After completing this course, the licensee should be able to:
- Discuss the factors that affect the selection of valve materials.
- Describe the various methods of connecting valves to piping.
- Identify the various types of common valves and the operating characteristics of each.\Explain general maintenance and repair procedures for different types of valves.
- Identify several types of special valves and the operating characteristics of each.
- Discuss the installation, maintenance, and repair of special valves.
- Explain the function and operation of a valve actuator.
- Identify various types of valve actuators and describe the installation, maintenance, and repair of each.
- Discuss the operating characteristics of various accessories, including gauges, meters, accumulators, and air receivers.
- Name the five major uses of valves in piping systems and identify the types of valves best suited for each.
- Identify and explain the factors that determine the selection of a valve for a given application.
- Identify various valve markings and symbols.
- Describe several types of valve-to-pipe connections.
- Discuss the selection and proper use of tools in valve installations.
- Explain the importance of the correct installation of valves in well-chosen locations.
- Describe the methods by which heat transfer occurs.
- Discuss the methods of tracing process lines.
Course ID(s): PWST24-8925
Approved By: Department of Environmental Management - Office of Water Quality
- Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection
- Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection [53 Activities]
- 01. Valve Materials
- 02. Threaded Connections
- 03. Welded and Brazed Connections
- 04. Flanged Connections
- 05. Valve Installation
- 06. Repairing Gate Valves
- 07. Repairing Globe and Angle Valves
- 08. Repairing Ball Valves
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- 09. Maintaining Plug Valves
- 10. Maintaining Check Valves
- 11. General Maintenance
- 12. Special Valves
- 13. Butterfly Valves
- 14. Diaphragm Valves
- 15. Pop Safety Valves
- 16. Relief Valves
- 17. Safety Relief Valves
- 18. Pressure-Reducing and Regulating Valves
- 19. Quick-Opening Valves
- 20. Valve Actuators
- 21. Diaphragm Actuators
- 22. Piston Actuators
- 23. Electric Actuators
- 24. Actuator Installation
- 25. Actuator Maintenance and Repair
- 26. Bourdon Tube
- 27. Bimetallic Gauge
- 28. Bellows Gauge
- 29. Flowmeters
- 30. Rotating Unions
- 31. Accumulators
- 32. Air Receivers
- 33. Application Considerations and Studying the Total System
- 34. Valve Applications
- 35. Valve Materials
- 36. Valve Identification
- 37. Soldered Valve Connections
- 38. Threaded Valve Connections
- 39. Flanged Valve Connections
- 40. Tool Selection
- 41. Valve Location
- 42. Positioning the Valve
- 43. Protecting Hot Pipelines
- 44. Heat Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
- 45. Installing and Maintaining Insulation
- 46. Tracing
- 47. Installing Steam Tracers
- 48. Electric Tracing, Tracing Valves, and Fittings
- 49. Protection From Freezing
- 50. Protection From Corrosives
- 51. Active and Passive Protection
- 52. Inspection of Piping Protection
- 53. Hangers and Supports
- Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection [53 Activities]
- Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Certificate of Achievement
- Guaranteed Next-Day Reporting
