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AbrasoTech® Slurry Ball Valves
ValvTechnologies Rhinoite® hardfacing process is an innovative, MIG weld overlay that utilizes state of the art equipment — producing extraordinary results
Rhinoite® Weld Hardfacing Application Process


ASME / ANSI Class 600
Carbon steel (A352 LCB) – standard
Stainless steel (A351 CF8M) – standard
ASME B16.34
API 6D
API 607
NACE MR-01-75/ISO 15156
NACE MR-0103
PED
SIL-3
ANSI raised-face flange – standard
Other end connections available upon request
Inconel 625 & Incoloy overlay on seat pockets and stem area
Complete body overlay
Bleed ports
Sealant injection ports
Body cavity drain and vent ports
Double-piston effect seats
Actuator mounting
ValvTechnologies’ low pressure, trunnion-style, metal-seated ball valve incorporates many of the features of the traditional integral seat design into a lower-torque, bi-directional valve. The Nextech® R features a readily adjustable stem sealing design with a four-stud, live-loaded, industrial-grade packing gland assembly and offers diamond mate-lapped tungsten or HVOF RiTech™ coating on sealing surfaces. The Nextech® R is available in a variety of end connections to meet customer’s specifications.


ASME / ANSI Class 150 – 4500
Carbon steel (A216 WCB) – standard
Alloy steel (A217 WC9, A217 C12A) – standard
Stainless steel (A351 CF8M) – standard
Duplex steel
Exotic alloys
Other materials available upon request
ASME B16.34
PED
Nuclear ASME III Class 1, 2 and 3
Nuclear Safety Related – 10CFR50 Appendix B
SIL
Buttweld – standard
Other end connections available upon request
Bi-directional, zero-leakage shutoff
IsoTech®, ValvTechnologies’ PSG valve addresses the need for true in line valve repairability in large diameter, high energy piping systems. Specifically designed for steam and feedwater applications, IsoTech® provides bi-directional, zero-leakage using our exclusive HVOF RiTech® process.
Case Study: Parallel Slide Gate (PSG) – Proven Success in Single Isolation
Location: England
Plant type: Coal power station
Product: PSG – Parallel Slide Gate
Background: A UK plant situated near the town of Selby, England, is the largest, cleanest and most efficient coal burning power station in the United Kingdom. Its generating capacity is 3,960 megawatts and at current output levels generates enough electricity to meet the needs of seven percent of the United Kingdom. This plant, greatly concerned about the environment, focuses on a low-carbon economy, a concept that refers to an economy which has a minimal output of greenhouse gas emissions into the biosphere, but specifically refers to the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO2). Understanding their very important role in the transition towards a low-carbon economy, this plant is committed to reducing emissions and have various projects ongoing which will deliver significant savings.
Requirement: ValvTechnologies’ UK distributor, International Procurement Limited (IPL), specialized in the supply of critical and severe service valve isolation solutions. In 2004, IPL began supplying ValvTechnologies V1-1 metal seated severe service ball valves for problem areas such as drains and bypasses for the power station. Because of the longevity and reliability of the isolation provided on the drains and by-passes, the plant began to use the ValvTechnologies products in other applications in the power station.
During 2007 and 2008, IPL supplied a number of 12, 14, 18 and 20” diameter, PSG valves for units one-three on the feed system (replace with Feed Puml and Feedwater system).
Solution: The valves proved successful in providing single isolation, which allowed maintenance to be carried out on tube leaks without shutting down the entire system. IPL has since supplied 8” and 10” diameter PSG valves to Drax Power taking the total number of units to 36. The ValvTechnologies’ zero-leakage valve range is the premier solution where isolation is required for critical and severe service applications, providing increased safety and reliability, while reducing emissions, contributing to a cleaner environment.
Case Study: ValvTechnologies’ IsoTech® PSG Valve – Reducing Total Cost of Ownership
Product: IsoTech® parallel slide gate valve
Location: Ontario, Canada
Plant type: Two-on-one combined cycle power plant
Industry: Fossil power
Application: HP steam-main steam stop
Background: The plant had two main steam isolation parallel slide gate valves (PSG’s) installed in this application. Design pressure and temperature for the application is 2350 psig at 1050°F (162 bar at 566°C). They were experiencing severe leakage when valves were required to isolate. From initial plant start-up, the frequency of valve maintenance of up to twice per year per valve. The cost of $40,000 per repair, was a particular concern for the plant. These repairs were strictly limited to disassembly, cleaning and visual inspection, grinding the seats and discs and reassembly. Well before the plant anticipated they were faced with having to replace valve seat rings and discs. The plant management decided to look at their alternatives for an upcoming outage.
Requirement: The plant installed two 12” 2500# C12A ValvTechnologies’ IsoTech® parallel slide gate valves during their spring 2014 outage. The IsoTech® valve was the perfect remedy, as it utilizes a RiTech® chrome carbide hardcoating on the disc and seats, providing a more robust, stable sealing surface at elevated temperatures.The IsoTech® valve is a through-conduit, position-seated design, which protects the valve seats from the flow stream, resulting in a valve that provides zero-leakage and requires zero-maintenance. ValvTechnologies is so confident in its ability to withstand demands of steam isolation, that they back the valve with a four-year performance warranty.
