COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt in the class will be applied using the following practical methods: - 

(1) Industrial Facility Visit: Course participants will be taken to an industrial facility where they will practice valve dismantling, assembling, inspection and testing. In case that this course is organized inside client premises (In-House), then client shall provide access to its valve workshop for practical sessions. 

 

(2) Valve Demo Kit: Various safety relief valves will be distributed in the class to the participants by the course instructor for hands-on demonstration. These demo kits will be returned to the instructor at the end of the training day. 

 

(3) Valve Simulator: Participants will use in the class our state-of-the-art “Valve Sizing Simulator”, “Valve Simulator 3.0”, “Valvestar 7.2 Simulator” and “PRV2SIZE Simulator” to practice some of the skills learnt. 

 

The course will cover the design, selection, sizing, installation and inspection of safety relief valves as per standards API 520, API 521, API 526 and API RP 576. Further, the course will discuss ASME I, ASME VIII and ASME PTC 25 in details. The course covers the conventional spring-loaded Pressure Relief Valves (PRV) and the Pilot Operated Pressure Relief Valves (POPRV). 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the standards, NBI and VR-codes comprising of parties involved, code revision process, jurisdiction authorities and authorized inspection agencies; the objective, scope, definition and description of terms of ASME PTC 25; the PRV principles and development of pressure relief valve; the PRV installation; the installation requirements, factors, operational requirements and other installation considerations; and the PRV optional malfunctions in testing facilities. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the PRV certifications, training and personal qualifications and the procedure for determining valve capacities; the PRV repair and non-destructive examination; the PRV terminology and the various types of valves; the nameplate data and correct interpretation; the valve disassembly, valve critical inspections, lapping, grinding and assembly; the systematic valve testing and sealing; the inspection and testing of pressure-relieving devices; the causes of improper performance including replacement of rupture disk devices and inspection of pressure-relief valve on stream; troubleshooting and calibration; and the valve quality systems, and obtaining VR and administrative rules.