Valve Fundamentals
This online engineering PDH course provides information about the basic components of a valve and their function. It also presents information about each of the types of valves in common use, the globe, gate, plug, ball, needle, butterfly, diaphragm, pinch, check, safety/relief, and reducing valve. It also provides general description of each and relative advantages and disadvantages in comparison with other types of valves.
Valves are widely used in fluid piping systems to shut off or throttle flow, as well as to prevent backflow, reduce pressure or relieve pressure.
This 4 PDH online course is intended for civil, mechanical, chemical, environmental and industrial engineers, as well as anyone who works with fluids flowing in pipes. An attendee of this course will gain knowledge about the basic types of valves and their use.
This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Be familiar with the basic components of a valve and their function, including the body, bonnet, stem, actuator, packing, seat, and disk
- Be familiar with the basic functions of a valve
- Be familiar with the gate, globe, plug, ball, needle, butterfly, diaphragm and pinch valves, including their use for shutoff and throttling, and the construction, operation, and relative advantages and disadvantages of each
- Be familiar with the general construction and operation of the different types of check valves, including swing, tilting disk, lift, piston, butterfly, and stop check valves
- Be familiar with the general construction and operation of reducing valves
- Be familiar with the general construction and operation of safety and relief valves, and the differences between them
- Be familiar with the construction and principle of operation of manual, electric motor, pneumatic, hydraulic, and solenoid valve actuators
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the material contained in the Department of Energy Fundamentals Handbook, Publication DOE-HDBK-1018/2-93, "Mechanical Science Module 4 - Valves".
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