CCI Receives Million-Dollar Order to Supply Severe
14 March 2007
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - A USD $1million order for a severe service and conventional valve package has been awarded to CCI by UHDE GmbH. The order, which includes anti-surge, gas to flare, and HP steam valves, will be utilized by Qatar Fertilizer Company for its Qafco 4 ammonia plant expansion.
The anti-surge valves range in size up to 6in x 24in (150mm x 600mm), with design pressures up to 3,335psi (230bar) and temperatures up to 500F (260C). The flare valve ranges in sizes up to 14in (350mm), with design pressures up to 3,335psi (230 bar) and temperatures up to 536F (280C). Other valves include gas to flare, ammonia letdown, flash gas, steam to silencer, and boiler feedwater.
Many of these valves, which incorporate CCI's DRAG® technology design, will eliminate the problems of cavitation, noise, erosion, and vibration by controlling fluid kinetic energy. This is made possible through the advanced design of the DRAG® disk stack that controls fluid velocities by forcing the fluid through a series of right-angle turns. These turns will be scientifically calculated to achieve low fluid velocities consistent with future ammonia plants' needs.
CCI is the world's leading manufacturer of severe service control valves and hydraulic and pneumatic actuators for coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power plants; the oil and gas-producing and hydrocarbon industries; and pulp and paper plants worldwide. With headquarters in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, and offices worldwide, CCI also operates major design and manufacturing facilities in Winterthur, Switzerland; Saffle, Sweden; Vienna, Austria; Osaka, Japan; and Kyunggi-Do, South Korea.
