Hydrotest for the Nuclear Classified ASME Section III, Subsection NB valve

This DN50 (2″) valve, conforming to ANSI Class 1500#, belongs to the Bellows Seal Y-Pattern Globe Valve category.

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Valve bypass installation stage

Valve bypass installation stage

Valve bypass installation, workshop detail: two 16” forged bodies in equalizing pipe with integral bypass installation stage, and behind, a gate valve, DN250 PN100, in lapping process. Bypasses in valves are specialized features designed to provide a controlled flow...

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Quality from the inside out

Quality from the inside out

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about the dimensional inspection of a valve, which involves a process of verification of physical dimensions, tolerances, and many other critical measurements of a valve, and it implies its “guts” too. Valve internals, seat rings,...

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Quality from the inside out

Quality from the inside out

Several ago, we made a post talking about the dimensional inspection of a valve, which involves a process of verification of physical dimensions, tolerances, and many other critical measurements of a valve, and it implies its “guts” too. Valve internals, seat rings,...

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Valve reconditioning

Valve reconditioning

We do not only design and manufacture valves. We also recondition and repair valves damaged in severe processes.  The use of high-temperature molten salts is essential in energy production, where they are used to replace heated oils as transfer fluid for solar thermal...

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Punching above its weight

Punching above its weight

This small valve has several rather special technical features: Despite its small size, 2", it has a Parallel Slide design. Despite its rating, of 600#, it has a Pressure Seal design.  Its working range is from Full vacuum to maximum pressure rating.  Its...

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High Pressure Dual Plate Check Valves

We have been working in the manufacturing and testing of a package of high pressure dual plate check valves, class 1500 and 2500, up to 12". Dual plate valves are a check valve design type self operated by the flow pressure. Both semi discs opens in case that upstream...

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Axial Flow Check Valves: designed to protect piping systems

Axial flow check valves are a type of non return valve, designed to avoid the quick reverse of a flow in a pipe known as "water hammer" that may cause severe damage in the different equipments of a pipping system. This kind of valves close fast enough without creating...

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Y-Globe valve body after foundry

Here we have the body of a 24” class 2500 Y-Globe valve Type in A351 CF8C material. It has been recently cast for a petrochemical project. Valve body is shown at the foundry, just after cooling and sands removal and prior to fettling process. Our code 75 valves have a...

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Cryogenic valve testing

A set of gate and globe valves have been tested at Babcock’s facilities of insulated stainless steel tank for cryogenic testing in liquid nitrogen at -196⁰C. You can read more about our globe valves product range here: https://babcockvalves.com/globe-valves/ You can...

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ON-OFF ball valves supplied to a petrochemical plant.

Babcock Valves has supplied more than 500 ON-OFF ball valves up to 16” class 300 for a petrochemical plant in Middle East. Valves shall be operated by single and double acting piston actuators and a fugitive emission packing helium test has been performed in...

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Analysis of the fluid velocity through large check valves

Using Finite Elements Analysis (FEA), the Engineering Dept. of Babcock Valves has carried out an analysis of the fluid velocity through large check valves for steam extraction in a turbine system at a super critical power plant in India. It will be essential to...

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New welding procedures for F91 and F92 materials.

Babcock Valves has developed new welding procedures for F91 and F92 materials, avoiding direct flame heating on the forgings and using electrical heating resistances during the entire process of pre-heating, interpass maintenance and post-weld heat treatment. The...

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Aftersales services in KSA

New three orders for after sales service of our valves, at MA’ADEN Umm Wu’al Sulphuric Acid and Power Plant in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has been recently received at BABCOCK.

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Double disc valves for Petronas Melaka Refinery

Babcock Valves has been awarded again with an order of double disc & double wedge design gate valves for Petronas Melaka Refinery, in Malaysia. Double disc valves incorporate a double disc, double wedge and double seat system, designed to assure a reliable...

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Virtual Market Outlook Workshop

The Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) and the Hydraulic Institute (HI) partner will present the 2020 Virtual Market Outlook Workshop: Navigating the Recovery on August 6-7, as a forecasting for the fluid Handling and Flow Control Industries. The event will include...

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Babcock Valves in Instagram

From now on, you can find information about us in Instagram, where we will publish images of our everyday activity under a different point of view. (#babcock_valves) This communication channel pretends to increase and improve our special relationship with clients and...

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Double disc gate valves

Babcock supplies a 20” double wedge and double disc gate valve operated by electric actuator, for a special requirement received from a PETRONAS Refinery in Malaysia. This special design permits that the sealing load increases as the differential pressure across the...

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Nuclear certified gate valve supplied to Cofrentes

A new Nuclear classified valve supplied by Babcock. A 20” class 150# ASME Section III Class 2 motorized gate valve operated by electric actuator for Cofrentes (Spain) nuclear power plant (1110 MWe). One of the special tests carried out at our facilities has been a...

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O2 service valves

Babcock has recently supplied a set of class 600 gate valves in several sizes for oxygen service at a methanol plant. Valves are fully constructed in monel material and incorporate a 2 meter horizontal extension stem at the gear actuator for a proper operation at site.

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