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Hobbs Valve can now offer our TVT range of Triple Offset Butterfly Valves suitable for Fire Safe Certified
Applications free of graphite, eliminating the potential for Galvanic Corrosion in Duplex Valves.
Offshore applications have an inherent safety need to be Fire Safe Certified ensuring critical valves are
operable during and or after a fire event. This critical need offers an obstacle in choices of material whilst
attempting to minimise or remove corrosive opportunities. Galvanic Corrosion has proven to be a Global
Problem in Sea Water applications when combined with Duplex Stainless Steel and Graphite.
Hobbs once again has stepped ahead of the class and approved a new innovative material selection that allows
the use of non-graphite material but maintaining fire safe certification. Currently Hobbs is the only Triple Offset
Butterfly Valve Manufacturer Globally capable of delivering such a result. Ashley Ford Product Engineering
Manager states "It is imperative in todays markets that End Users can rely on Manufacturers to deliver
innovative results to solve long standing problems and make all attempts to reduce the cost of exploration in
the offshore industry, it is because of this that Hobbs continually attempt to solve the customers need prior to
being requested"
Historically Graphite in certain service conditions would normally have been replaced with PTFE or RPTFE which
only has a maximum operating temperature of around 260 deg C.
Hobbs Valve can now offer a range of Duplex and Super Duplex Valves that are graphite free and fire safe. The
fire safe capabilities of these valves were confirmed by successfully passing the test requirements for
confirming the pressure-containing capability of a valve during and after a fire in line with the international
standard ISO 10497:2010 as witnessed by Lloyds register.
The Hobbs Double Block & Bleed Valve was chosen by Aker Solutions and BP as the product to provide the
solution; it is with this contract Hobbs Valve was able to illustrate once again the success of our TVT range
along with the impeccable Hobbs customer service.
Not ever using this form of Triple Offset before for high pressure gas, Aker Solutions and BP quite rightly
requested 100% Visual and Witness Inspection to which Aker Solutions Niels Voien Senior Valve and Piping
Engineer responded; All Perfect!
Niels also commented in an official email;
We would like to express our satisfaction with the quality of the product, and the service level provided by
Hobbs Valve throughout the process, for our order of dual flanged double isolation and bleed valves for the BP
Skarv Project. We visited Hobbs Valves premises for our final inspection and we noticed the works were very
clean and well organised. Of particular interest was the strict material type segregation, and accurate material
traceability. The level of HSE awareness is also very high, and the HP gas test facilities were well organised and
safe against possible accidents.
Hobbs Valve are proud to announce on 29th July 2010 we were awarded the Lloyds Register Inspection
Certificate for Fire Safe Nickel Aluminium Bronze Valves.
As a result of this accreditation being awarded Hobbs Valve can once again offer an innovative solution to such
applications as onshore and offshore fire mains service with excellent corrosion resistance.
The BS EN ISO 10497:2004 (2010) standard is a performance accredited standard that identifies the ability of
the valve to perform under extreme temperatures during a 30 minute burn period.
The overall purpose of this standard is to ensure the valve is able to perform during a fire, providing an ability
of the plant or process to be controlled preventing possible catastrophic events to unfold.
Due to our innovative design and high quality of materials used Hobbs time and time again pass the Lloyds fire
test with flying colours.
Copies of our Lloyds Inspection Certificate are available upon request.
Please feel free to contact our sales team to discuss our new Fire Safe Nickel Aluminium Bronze Triple Off-Set
Butterfly Valves.
Hobbs Valve continually strives to be at the forefront of Triple Off-Set Technology and always provide our
customers with Tomorrows Valve Today
Innovative Products
Hobbs Double Block & Bleed Valve guarantees zero leakage and is safe for critical
applications with verifiable and maintainable shut off.