Solution: The valves have been installed and in-service for over two years and have experienced over 270 cycles with zero maintenance required. The valve’s ability to provide zero-leakage has resulted in drastically reduced downtime, which combined with the maintenance cost savings, has presented a two-year return on investment (ROI) on the original purchase/installation cost.
Severe service isolation valve leakage significantly reduces a plant’s heat rate performance, because millions of BTU’s leak away through hundreds of
valves, and never reach the turbine. With ValvTechnologies’ zero-leakage severe service isolation valves, less fuel is burned to produce megawatt’s, which leads to lower emissions ultimately lowering costs. Turbine isolation and the parallel slide gate valve.
Steam turbine damage by water induction is a costly economic, safety and major reliability concern. It is essential to have high quality reliable valves to isolate a turbine. ValvTechnologies’ IsoTech® parallel slide gate valve (PSG) addresses the need for true in-line repairability in large diameter, high-energy piping systems specifically designed for steam and feedwater applications.
Various bypass configurations
BACKGROUND: Delamination is the separation of the Alloy 6 or 21 hardfacing from the substrate and is believed to be caused by a sigma phase formation typically found when applied to F91 or C12A materials. This results in catastrophic destruction of the seat seal allowing the migration/liberation of the hardfacing, jeopardizing downstream components. The industry first learned of Alloy 6 delamination in a large valve designed for high-pressure/high-temperature steam service at the 2009 7F Users Group conference. 7F Users Group, Inc. is organized to provide an open forum through conferences and technological aids to the owners/operators of the GE 7F combustion turbine generator systems for effective communication, discussion and information dissemination regarding the operation, maintenance, inspection, troubleshooting and repair of such systems to maximize equipment performance and reliability
An alert concerning Alloy 6 liberation came from GE Energy, which issued Technical Information Letter 1626 on January 30, 2009. It advised steam-turbine owners to check the condition of the Alloy 6 inlay sections used in fabricating seats for the OEM’s combined stop and control valves. Guidelines and Specifications for High-Reliability Fossil Power Plants, 2nd Edition “Best Practice Guideline for Manufacturing and Construction of Grade 91 Steel Components”, was introduced in June 2015 by The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
SOLUTION: ValvTechnologies’ IsoTech® parallel slide gate valves are built specifically for modern-day severe service power applications where temperatures exceed 1000˚F (538˚C). Our RiTech® 31 hardcoating technology is impervious to the effects of high temperature cycling typically seen in combined cycle power plants in main steam isolation and hot reheat applications. ValvTechnologies guarantees that our IsoTech® parallel slide gate valve, provided with our recommended RiTech® 31 hardcoating for use in high-pressure and temperature, super-critical and ultra-super critical applications, will not delaminate for 10 years or 10,000 cycles – whichever comes first.
REMEDY:In the unlikely event the RiTech® 31 hardcoating delaminates from the substrate as described above, ValvTechnologies will provide the necessary labor, supervision and tooling to replace the defective components limited to the discs (2) and seat rings (2), either in situ or in a controlled shop environment. This guarantee is in addition to our standard Four Year, Zero-Leakage warranty. ValvTechnologies makes no warranty of any kind whatsoever, expressed or implied, other than as specifically stated herein.
Standard four-year, zero-leakage warranty in steam and water applications available in addition to the ValvTechnologies’ Delamination Guarantee.
ASME / ANSI Class 900-4500
Carbon steel (A105) – standard
Alloy steel (F22, F91) – standard
Stainless steel (316H) – standard
Other materials available upon request
ASME B16.34
PED
Nuclear ASME III Class 1, 2 and 3
Nuclear Safety Related – 10CFR50 Appendix B
SIL
Socketweld, buttweld, NPT – standard
Others available upon request
Absolute zero-leakage shutoff
*steam and water applications
Fossil Power Applications
Nuclear Generation Applications
Upstream Oil and Gas
Downstream and Chemical Processing
Mining and Minerals
Pulp and Paper
Specialty industries: Other industry solutions available. Contact the factory for more information.
Standard ValvTechnologies’ four-year zero leakage warranty in steam and water applications.
150 – 900# Class
Titanium Gr. 12
Duplex
Exotic alloys
Rhinoite® weld applied hardfacing
ASME B16.34
PED
API6D
Case Study: Outperforming the competition
Location: Russia 
Product: Autoclave discharge block valve
Industry: Mining and minerals
Product: 1 Qty, 1/2” ANSI Class 300 AbrasoBlock® valve
Challenge: To achieve 500 cycles and 50 hours operation without failure of the valve, during an accelerated product trial
Solution: The valve test will take place during the test/elaboration of the autoclave POx- technology of the gold bearing sulphide concentrate into the pilot autoclave line. The purpose of the pilot plant is to test different coating technologies to find a solution for the inherent problems in other valve designs and coating technology during this difficult process.
The AbrasoBlock® integral seat design valve was installed in the pilot plant and trial commenced.
Result: The trial was completed with excellent results. The valve successfully achieved 75.5 hours and 970 strokes of operation. This by far outperforms all other manufacturers’ autoclave block valves trials. The end-user will proceed into commercial supply agreement for valves to be installed in their industrial autoclaves.

