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Severe Service Valves in the Chemical Industry (Part 1)

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Severe Service Valves in the Chemical Industry (Part 1)

Author: CGIS (CG Industrial Specialties)

Severe Service Valves (SSVs) mean different things to different people. Until today, defining SSVs had little if any global agreement or recognition. That is about to change as the Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) has accepted an application to produce a Standard Practice so defining them.

This article series provides information about the selection of SSVs in all industries but focuses on metallurgical processes and applications and offers examples to illustrate the successful and unsuccessful use of these valves. All of this with the purpose of raising the awareness of the industry on all sides, from the suppliers and manufacturers, specifiers and to the users and owners of them. It also supplies tools to understand where and why to separate SSVs from general purpose or commodity valves (GPVs).

SSVs are often identified by applications, and these applications are challenging  to the valve’s ability to survive. Within these applications the elements that make the service severe are being analyzed, quantified and qualified. From this, we expect to offer objective and repeatable definitions and guidance to improve the experience of SSVs, reduce unnecessary costs, provide longer service life and process runs, improve safety and reduce environmental issues.

All Industries Use SSVs
SSVs can be found throughout all industries, however some industries harbour many more challenges than others. For example, municipal water treatment will have fewer SSV opportunities or needs than mining or chemical industries. In general, valves have two basic uses; they either control a process variable like pH, or they isolate the process. No matter what type of valve – from ball, butterfly, check or globe – all fit somewhere into the basic role of control or isolation.

Read Part 2: Severe Service Control Valves

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