VALVE ACTUATORS & REGULATORS

Control Valve Engineering I

Overview
This course is for engineers, technicians and others responsible for the selection, sizing and application of control valves, actuators and control valve instrumentation. This 3-days course reviews design and operating principles of control valves, actuators, positioners and related accessories. It describes the sizing and selection methods for a broad variety of control valve assemblies.

Students who complete this course will:
• Select the proper valve characteristic for a given process.
• Choose suitable styles of control valves for an application.
• Size of control valves and actuators.
• Properly apply positioners and instruments.

Prerequisites
Some experience with industrial controls equipment including control valves and actuators would be helpful.

Topics

• Control Valve Selection: Rotary/ Sliding Stem

• Actuator Selection and Sizing

• Corrosion Resistant Valves

• Liquid Valve Sizing

• Gas Valve Sizing

• Positioners and Transducers

• Valve Application Guidelines

• Valve Characteristics

• Valve Packing Considerations

Control Valve Engineering II

Overview
This course is designed for engineers, technicians, and others responsible for the selection, sizing, and application of control valve assemblies. This 1-day course event consists of two parts, 4 hours for each part. It reviews design and operating principles of control valves in various applications. It describes the sizing and selection methods utilized in selecting appropriate control valve assemblies, as they relate to severe service applications such as noise and cavitation. Students will solve several advanced sizing and selection problems using Fisher Specification Manager software and published materials. Students will also have the opportunity to ask Emerson certified instructors for Fisher engineering courses to clarify questions and assist in better understanding of these advanced fluid mechanic ideas.

Students who complete this course will:
• Size control valves and trim for cavitating application
• Size control valves and trim for a noisy application
• Choose suitable styles of control valves for an application
• Size control valves for an erosive and/or corrosive application
• Properly apply knowledge learned from 1300

Prerequisites
Successful completion of 1300 is required. Familiarity with sizing, selection,and advanced applications of control valves is strongly encouraged.

Topics
• Cavitation and Flashing
• Noise
• Corrosion
• Erosion
• Valve Application Guidelines

Valve Trim & Body Maintenance

Overview
This 3-days course explains how valves and actuators function and how they are installed and calibrated. It emphasizes installation, troubleshooting, parts replacement, and calibration of control valves, actuators, and digital valve controllers. Those who complete this course will be able to:

• Correctly perform installation procedures
• Perform basic troubleshooting
• Properly apply and calibrate, FIELDVUE
• Digital valve controllers
• Change valve trim, gaskets and packing

Topics
• Control Valve Terminology
• Globe Valves
• Packing
• Actuators, and Digital Valve Controllers
• Bench Set
• Seat Leak Testing
• Ball Valves
• Butterfly Valves
• Eccentric Disc Valves
• Valve Characteristics

Audience
This introductory course is for valve mechanics, maintenance personnel, instrument technicians, and others who are responsible for maintaining control valves, actuators and control valve instrumentation.

Prerequisites
Some experience in instrument calibration and in control valve maintenance, installation, and operation would be helpful.

Valve Trim & Body Maintenance

Overview
This 16 hour remote virtual classroom course event consists of 4 virtual classroom parts, 4 hours for each part. It explains how valves and actuators function and how they are installed and calibrated. It emphasizes installation, troubleshooting, parts replacement, and calibration of control valves, actuators, and FIELDVUE™ digital valve controllers.

Delivery Options
This training is also available as an Instructor Led course 1400

Audience
This introductory course is for valve mechanics, maintenance personnel, instrument technicians, and others who are responsible for maintaining control valves, actuators and control valve instrumentation.

Prerequisites
Some experience in instrument calibration and in control valve maintenance, installation, and operation would be helpful.

Topics
• Control valve terminology
• Globe valves
• Packing
• Actuators, and digital valve controllers
• Bench set
• Seat leak testing
• Ball valves
• Butterfly valves
• Eccentric disc valves
• Valve characteristics

Fundamentals of HART based FIELDVUE™ Digital Valve Controllers using Emerson Field Communicators and ValveLink™ Mobile

Overview
This course is for technicians, engineers and others responsible for installing, calibrating and basic troubleshooting FIELDVUE™ instruments using the AMS Trex Field Communicator.