Before release of the Double Block & Bleed Valve two individual isolations valves would
have to be used. This would include a spool piece and a bleed valve which recognised cost
and weight but increased the risk of emissions because of the multiple flanged faces. After
seeing the benefits the Triple Offset Butterfly Valves can bring, Hobbs Valve devised a way
to incorporate these features into a three piece valve assemble manufactured within a one
piece cast body.
The Double Block & Bleed range has increased cavity between both discs, reducing the
possibility of a breach during full pressurisation and further enhancing safety performance
in critical applications. Also, many of the historical problems associated with conventional
DBB valves such as increased weight, larger space requirements and increased costs are
overcome.
The Cryogenic Valve
The Cryogenic Butterfly Valve is designed to withstand the harsh conditions felt when
dealing with cryogenic fluids (temperatures as low as -196C) and has benefit of quick
operation due to the quarter turn design.
Hobbs Cryogenic Valve range gives the requirements for Cryogenic duties including leak
tight isolation, throttling, flow control as well as having the range of benefits associated with
Hobbs triple offset technology. Triple Offset design & unique sealing method results in zero
leakage performance which allows full isolation to be maintained in cryogenic conditions.
The valves also have an extended bonnet with an adequate gas column to keep the shaft
(stem) packing away from cryogenic fluids.
To learn more about triple offset technology, take a look at the following article: Why Use
Triple Offset Technology?Alternatively, head over to the solutions centre and speak to a
certified Hobbs Valve technician who will happily answer any questions you have regarding
the valves.
Methodology
2 types of testing were carried out; Erosion testing and Abrasion testing. The primary mechanisms of wear that
are likely to occur during the lifetime of a valve are erosion by solid particle impact and low stress three body
abrasion.
Erosion testing
Abrasion testing
Performed in accordance with ASTM G65
Erodent feed rate of 200 g/min
Wheel set of 120 rpm
The wear rate was calculated for each specimen as a mass loss per wear distance travelled.
Results
Hobbs found that TiN (Titanium Nitride) achieved the greatest results under both the erosion and abrasion
wear mechanisms. It was found the substrate has a large influence on the coating ability to resist wear and it
was found the rate of erosion is directly related to particle velocity.
Conclusion
The TOV industry standard is to use a Stellite 6 coating on sealing components to prolong the life of a valve;
this weld overlay process is time consuming and costly to apply and machine. When the valve is open these
sealing components are exposed to full flow path of the media. Our investigation clearly indicates that in such
environments Stellite is not the best option when prolonging the life of your valve; it can wear quickly and
might lead to valve leakages and premature failure.
October 2013;
This October Hobbs Valve successfully completed TA Luft fugitive emissions testing to
coincide with the existing ISO15848-1:2006 certification already available for the TVT range
of valves.
The test was undertaken at TV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH premises in Cologne
under strict environmental conditions. The performed tests also cover the requirements of
the TA Luft -Technical Instructions for Air Pollution Control, Section 5.2.6.4 with VDI 2440,
Section 3.3.1.3.
The selection of a Class 300 valve required an ambient test pressure to be maintained at 740
psig (51.02 bar) and a 200C test pressure at 635 psig (43.78 bar) with a pressure variance of
+/-10 psig. Utilising Helium as the test medium the valve withstood 4 thermal phases of
temperature up to 200C whilst being operated up to 2500 cycles.
Test results certified by TV indicated exceptional performance.
At Hobbs Valve we are supremely confident in the quality and performance of our products,
which is why we choose for the tests to be performed away from our manufacturing facility
at third party premises.
In August 2012, the Hobbs Valve TVT range of Triple Offset Butterfly Valves had previously
successfully passed the Fugitive Emissions test requirements of international standard ISO
15848-1:2006; Industrial valves Measurement, test and qualification procedures for
fugitive emissions Part 1: Classification system and qualification procedures for type
testing of valves (ISO 15848-1:2006).
ISO15848-1 Testing on this occasion was performed by DET NORSKE VERITAS (DNV) in
Houston, TX.