This document outlines a practical workshop on control valve sizing, selection, and maintenance, aimed at various engineering professionals. It covers fundamental theories, types of control valves, and practical applications, and offers attendees reference materials, hands-on training, and expert insights from an experienced instructor. The workshop is set for October 2014 in Cardiff and Edinburgh, with early bird discounts and additional offers for group registrations.

1. You will learn:
• What happens inside a control valve
• The difference between cavitation and flashing
• What is choked flow
• Simple calculations to determine CV values
• How to recognise severe service applications
• The types of control valves and relative advantages
• The different characteristics and specifying seat leakage rates
• Size actuators for linear and rotary applications
• The advantages of pneumatic, hydraulic and electric types
• How to select materials for bodies, trims, packing boxes, and gaskets
• Computer sizing programs
• Failure modes for control valves
• New approaches to troubleshooting
Who should attend:
• Consulting engineers
• Control valve specialists
• Electrical engineers
• Instrumentation and control
engineers and technicians
• Maintenance engineers, technicians
and planners
• Plant safety specialists
• Process control engineers
• Project engineers
• Systems engineers
Includes FREE reference manuals valued at £79.90
Register NOW: Email the registration form to us at uk@idc-online.com
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Practical
Control Valve Sizing,
Selection and Maintenance
TechnologyTraining that Works
Harvey T. Dearden
BSc CEng FIET FInstMC MIMechE
AFIChemE
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995 per person
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Cardiff
7 & 8 October 2014
Park Inn Cardiff
Edinburgh
14 & 15 October 2014
The Edinburgh Training Centre

2. An intensive,
practical,
two-day workshop
presented by:
Practical Control Valve Sizing,
Selection and Maintenance
Day ONE
INTRODUCTION TO CONTROL VALVE
THEORY
• Introduction and definitions
• Energy types
• What happens inside a control valve
• Cavitations and flashing
• Choked flow
• Valve co-efficient CV
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTROL VALVES
• Globe valves
• Butterfly
• Eccentric disk
• Ball
• Rotary plug
• Diaphragm and pinch
CHARACTERISTICS
• Equal percent
• Linear
• Quick opening
• Selection method
HIGH PRESSURE DROP APPLICATIONS
• Cavitations control and elimination
• Low noise
• Diffuser plates
• Chokes
• Disk stack technology
• Pressure balanced trim
VALVE SIZING EXAMPLES OF HIGH
PRESSURE DROP APPLICATIONS USING
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• Water – pump bypass
• Steam – turbine bypass
• Gas – pressure reducing
• Oil – choke valve
The fee for each workshop covers all materials including
workshop manual, lunches and refreshments
Day TWO
ACTUATORS
• Pneumatic
• Hydraulic
• Electric
• Sizing on rotary valves and linear valves
• Mounting considerations
• Manual over-rides
• Accessories
POSITIONERS
• Basic principles
• Conventional pneumatic
• Conventional electro-pneumatic
• Smart positioners
• Feedback options
PNEUMATIC CIRCUITS
• Volume tank fail system
• Fail fix
• Volume boosters
MATERIALS
• Body materials and pressure ratings
• Trim and packaging
• Guides and gaskets
QUALITY STANDARDS
• ASME
• NACE
• ISO 9000/2000
• PED
• NAMUR
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
• Installation, commissioning and routine
maintenance
• Fault finding
• Modes of failure
Summary, open forum
and closing
The Program
Harvey T. Dearden
BSc CEng FIET FInstMC MIMechE AFIChemE
Harvey has over 35 years’ experience in the process
industries, having worked for end users, contractors,
vendors and consultants, and is known for his expertise in
process control and protection and related risk assessment
and management concerns. Latterly he worked as site
engineering manager for a major chemical company in the
UK and now has an independent consulting practice.
Harvey combines these varying perspectives with a real
passion for the engineering discipline and is the author of
‘Professional Engineering Practice: Reflections on the Role
of the Professional Engineer’. He is known to many through
his involvement with the Institution of Measurement and
Control and his numerous articles in the technical press.
An engaging speaker, Harvey strives not to simply convey
information, but to establish real understanding of lasting
value to the audience. With his extensive experience and
excellent communication skills, you will walk away from this
workshop with valuable know-how that you can apply
immediately to your work.
The method of sizing and selecting a control valve for a specific application is generally not well
understood. Although there are many factors that need to be taken into account the subject is not
difficult to understand if dealt with in a logical manner. It is claimed that the majority of control valves
throughout the world have not been correctly sized and that large numbers operate on manual mode.
Many maintenance problems result from people treating the symptoms of a problem rather than
tackling the true cause. A basic understanding of the principles is all that is usually needed to solve
the problem for good. This practical, hands-on workshop is designed to maximise knowledge
retention and understanding. It provides an opportunity for participants to discuss with the presenter
and others, specific problems and appropriate solutions. All delegates take away a detailed and
comprehensive copy of the material presented.
Pre-requisites: No specialist knowledge or skills are required – only a technical background so
that there is an understanding for such factors as the difference between pressure and force. In fact
this workshop is a good introduction for someone who has had no dealings with control valves in the
past as well as an important refresher workshop for control valve specialists who benefit from the
back–to-basics approach.
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Free reference manual
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Our delegates don’t just receive
photocopied notes! You will receive
the comprehensive fully illustrated
reference manual, as a hard-copy
and eBook version, filled with
hundreds of pages of tables, charts,
figures and handy hints.
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• Workshops start at 8:30am and finish at 5:00pm daily.
• Registration is from 8:00am on the first day.
• The workshop fees are per delegate and include a reference
manual, handouts, lunches and all refreshments.
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Cancellations received less than 7 days prior to the workshop
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