This 3-days course provides the necessary skills to:
• Install and mount a FIELDVUE™ digital valve controller onto Sliding Stem Actuator/Valve and Rotary Actuator/Valve Assemblies.
• Configure and calibrate FIELDVUE™
• Instruments with the Field Communicator.

Prerequisites
Control valve experience and/or course 1400, 1300, 1710 or 1451

Topics
• Control Valve Terminology
• Globe Valves/Packing
• Actuators • Bench Set
• Ball Valves / Butterfly Valves / Eccentric Disc Valves
• Valve Characteristics
• Control Valve Noise and Cavitation
• FIELDVUE™ Digital Valve Controller Theory of Operation
• HART Communication Signal
• FIELDVUE™ Instrument Installation
• AMS Trex Field Communicator
• Instrument Configuration and Calibration
• Instrument Troubleshooting
• ValveLink™ Mobile Overview

Courses for valve and instrument technicians explain what’s required to maintain modern control valves and demonstrate the skills necessary to do that job effectively. These classes are very structured, but students have plenty of opportunities to practice newly learned skills and receive feedback from experts in the field. The goal is to reduce the number of poorly operating control valves throughout industry in order to enhance processing and reduce downtime.

ValveLink™Software for Configuration and Calibration of FIELDVUE™ Digital Valve Controllers

Overview
This course is for technicians, engineers and others responsible for installation, calibration and diagnostics for FIELDVUE™ digital valve controllers and ValveLink™ software. The primary focus of this course is to provide a comprehensive experience in managing Digital Valve Controllers using the ValveLink™ software. This 3-days lecture/lab style course provides hands-on experience working with FIELDVUE™ digital valve controller and ValveLink™ Software. Students will be able to execute ValveLink™ calibration and diagnostic routines, and create an instrument database.

Prerequisites
Control valve experience and course 1451 / 1751

Topics
• Introduction to ValveLink™ Software
• ValveLink™ Tag and Database Management
• Configuration with ValveLink™
• Calibration with ValveLink™
• ValveLink™ Advanced and Performance
• Tier Diagnostics
• Troubleshooting
• Introduction to Diagnostic
• Data Interpretation

FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus FIELDVUE ™ Digital Valve Controllers

Overview
This course teaches technicians and engineers the basics of FOUNDATION™ fieldbus digital valve controller installation, configuration, calibration and troubleshooting using AMS Trex Field Communicator and ValveLink™ Software.

The 3-days course is designed for the reviews of the role and function of control valve positioners, followed by a series of hands-on exercises to disassemble, inspect, assemble, install and commission a fieldbus FIELDVUE™ digital valve controller. During commissioning students will learn the basics of the FOUNDATION™ fieldbus protocol, the role of function blocks, addressing, modes and status. Students will configure, calibrate and commission devices using the AMS Trex.

Communicator and ValveLink™ software. Hands-on exercises also teach students how to perform detailed setup routines and how to run and collect data for various ValveLink™ diagnostics

Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with positioners and control valve basics is required. Course 1400 / 1451 is recommended.

Topics
• Positioner Basics
• FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Overview
• FIELDVUE™ digital valve controller Installation and Mounting
• Modes and Status • Configuration and Calibration with new 475 Field Communicator
• ValveLink™ Setup Wizard / Detailed Setup
• Tuning
• Tag Management
• Pressure Control
• Valvelink™ Diagnostics
• FIELDVUE™ Instrument
• Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Data Interpretation Using ValveLink™ Software for FIELDVUE™ Digital Valve Controllers

Overview
This 3-days course uses practical exercises and discussions to teach the student to interpret and analyze diagnostic data obtained using FIELDVUE™ Digital Valve Controllers and ValveLink software.

