. Our goal is to spread the knowledge and promote science.

The courses, you are about to enroll in, were undertaken to give you a clear view of scientific and engineering topics through detailed examples using hands on demo and provide numerous problems with their solutions. You can also use these courses as a review for taking exams or as a vehicle for self-instruction.

Our training methodology was designed to enable individual self paced e-learning.

Each course has been undertaken to teach a specific skill.

Our courses can be watched 24/7 wherever you are.

Each of our courses has a 30-day money-back guarantee so that you can check it out, make sure it’s the right course for you, and get a refund if it’s not.

We are active online instructors and we will be here for you every step of the way. If you have questions about the course content, you can always post your questions or send us a private message. It will be our pleasure to provide assistance and answer your questions.

So with no further ado, go ahead, select the course suitable for you, click the enroll button and we'll see you in the first section !

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Brilliant, highly informative course explained in exquisite details
Chloe Garcia
Excellent course. All technical information regarding valves are explained in great detail. Animations help explain the various valve types and how they work. Also at the end of the course someone can download some very useful calculation tools.
Nikolaos Patronis
This was my first course with WR Training. I picked a subject I know fairly well so that I could gauge how good the courses were. I have gained further knowledge and good resources to come back to another time. I will be booking another course in the near future
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  • 3. Safety & Pressure Relief Valves
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