DeZURIK V-Port Ball Valve

What Do You Expect From

a V-Port Ball Valve?
• Superior control performance
• Extended service life
• Ease of maintenance
• Improved shutoff performance
• Ease of installation and added safety
 Applications for V-Port Ball
Valves
• Paper
– Fibrous slurries
• Chemical
– Viscous and corrosive liquids
– Scaling liquids
– Gases
• HVAC
• Water treatment
VPB Design and Construction
• Size range 1-20“ (25-500mm)
• ASME Class 150 1-20“ (25-500mm)
• ASME Class 300 1-12“ (25-300mm)
• One-piece body construction
– Flanged and flangeless
– Short ISA and long ASME face-to-face
– ASME & International bolting
• Materials: 317, 316, Carbon Steel and
Hastelloy C
 VPB Ball Design
• Computer optimized flow passage
• Industry leading Cv flow capacity
• Minimum erosion
• High rangability
• Throttling accuracy
 Ball/Seat Design
• Four interchangeable seat
designs to match your application
• Flex Metal, Rigid Metal and
Reinforced PTFE are continuous
contact seat designs
– Flex Metal Seats cut fibrous slurries
like a scissors
– Flex Metal and Rigid Metal Seats
wipe scaling media every cycle
– Clearance seat provides maximum
control when tight shutoff is not
required
• Drop in place self-aligning seat
VPB Shaft-to-Ball Connection
• Splined shaft and ball
– High torsion strength
• Locking torque screw
– Eliminates backlash
– Ease of maintenance
• Blowout-proof Shaft
– Machined diameter of
shaft provides blowout
protection
 Hysteresis - Deadband
• Difference of measured
flow when increasing or
decreasing a control
signal
• Backlash is the major
contributor to hysteresis
and deadband which
contribute to poor control
 VPB Solution
• Ball optimized for flow
• Tight ball-to-shaft
connection
• Tight shaft-to-actuator
connection
• Control Valve Performance
Testing
 Reinforced PTFE Seat
• Tight shutoff for clean liquids and
gases
• Precision machined for superior
sealing
• Rated to 285 psi (1895 kPa)
pressure differential
• 500°F (260º C) temperature limit
• Class VI uni-directional; Flow-to- Flow
Open (flow into the convex face of
the ball)
• Reinforced with 15% glass & 5%
molybdenum
 Flex Metal Seat
• Fibrous or scaling media
– Shears fibrous media
– Wipes away scaling material
• Bi-directional Class IV shutoff
• Fully rated with valve installed in flow-
to-open direction and rated to 150 psi
(1030 kPa) when installed in flow-to-
close direction
• 317 Stainless Steel ball with heat
treated nickel overlay; tungsten
carbide overlay optional
• Easily changed
 Rigid Metal Seat
• Scaling and abrasives
– Scaling is wiped clean every
cycle
– Heavy cross section seat
resists abrasion
• Spring maintains seat contact
• Uni-directional, Class IV
shutoff; Flow-to-Open (Flow
into convex face of ball)
• Hard faced coatings available Flow

in heated treated nickel or

tungsten carbide overlay
 Clearance Seat
• Maximum
controllability
• Minimum Hysteresis
• Bi-Directional
• Shutoff = 5% of
maximum flow when
closed
• Temperature to
1000°F
 Bearings
Slip-in bearings
•PTFE bonded to 317
Stainless Steel wire mesh
•Solid metal
–Cobalt Chromium Alloy
Overlay
–440C Alloy Stainless Steel
–Hastelloy C
•Fluoropolymer (PFA) or
Perfluoro-Elastomer (FFKM)
seals
 Shaft Seals
Multiple lip packing seals
– Pressure activated
– Anti extrusion ring
– Replaceable and
adjustable
– PTFE V-ring set to
500°F (260°C)
– Graphite braided to
1000 °F (540 °C)
 Cover and Fasteners
• Bottom cover
– Easy maintenance access
– Thrust bearing for improved
cycle life
• Stainless Steel fasteners
– Long life corrosion resistance
 Verified Accuracy
• All VPB valve/actuator/positioner assemblies tested for
accuracy
• Optional CVT Control Valve Test Report documents
response measurement from step inputs per ISA-75.25.01-
2000 (R2010)
 Ease of Maintenance
• Self-aligning seats - no guesswork
• Seat retainer bottoms in valve body - no shims required
• No threaded seat retainer for easy removal
• Bottom access cover eases assembly/disassembly
• Splined shaft connection for assembly/disassembly
• One-piece rigid body construction
• Slip-in-place bearings
• Adjustable multiple lip packing
• Stainless Steel fasteners for disassembly
 VPB Features
• Throttling accuracy of +/- 0.5% when using DeZURIK actuator
and digital valve positioner
• Interchangeable seats in the same body
• Blow-out proof shaft
• Splined shaft-to-ball connection with locking torque screw to
eliminate backlash
• One piece body
• Actuator-to-shaft connection shall be a clamped design
• Performance testing of every valve assembly