2023 Courses
INDUSTRIAL VALVE COURSE — BASIC COURSE
Instructors: Glen Beal, Engineering Manager – MRC Global & Steve Thomas, Vice President Valve Products & Southwest Region — Bonney Forge
Industrial valves are complex applications and in order to ensure they perform safely and efficiently, it is crucial to not only understand how a valve works, but also all the processes associated with it, including design, manufacturing, inspection and operation.
Industrial Valve Essentials course focuses on valves as pieces of equipment, exploring how they work and the main types commonly used in the Oil & Gas industry. The course will focus on:
- Definition of an industrial valve
- How a valve works
- Main valve types for Oil & Gas
- Main parts of a valve and their variations
- Pressure class rating
- Materials selection
- Standards & organizations
- Selection & application
- Actuation
- Installation
- Operation
INDUSTRIAL VALVES COURSE – MASTER CLASS
Instructor: Gilbert Alonzo, Mechanical Engineer & Valve SME – Consultant
The Master Class was designed to give a broader view of the different ancillary processes that surround a valve application, such supplier auditing and prototype testing. The Master Class focuses on:
- Recap of valve types and how they work
- Fugitive emissions
- Procurement / supply chain
- Specification
- Inspection
- Control valves
- Design & supplementary requirements
- Design validation & prototype testing
- Safety
- Refurbishment
- Fire-safe testing
- Maintenance
- Supplier qualification
- Manufacturing
- Shipping & handling
- Troubleshooting
FUGITIVE EMISSIONS COURSE
Instructors: Bronson Pate, Global Fugitive Emissions Director – MagDrive Technologies & Gobind Khiani, Fellow-Piping/Pipelines Consultant – Enbridge
For industry professionals concerned with equipment, environmental issues, and industry standards and practices, this course will cover the basics of fugitive emissions and refresh your knowledge.
The course will include:
- The history of fugitive emissions testing
- Terms and definitions
- Industry practices & implementation
- Types of equipment
- Implementation of practices
- Manufacturing process improvements
- Packing Manufacturer’s Fugitive Emission “Best Available Control Technology (BACT)”
- Improvements for the future
- Problems, installation and maintenance