- •Control valve sizing
- •Importance of proper valve sizing
- •Gas valve sizing
- •Control valve characterization
- •Inherent versus installed characteristics
- •Control valve performance with constant pressure
- •Control valve performance with varying pressure
- •Characterized valve trim
- •Control valve problems
- •Mechanical friction
- •Flashing
- •Cavitation
- •Valve noise
- •Erosion
- •Chemical attack
- •Review of fundamental principles
- •Variable-speed motor controls
- •DC motor speed control
- •AC motor speed control
- •AC motor braking
- •DC injection braking
- •Dynamic braking
- •Regenerative braking
- •Plugging
- •Motor drive features
- •Use of line reactors
- •Metering pumps
- •Review of fundamental principles
- •Closed-loop control
- •Basic feedback control principles
- •Diagnosing feedback control problems
- •On/off control
- •Proportional-only control
- •Integral (reset) control
- •Derivative (rate) control
- •Summary of PID control terms
- •Proportional control mode (P)
- •Integral control mode (I)
- •Derivative control mode (D)
- •P, I, and D responses graphed
- •Responses to a multiple ramps and steps
- •Responses to a sine wavelet
- •Note to students regarding quantitative graphing
- •Parallel PID equation
- •Ideal PID equation
- •Series PID equation
- •Pneumatic PID controllers
- •Proportional control action
- •Automatic and manual modes
- •Derivative control action
- •Integral control action
- •Fisher MultiTrol
- •Foxboro model 43AP
- •Foxboro model 130
- •External reset (integral) feedback
- •Analog electronic PID controllers
- •Proportional control action
- •Derivative and integral control actions
- •Digital PID controllers
- •Direct digital control (DDC)
- •SCADA and telemetry systems
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27.14.7Chemical attack
Corrosive chemicals may attack the metal components of control valves if those components are not carefully selected for the proper service. A close-up photograph of a chemically-pitted valve plug shows pitting characteristic of chemical attack:
As mentioned previously in this chapter, the e ects of corrosion are multiplied when combined with the e ects of cavitation. Most metals develop what is known as a passivation layer in response to chemical attack. The outer layer of metal corrodes, but the byproduct of that corrosion is a relatively inert compound acting to shield the rest of the metal from further attack. Rust on steel, or aluminum oxide on aluminum, are both common examples of passivation layers in response to oxidation of the metal. When cavitation happens inside a valve, however, the extremely high pressures caused by the liquid microjets will blast away any protection a orded by the passivation layer, allowing chemical attack to begin anew. The result is rapid degradation of the valve components.