Automation packages
Actuator mounting
Bi-directional sealing
Process-specific options
Engineered-to-order: Consult the factory for more information and additional options
High Pressure Acid Leach – HPAL – Target Valve Applications
Pressure Oxidization– POx – Target Valve Applications
HPAL
Acid feed isolation
Acid line drain
Discharge isolation
Discharge line drain
Flash vessel drain
Heater feed isolation
Heater pressure control
HP air isolation
HP heater isolation
HP heater vessel drain
Rapid depressurization
Slurry feed pump discharge drain
Slurry feed pump isolation
Slurry feed pump suction drain
Slurry pump suction isolation
Steam isolation
Steam supply control
Steam supply drain
Vent isolation
Vent isolation drain
POx
Discharge isolation
Discharge line drain
Feed dilution drain
Feed tank flush system
Feed tank pump drain
Flash vessel drain
Oxygen isolation
Pre-heater drain
Quench isolation
Rapid depressurization
Slurry feed pump drain
Slurry feed pump isolation
Slurry feed pump suction drain
Sparge drain vent
Steam isolation
Steam supply control
Steam supply drain
Vent isolation
Vent isolation drain
ASME/ANSI pressure classes up to 2500
Carbon steel
Stainless steel
High strength carbon steel
Duplex steel
Super duplex steel
Exotic alloys
Other materials available upon request
ASME B16.34
ASME Sec. 3 for nuclear applications
API 6A
API 607
NACE MR-01-75/ISO 15156
NACE MR-01-03
ISO 15848-1, Fugitive Emissions
PED
SIL-3
Any end connections available upon request
Absolute zero-leakage

Case Study: Teamwork Builds Success
Location: Southeast United States
Plant type: Combined Cycle Power Plant
Industry: Power
Application: HP Steam
Background: During a scheduled weekend outage, a large combine cycle power plant discovered a valve that would not move. Upon further inspection, the customer found a damaged coupler on the valve’s mounting bracket. Assuming this damaged coupler was causing the valve to lock up, the customer decided against purchasing a new valve and instead simply replaced the damaged mounting bracket. Preparing to go back online, the customer found the valve would still not function.
Requirement: Immediate shipment of a V Series metal seated ball valve for main steam draining was required to avoid extended outage time.
Result: Receiving the emergency request on Saturday, ValvTechnologies quickly assembled a cross-functional team to provide the power plant with an immediate solution. Representatives from the Shipping, Warehouse and Service departments were called to the Houston office to solve the customer’s issue. The ValvTechnologies’ team was able to identify, assemble, test and ship a replacement zero-leakage valve by the end of day Saturday, the very same day the emergency request was received.
The customer received the valve Monday morning and immediately installed it. The new valve functioned perfectly and the customer was able to go back online, saving thousands of dollars in potential down time and revenue loss.

Two year warranty on parts and workmanship