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Passing Control Valves Cause Yearly Losses in Production Plant

Instrumentation engineering root cause analysis (RCA) of control valves passing and they cause yearly losses in a production plant.

Last updated: September 28, 2022 3:02 pm
S Raghava Chari
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Instrumentation engineering root cause analysis (RCA) of control valves passing and they cause yearly 10 million rupees losses in a production plant.

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Passing Control Valves Cause Yearly LossesAuthor SolutionBenefits
Article Type:Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Category:Instrumentation
Equipment Type:Control Valves
Author:S. Raghava Chari

Note: This root cause analysis (RCA) is from real-time scenarios that happened in industries during the tenure of two or three decades ago. These articles will help you to improve your troubleshooting skills and knowledge.

Passing Control Valves Cause Yearly Losses

The author during his review for improvements after the hectic commissioning problems was over the Table 1 listed 0.5% leak class double seat normally closed vents.

He estimated the control valves (CVs’) leaks cost as Rs 20 million yearly (80s figures).

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Table 1 Leaky Vent Control Valve Details
Passing Control Valves Cause Yearly Losses

Author Solution

At his request, the vendor quoted 0.1% leak class balanced plug control valve body assemblies that would accept the existing actuators and valve body assembly + actuator for PCV 125.

The cost was hardly $ 2000; the stopped leak savings would pay that in few days. Yet the management stubbornly disapproved.

Finally, he won approval by:

  1. His yearlong relentless persuasive efforts
  2. Demonstrating testbench rotameter measured 1.5% leaks
  3. Impressing the actual leak would be more because of the differential thermal expansion of the carbon steel bodies and SS 316 trim

Benefits

The technical services department confirmed an estimated Rs 100 million saved leak losses after fitting the new valve bodies + old/new actuator assemblies.

Author: S. Raghava Chari

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