Sizing valves for the process industry

Designed around a series of practical examples which we work through to a solution, this valuable online course is an essential guide to understanding the valve sizing procedure. This understanding is a prerequisite for a successful operation of your plant and piping system.

In this course, we will present a step-by-step sizing methodology. We will show you how to proceed in the sizing of a valve in the daily practice, how to determine the flow coefficient (Cv) when selecting a control valve size, how to predict the maximum flow rate that a selected valve will pass or how to determine the pressure differential that a selected valve will exhibit, just to name a few…

You will learn from our industrial experience what we wrongly calculated during project startup, debottlenecking and commissioning. This should undoubtedly help you minimize the mistakes in the sizing and selection of your valves.

Included in this course is access to a valuable Valve Sizing Excel Spreadsheet. This tool will help you perform all the calculations that we will discuss further ahead in the course. It has all the sizing equations, numerical constants and other parameters built right in.

The Valve Sizing Excel Spreadsheet provides well organized technical data in form of spreadsheet calculations indispensible for anyone involved in the sizing of valves. It presents formulae and data for :

1. Valve flow coefficients Cv

2. Flow of fluids through valves

3. Pressure drop through valves and attached fittings

4. Valve Reynolds Number calculations

5. Predicting maximum flow through valves in choked conditions

6. Representative values of valve capacity factors

7. And much more…

The spreadsheet includes two worksheets :

1. Sizing for liquids (incompressible fluids)

   • Non vaporizing flow conditions

   • Choked flow conditions

2. Sizing for vapors and gases (compressible fluids)

So as you can see here, detailed technical descriptions and basic step-by-step instructions will be provided to you along with practice sessions, quizzes, a valuable Valve Sizing Spreadsheet and numerous downloadable resources, to emphasize the key learning points.

• Be more innovative in your solutions to valve and control valve problems
• Have an organized approach to the procedure of valve sizing in accordance with the ANSI & ISA recommendations
• Be able to size valves for any flow conditions likely to be found in a process plant
• Have a general notion about the confidence to be placed in the sizing result conclusions
• Download our valuable Valve Sizing Excel Spreadsheet

• Chemical, Process, Petroleum Engineers
• Design Engineers
• Piping Engineers
• Plant Engineers
• Recent College Graduates

The Valve Sizing Excel Spreadsheet is provided by WR Training “as is” and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the Copyright owner or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services, loss of use, data, or profits, or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this spreadsheet, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.