ASME B31.3 Process Piping Course 5. Valve Selection

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ASME B31.3 Process Piping

Charles Becht IV, PhD, PE Don Frikken, PE

Instructors

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1. Establish applicable system standard(s)2. Establish design conditions3. Make overall piping material decisions

Pressure ClassReliabilityMaterials of construction

4. Fine tune piping material decisionsMaterialsDetermine wall thicknessesValves

5. Establish preliminary piping system layout & support configuration

6. Perform flexibility analysis7. Finalize layout and bill of materials8. Fabricate and install9. Examine and test

Piping Development Process

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5. Valve SelectionCode RequirementsSelection by Valve Type

GateGlobeCheckButterflyBallPlug

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The Material in This Section is Addressed by B31.3 in:

Chapter IV - Standards for Piping Components

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Code RequirementsListed Valves

Can be used within their pressure-temperature ratings and any additional limitations described in the CodeExcept that bolted bonnets secured by fewer than 4 bolts or a U-bolt may only be used in Category D Fluid Service.

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Code RequirementsUnlisted Valves can be used within Code limitations if they:

have dimensions that “conform to those of comparable listed components insofar as practicable”“provide strength and performance equivalent to standard components”, andsatisfy one of the following:• pressure-temperature ratings established by the method

described in Annex F of ASME B16.34, or• are qualified for pressure design as required by para.

304.7.2.

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Selection by Valve TypeGateGlobeCheckButterflyBallPlug

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Gate ValveFrom

API 603

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Gate Valve

Bonnets

FromBonneyStockhamMilwaukee

Bolted

Welded

Screwed

Union

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Gate Valve

Bonnets

Pressure Seal Body to Bonnet Joint

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Gate ValveStems

FromStockham

Outside Screwand Yoke (OS&Y)

Inside Screw Non-rising Stem

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Gate Valve AttributesOn-off applications (Not considered suitable for throttling)Works as well with flow from either directionSuitable for use in wide range of conditionsCan be made fire resistant and blow-out resistantAvailable in any sizeBlocked-in volume when the valve is closedAlmost always leaks through the seat

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Globe Valve

FromVogt

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Globe Valve

Straight-pattern Globe with Pressure-seal Bonnet (Ramondi)

Angle Globe(Vogt)

Y-Pattern Globe(Vogt)

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Needle Instrument

ValveMSS-SP-105

From Vogt

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Globe Valve AttributesSuitable for on-off applications and throttlingWorks best with flow from one directionSuitable for use in wide range of conditionsCan be made fire resistant and blow-out resistantAvailable in sizes up to about NPS 14No blocked-in volume when the valve is closedAlmost always leaks through the seat, but less than a gate valve

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Check ValveSwing(Ramondi)

Lift(Vogt)

Tilting Disk(ORBINOX)

CenterlineGuided

Disk(Durabla)

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Dual-Plate Wafer Check Valves

Lug Body Wafer (API 594)

Wafer & Lug Bodies (Mueller)

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Check Valve AttributesWorks only with flow from one directionSuitable for use in wide range of conditionsCan be made fire resistant and blow-out resistantAvailable in any sizeNo blocked-in volume when the valve is closedAlmost always leaks through the seat, but much more than a gate valve

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Check Valve AttributesCheck valves check about 95% of the timeCheck valves can close suddenly when the flow is reversed, causing severe water hammer

ExcellentTilting Disk

ExcellentC/L Disk

GoodWafer

Severe (improved with spring return)Lift

Severe (improved with weight or spring)Swing

Slam CharacteristicsValve Type

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Butterfly Valve –

Low Pressure

FromAPI 609

Category A

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Butterfly Valve – Low Pressure

Wafer Body, PTFE Lined(Durco)

Lug Body(Contromatics)

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Butterfly Valve – Low PressureSuitable for on-off applications and throttlingWorks as well with flow from either directionSuitable for use up to ~200°F (95°C), 150 psig (10 bar)Cannot be made fire resistant or blow-out resistantGenerally available NPS 3 and largerNo blocked-in volume when the valve is closedUsually does not leak through the seatCan be PTFE Lined

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Butterfly Valve – High PressureFrom API 609 - Category B Double offset

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Butterfly Valve – High PressureValve Seats

PTFE Seat(Xomox)

FireResistantSeat(Xomox)

FireResistant

Seat(Contromatics)

Double offset

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Butterfly Valve – High PressureSuitable for on-off applications and throttlingGenerally works as well with flow from either directionSuitable for use in wide range of conditions, but PTFE seats limited to ~400°F (200°C)Can be made fire resistant and blow-out resistantGenerally available NPS 3 and largerNo blocked-in volume when the valve is closedUsually does not leak through the seat

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Ball Valve

FromAPI 608

FloatingBall,End

Entry

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Ball Valve

FromAPI 608

TrunnionMounted,

TwoPiece

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Ball Valve

End EntryOval Handle

(Contromatics)

Two PieceLever Handle(Contromatics)

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Ball Valve

Top Entry Three Piece (Swing-out)(Contromatics)

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Ball Valve

Two Piece, Fully Lined (Xomox)

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Ball Valve AttributesOn-off applications (not considered suitable for throttling)Works as well with flow from either directionSuitable for use in wide range of conditions,but PTFE seats limited to ~400 °F (200°C)Can be made fire resistant and blow-out resistantAvailable in any sizeBlocked-in volume when the valve is closedUsually does not leak through the seat

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Plug ValveFrom API 599

Lubricated

Sleeve Lined

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Plug Valve

Fully Lined

(Durco) API 599

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Plug Valve AttributesOn-off applications and non-severe throttlingWorks as well with flow from either directionSuitable for use in wide range of conditions,but PTFE seats limited to ~400 °F (200°C)Can be made fire resistant (only lubricated type) and blow-out resistantGenerally available up to ~NPS 12Blocked-in volume when the valve is closedUsually does not leak through the seat

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Valve Selection WorkshopWhat valve attributes and block, throttle and check valve types would you select for the following services:

Steam condensateDry chlorine liquidSulfuric acidGasoline650 psig (45 bar) SteamHeat transfer oilStyrene monomerLime/water slurry