DUXVALVE TECHNOLOGY

PRESENTATION

Version, 2017
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P3 Scope of supply
P4 Customer benefits
P5 Applications
P6 Recognized issues
P7 Dux solutions for recognized issues
P16 Products
P17 Valve principles
P19 Duxdrive Compact Actuator
P20 General Actuation
P21 Research / CFD Analysis
P22 Why choosing a disc type of choke
P23 Certification
P24 Dux limitations
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P25 Case stories & Website
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Scope of supply

Chokes and Control Valves for severe applications.

✓ High (delta) pressure, up to 15000 psi
✓ Fluids containing contaminants, e.g. sand, stones, salt, debris
✓ Cavitation or Flashing
✓ High vibration

Compact Actuators for rigid offshore conditions

We optimize our customers process by delivering tailor made

solutions for each specific application.
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Our customers benefit from:

• Reducing Operational Expenditure (OPEX - Process Optimization)
• Longer life time
• Reducing spare part consumption
• Avoiding unnecessary down-time and maintenance cost
• Fast track delivery
• Significant shorter lead times
• Safe and optimal process operation
• Extensive field and application knowledge
• Proven design
• References at major Oil & Gas companies
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Some applications
In fact all applications where standard (choke) control valves fail!

• Gas/Oil Production
• Level control
• Blow-down
• Water/gas injection
• By-pass
• Depressurisation
• Methanol injection
• Fuel gas injection
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• Recycle valve
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Recognized issues
Valve problems due to:
1. Erosion
a) Due to contaminants (sand, salt)
b) Cavitation / Flashing
c) High vibration / High speed impact
2. Leakage over the seat
3. Leakage over the seals (emissions)
4. Noise level
5. Rangeability and controllability
6. Safety
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7. Delivery times
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Dux solution for recognized issues

1a Erosion: due to contaminants (sand, salt)
Based on both material and design choice the meantime between failure is much longer. Tungsten
Carbide or even Diamond (PCD) are used for the wear parts. A trumpet shaped ventury (also Tungsten
Carbide) protects both the piping as the valve against possible washing out.

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Dux solution for recognized issues

1b Erosion: Cavitation flashing
The trumpet shaped ventury protects both the outlet and the piping against washing out due to
possible cavitation. The ventury itself also reduces the level of cavitation.

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Dux solution for recognized issues

1c Erosion: vibration / high speed impact
In contrary to a Tungsten Carbide cage the disc is by its shape less sensitive for vibration and due to
the small impact angle also less sensitive against high speed impact of solids.

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Dux solution for recognized issues

2 Leakage over the seat
A plug or cage type might be class V tight ex works. After some use the hard particles erode the seat.
With the Dux design the seat is not in direct contact with the medium. (protected by the rotating disc)
which results in a much longer meantime between leakage.

Dux Disc Type Cage or plug/seat type other brand

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Dux solution for recognized issues

3 Leakage over seals
Due to our triple seal design we guarantee low leakage over the seals (comply with fugitive emission
requirement, ISO 15848, SPE 77 312, VDI 2440).

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Dux solution for recognized issues

4 Noise level
The ventury reduces the noise level. Dutch Shell even used our figures/chokes to get a license for a plant
in an environmental sensitive area.
Furthermore, the noise spectrum is strong in the high frequency area and with simple insulation a
reduction up to 12 dB(a) can be met.

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Dux solution for recognized issues

5 Rangeability and Controllability
By using different rotating discs turndown ratio from 1:20 (standard) to 1: 100 can be met.
Below some examples of the rotating discs are shown.

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Dux solution for recognized issues

6 Safety
With a cage or plug type valve the max Cv value of the valve is exceeded if the cage or plug is broken.
Dux guarantees a maximum Cv for the live time (blow down application).

D Orifice diameter “D” is identical over a

substantial length

Area for possible erosion / cavitation

Even if erosion / cavitation will occur

D
smallest orifice will determine max Cv

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Dux solution for recognized issues

7 Delivery times
For sizes up to 3” we have a modular setup. By flex flanges or spool pieces we easily configure valves to
your wishes including face to face dimensions.

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Products

DCV-C DCV-E DCV-G DCV-F

(alt for small sized control valve like
Micro or Varipak)
Range (applicable for C, E en G type): Range:
Body size: 1-6” Body size: ½ - 1”
150 – 4.500 Lbs ANSI 150 – 2.500 Lbs ANSI
P16 3.000 – 15.000 Lbs API Cv value 0.01 to 3.8
Cv value up to 650
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Valve principles (standard choke)

01 Basic disc 04 Pico disc

Cover 80% of the Used when larger
requirements rangeability is required

02 Low noise disc

05 Wide range low noise
Used for cases where noise
Combination of trims 02 & 03
is an issue

03 Large capacity
06 Diamond discs
Used for cases where
initially (or later) a large Cv For extreme severe service (max
P17 is required 2” choke size)
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Valve principles (Micro disc choke)

07 Micro Disc
Used for small Cv values

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Duxdrive Compact Actuator (Hydraulic & pneumatic)

Advantages: Compact
High quality
Carbon steel housing
Actuator torque curve fits Dux choke

Dux compact actuator

versus
conventional type
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General Actuation
Pneumatic Hydraulic Electric

1” needs 90 degrees turning angle

2” and larger needs 180 degrees turning angle

Pneumatic
• On Off
Hydraulic
• Modulating
Electric

Manual • Always gear operated

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Manual gear operated
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Research
Choke CFD Erosion Analysis

Modelling

To design choke valves for severe

applications we base our selves on the long
term experience supported by CFD
(Computational Fluid Dynamics) modelling.

Erosion analysis

By combining flow visualisation, particle

trajectories and an erosion response model
we are able to predict erosion patterns at
choke and piping for the most severe
conditions (sand and choking at 10-30% of
maximum opening).

P21 Fluid velocity Sand velocity Erosion contours

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Why a disc type of choke?

Cage versus Disc
Cage Disc
Sealing surfaces in direct Sealing surface not in direct
contact with the flowing contact with the flowing
medium medium (protected by top
disc)
No seat tightness (max IEC Seat-tightness to IEC 60534-4
60534-4 Class II/III) Class Class V/VI

No guaranteed fixed Cv Guaranteed fixed maximum Cv

value value due to ventury (bean)
construction
Internals not repairable Repairable internals

Less controllability Stable controllability

Low vibration resistance High vibration resistance

(stresses in cage / (solid tungsten carbide)
brittleness)

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Complicated maintenance Easy maintenance

(integrated spindle)
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Certification

• ISO 9001:2008

• PED 2014/68/EU

• ATEX 2014/34/EU

• VCA 2008/5.1 (SCC SHE Management)

• Fugitive Emission ISO 15848

• Fugitive Emission SPE 77 312

• Fugitive Emission TA Luft / VDI 2440

• Re-marking Attestation

• SIL (up to level 4)

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Limitations
Compared to other brand from 3” and larger relative high weight.

From 4” and larger pneumatic modulating (fail safe) actuators are not possible.
Alternative actuators like hydraulic, electric or stepping type should be used. Luckily we see less pneumatic
requirements and more electric / hydraulic.

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For more details

We refer to the separate
presentation “case stories “
and “references”
or
please visit our website
www.duxvalves.com

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