Date
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Time
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location Name
Booth 108, Exhibit Hall
Name
The Humble Butterfly Valve
Track
Mobile Technical Session (at Exhibit Booth)
Description

1. Title: New Developments in the Butterfly Valve • Typical Uses of Butterfly Valves o Pump Control o Air Valve Isolation o Reservoir Intake Isolation Valve o Transmission lines o PRV Isolation Valves o General Isolation • Critical Service Isolation Valves o Large Diameter Distribution Lines o Main Water Inlet Valve to WTP’s o Waste Water Main Effluent Lines o Pump Isolation and Protection o Hydro Power Turbine isolation o Reservoir inlet and discharge isolation 2. Problems with current designs on butterfly valves 3. Current flaws in AWWA C504 standards i. Seat design ii. Body design iii. Operation design iv. The need to exercise BFVs v. Cultural issues with BFVs vi. Coatings vii. Critical Service applications 4. Introducing the Double Eccentric (DEX) Butterfly Valve i. Standard design of the DEX ii. Modern Double Offset Design iii. Seat design iv. Body design v. Materials Used and why they are used vi. Addressing the cultural issues vii. Specific Application designs • Open for questions Please note. I am a valve manufacturer. My rep in Kentucky is Wascon.