Students will perform diagnostic tests on a variety of valve/actuator combinations and use the data to determine bench set, dynamic error band, seat load, spring rate and other pertinent parameters. Students will also perform comparison tests on valves/ actuators containing assembly or operating flaws and use the data for troubleshooting purposes. This course is for technicians, engineers and others responsible to collect and interpret valve diagnostic tests performed using Valvelink™ software.

Prerequisites
Students must have completed one of the following: 1751, 1752, 7036, or 1760V Series (1760V, 1761V, 1762V, 1763V). Completion of 1400, 1700, and 1450 are recommended if additional experience with valve maintenance and basic troubleshooting is needed

Topics
• Review of ValveLink software
• Diagnostic Tests
• Data Interpretation
• Troubleshooting Techniques
• Comparison Testing Techniques
• Performance Diagnostics

FIELDVUE ™ Digital Valve Controllers

Overview
This 1-day remote virtual classroom course event covers the detailed operation of Fisher FIELDVUE™ digital valve controllers. Class discussions are centered on what individual components within a digital valve controller are, and how they can affect overall control valve performance. Common maintenance practices are detailed, and include proper care and handling of internal components, such as the I/P and Relay. Calibration procedures of the FIELDVUE™ DVC6200 digital valve controller will be conveyed using ValveLink™ software connected to a live device. Course focus includes:
• Identify and understand components of a digital valve controller.
• Describe and demonstrate proper instrument mounting.
• Connect to a live device using ValveLink Software.
• Discuss and perform an Auto Travel Calibration routine.

FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus FIELDVUE ™ Digital Valve Controllers

Overview
This 4-hour remote virtual classroom course introduces data collection methods for offline diagnostic testing and troubleshooting of the FIELDVUE™ digital valve controllers with Advanced Diagnostic (AD) Tier. Students will have access to a live FIELDVUE DVC6200 using ValveLink™ software and will discuss the proper setup and execution of diagnostic functionality within the AD tier. Dynamic scan and step response tests will be conducted, and the class will interpret analyzed data and review the details of diagnostic graphs for each. Areas of focus for AD diagnostic functionality include:
• Step Response Test - Stroking Speed
• Step Response Test - 9 Point
• Step Response Test - Performance Test
• Step Response Test - 3 Point Ramp
• Step Response Test - Supply Pressure
• Step Response Test - Drive Signal
• Valve Signature - Graph and Analyzed data
• Dynamic Error Band
• Drive Signal”

FIELDVUE DVC6200 HART Communicating Tier

Overview
This 1-day remote virtual classroom course event covers the detailed setup of the FIELDVUE™ digital valve controllers. The class will discuss navigating through the detailed setup menus to change device operation and configuration parameters, as well as set alerts and alarms and correctly complete the device specification sheet. Students will have access to a live FIELDVUE DVC6200 using ValveLink™ software. In conjunction with HART® Communication (HC) tiering capabilities, a basic understanding of functions and troubleshooting within ValveLink software is discussed at length.

FIELDVUE DVC6200 Performance Diagnostics Tier

Overview
This 4-hour remote virtual classroom course introduces data collection methods for online diagnostic testing and troubleshooting of the FIELDVUE™ digital valve controllers with Performance Diagnostic (PD) Tier. Students will have access to a live FIELDVUE DVC6200 device using ValveLink™ software and will discuss the proper setup and execution of diagnostic functionality within the PD tier. Permanent tiering step-up options are discussed, including the free one-time step up to PD tier, as well as specific procedures to follow when changing a digital valve controller’s diagnostic tier.

