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Control Valves and Actuators

The final control element, where most loop performance is won or lost. Covers valve bodies and trim, flow characteristics and sizing, actuators and fail action, positioners and accessories, cavitation, flashing and noise, and the maintenance, diagnostics and troubleshooting of control valves.

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Modules
7
Lessons
30
Duration
5h 52m
Level
Intermediate
Quizzes
7 graded
Enrolled
6

Course content

7 modules · 30 lessons · 5h 52m

Where the control valve sits in the loop, how its performance is measured, what happens to pressure inside it, and how to read its specification.

  • The Valve in the Control Loop
    Preview
    11 min
  • Performance Terms: Deadband, Resolution and Response11 min
  • Pressure Through a Valve12 min
  • Reading a Control Valve Specification11 min
  • Orientation quiz9 questions · pass 70%

Topics covered

Control Valves
Actuators
Positioners
Valve Sizing
Process Control

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