compressor valve - t.f. hudgins · even minor valve efficiency losses can be costly, often adding...
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With over 30 years of valve repair experience,T.F. Hudgins ValveService Centers have the expertise to correctly repair virtuallyevery type of valve. New service centers are located in Houstonand New Orleans, making repair work fast and responsive.
Repair. Each valve undergoes a rigorous inspection and repairprocedure to ensure it meets or exceeds new valve specifications.All refurbished valves are backed by a one year warranty.
Analysis. We analyze every valve submitted for repair and assessits condition.This analysis includes complete documentation of all damage found with the mode of failure entered into ourdatabase. Our inspection, combined with your valve’s repair history, enables us to quickly identify recurring reliability issues.In addition to our expert analysis, you’ll get repair recommenda-tions that go beyond traditional “quick fixes” — helping youresolve long-term problems.
Savings. Even minor valve efficiency losses can be costly,often adding up to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.We evaluate your current valve’s design, along with providingdocumentation for any recommended changes and their calculated impact on compressor efficiency and reliability.
Diagnostic and Engineering Studies. Valve life and perform-ance can be significantly reduced with only a slight change froma compressor’s original operating conditions or original design.We provide valve design and compressor performance analysis,even gathering on-line compressor data to assure accuracy.Our recommendations are based on real operating conditions.The result: optimal valve reliability and efficiency.
T.F. Hudgins Valve Service Centers offer a unique valve optimization
program where repair is just one step in a process of improving overall valve
performance and reliability.
Compressor ValveServicesRedefining valve repair
“Correcting valve lift and spring rateissues on one hydrogen compressorsaved us nearly $1.4 million per year.”
– Major Gulf Coast refiner
Benefits:
• Reduce Maintenance Costs
• Recover Efficiency
• Improve Availability
• Extend Valve Reliability
• Eliminate Chronic Problems
Benefits:
HoustonVoice: 713.682.3651Toll-Free: 1.877.834.7767Fax: 713.682.9702
New OrleansVoice: 504.733.5220Toll-Free: 1.800.447.8344Fax: 504.733.6816
E-mail:[email protected]
www.tfhudgins.com
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Compressor ValveServicesRedefining valve repair
Engineering Support. Expert help is always available from theindustry’s leading valve engineers.We offer technical support,provide failure analysis, recommend improvements for existingvalve designs or custom-engineer valves utilizing the latest,high-performance materials and technology.
Tracking System. Our sophisticated data tracking softwareenables us to quickly spot reliability issues. Chronic problems aredetected, giving you effective, long-term solutions.Valves at theend of their service life are identified before even beginning arepair, saving you time and money.
New Valve Technology. In cases where an existing valve’s reliability is severely limited due to design, a custom-engineeredvalve may make more sense than continuing to repair the oldvalve. Often, the return on investment is very high, both throughreduced downtime and increased performance.
T.F. Hudgins provides expert evaluation of actual operating compressor valve signatures to determine if there is a significant loss in flow, high horsepower loss, orgas recirculation issues, looking at vibration data during the time the valve is closed.
BEFORE AFTER
We take the guesswork out of solving recurring problems. Our valve engineering studies enable us to provide pinpoint recommendations, saving you time and money.
Finite Element Analysis of current valve design
Proprietary valve tracking software monitors repaired valves, their frequency and mode of failure, enabling us to quickly identify anomalies or recurring problems.