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[[Category:Courses, Training]]{{Knoppen}} | [[Category:Courses, Training]]{{Knoppen}} | ||
[[File:Valve Courses.jpg|thumb|right|Valve Courses]] | |||
'''Valve Course''' is recommended for personnel involved in liquid pipeline operation and maintenance.It provides basic instruction for the most common pipeline valves and [[Actuators]] used on pipelines. Participants visit manufacturing facilities to see firsthand how [[Valves]] and actuators are made. Field trips serve as a learning experience in the assembly and disassembly of valves and actuators, whenever possible. Participants receive handouts and other materials. | |||
==Course Content== | ==Course Content== | ||
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* Introduction to petroleum valves | * Introduction to petroleum valves | ||
* Various types of valves | * Various types of valves | ||
Gate, expanding gate, plug, ball, check, double block and bleed, etc.Introduction to | :* Gate, expanding gate, plug, ball, check, double block and bleed, etc. | ||
* Introduction to actuators | |||
:* Basic actuators and actuator operation | |||
:* Sizing actuators | |||
:* Basic mechanical operation | |||
:* Control components and configurations | |||
:* Maintaining actuators safely | |||
* Slab gate valve disassembly, assembly, and maintenance review | |||
* Expanding gate valve maintenance review | |||
* Valve maintenance | |||
:* Valve types and functioning | |||
:* Field lubricants | |||
:* Maintenance | |||
:* Packing | |||
:* Sealants |