Diagnostic functions of interest include:
• PD One Button
• Profiles
• Triggered Profiles
• Friction
• Friction Trends”

Pressure Relief Valve Overview

Overview
This 1-day course explains how pressure relief valves function and how they are installed and tested. At the end of the course the attendees will be familiar with various Pressure Relieving Devices, their design, operation, maintenance, calibration, testing and installation. The course also covers the causes of improper valve performance. Those who complete this course will be able to:

• Understand the reasons for & history of pressure relieving devices.
• Gain knowledge on design considerations.
• Understand the basic terminologies used
 

Direct Spring - Operated Pressure Relief Valve Maintenance – ASME VIII
 

High Pressure Pilot Operated Pressure Relief Valve Maintenance

Overview
This 18-hour course caters for maintenance personnel dealing with High Pressure Pilot Operated pressure relief valves. Upon completion of the course, the candidates will be able to overhaul, fault find, calibrate and test ASME Sec VIII HP Pilot Operated Pressure Relief Valves utilizing the relevant maintenance instructions. It is recommended to attend a follow-up training session PRM-MEA-103W which is a 1-day practical hands-on event. Assessment Certification, achieved by written and practical examination, is valid for three years.
 

Recertification for Direct Spring OR High-Pressure Pilot Operated Valves – ASME VIII

Overview
This 2-day course is intended for Mechanical, Instrument, Process Supervisors & Technicians who have undertaken the “5 Day Pressure Relief Valve Maintenance Course or 5 Day Pilot Valve Maintenance Course” within the last 3 years and have documented evidence of PRV Maintenance during the certification period. A minimum of 4 cases of evidence per year is requested.

Method
A certificate is awarded on successful completion of the assessment, which is valid for 3 years. If there is insufficient or no documented evidence then a 3-day refresher course will be required to be completed for recertification.

Pressure / Vacuum Valve Familiarization Overview

Overview
This 3-day course caters for maintenance personnel dealing with pressure/vacuum valves. Upon completion of the course, the candidates will be able to understand working principle of these mechanical devices, fault find, calibrate and test Pressure/Vacuum Valves utilizing the relevant maintenance instructions & testing equipment.
 

Low Pressure Pilot Operated Valves Maintenance
 

Regulators & Relief Valves Gas Regulators
 

Emerson Electric Actuators Overview

Overview
This 1-day course discusses on Emerson’s next generation portfolio of compact electric actuators for quarter-turn and multi-turn applications. Brands like Bettis, Biffi, & EIM along with different models and application will be discussed to give the audience a general overview of these versatile valve actuation packages. This course is for technicians, engineers and others who wish to understand the basic concepts for electric actuator functionality, principles of operation, selection criteria & best practices for maintenance

Topics

• Review of ValveLink software diagnostic Tests
• Data Interpretation
• Troubleshooting Techniques
• Comparison Testing Techniques
• Performance Diagnostics

Regulators Technician

Overview
This course is for engineers, technicians and others responsible for the selection, sizing and application of control valves, actuators and control valve instrumentation. This 3-days course reviews design and operating principles of control valves, actuators, positioners and related accessories. It describes the sizing and selection methods for a broad variety of control valve assemblies.
 

Biffi Electric Actuators Service Training
 

EIM Electric Actuators Service Training
 

Gate, Globe, & Check Valve Overview and Maintenance

Overview
This 2-days course discusses on Emerson’s extensive manual valve portfolio comprised of gate, globe, check, & knife gate valves. A practical session with hands-on is included in a workshop type environment.

This course is for mechanics, engineers and others who wish to understand the basic concepts for GGC valves functionality, principles of operation, selection criteria & best practices for maintenance.

Topics
• Types of valves & application
• Design standards & testing standards
• Packing designs
• Repair & Maintenance

Ball & Butterfly Valve Overview & Maintenance

Overview
This 2-days course discusses on Emerson’s extensive ball & butterfly valve lines comprised of floating & trunnion mounted ball valves, swing type & triple-offset butterfly valves. Brands like Vanessa, Fisher, KTM, and Virgo will be discussed along with different types and models manufactured. A practical session with hands-on is included in a workshop type environment.

Prerequisites
Personnel involved with the design, commissioning, operations & maintenance of these mechanical isolation equipment.

Topics
• Product overview
• Principle of operation
• Servicing, repair & Maintenance

Bettis™, EL-O-Matic & FieldQ Scotch-Yoke and Rack & Pinion Product Servicing
 

Bettis™ Multiport Flow Selector (MPFS) Servicing