Anti-Blocking (Anti-Jamming) Method For Control Valves/Regulating Valves

Anti-blocking (Anti-jamming) method for Control Valves/regulating valves

01 Cleaning method

Welding slag, rust, slag, etc. in the pipeline cause blockage or jam in the orifice, guide part, and balance hole of the lower valve cover, causing strain and scratches on the valve core surface and guide surface, and indentation on the sealing surface Wait. This often occurs in the initial commissioning of new systems and after major repairs. This is the most common failure.

In this case, it must be unloaded for cleaning to remove the slag. If the sealing surface is damaged, it should be ground; at the same time, the bottom plug should be opened to wash away the slag falling into the lower valve cover from the balance hole, and the pipeline Perform flushing. Before putting it into operation, let the regulating valve be fully opened, and the medium will flow for a period of time before being brought into normal operation.

02 External flushing method

When ordinary valves are used to adjust some media that are easy to precipitate and contain solid particles, they are often blocked at the orifice and guide. The flushing gas and steam can be connected to the bottom plug of the lower valve cover.

When the valve is blocked or stuck, open the external gas or steam valve to complete the flushing work without moving the regulating valve and make the valve operate normally.

03 Install pipe filter method

For small-diameter control valves, especially ultra-small flow control valves, the throttle gap is extremely small, and there should be no slag in the medium.

In case of blockage, it is best to install a filter on the pipe before the valve to ensure the smooth passage of the medium.

For regulating valves with positioners, the positioners are not working properly, and the air passage orifice is blocked is the most common fault.

Therefore, when working with a positioner, the air source must be handled. The usual method is to install an air filter pressure reducing valve on the air source line before the positioner.

04 Enlarge the throttle gap method

For example, the solid particles in the medium or the welding slag and rust that are washed away from the pipeline cause blockage, jamming and other failures due to the failure of the orifice. You can switch to a throttle with a large throttle gap—the throttle area is open. Valve cores and sleeves such as windows and openings, because their throttling area is concentrated rather than distributed on the circumference, the fault can be easily eliminated.

If it is a single or double seat valve, the plunger valve core can be changed to a "V" shaped valve core or a sleeve valve.

For example, a double-seat valve in a chemical plant is often stuck. It is recommended to switch to a sleeve valve and the problem will be solved immediately.

05 Medium flushing method

Using the scouring energy of the medium itself, scouring and taking away the things that are easy to precipitate and block, thereby improving the anti-blocking function of the valve.

The common methods are: changing to flow-closed use; adopting streamlined valve body; placing the orifice at the most severely scoured place, using this method should pay attention to improving the erosion resistance of the throttle material.

06 Change Straight through type to angle typ method

The straight flow is inverted S flow, the flow path is complicated, and the upper and lower chambers have many dead zones, which provide a place for the precipitation of the medium. Angular connection, the medium is like flowing through a 90°elbow, with good scouring performance, small dead zone, and easy to design streamlined. Therefore, when the straight-through regulating valve is slightly blocked, it can be changed to an angle valve.