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    Virgo Coker Valves

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    Virgo engineers valve solutions for coker units in refineries. Their switching and isolation valves feature designs that improve reliability such as eliminating bellows, using high strength springs, and having fewer parts. Common features include low maintenance designs like body scrapers, contained shear seals, and pressure-energized gaskets. Coker units in refineries use a delayed coking process to crack crude oil bottoms into products by heating the material in a drum then decoking the drum. Virgo's EVS subsidiary designs proven valves for severe oil and gas environments based on decades of experience.

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    Virgo engineers valve solutions for coker units in refineries. Their switching and isolation valves feature designs that improve reliability such as eliminating bellows, using high strength springs, and having fewer parts. Common features include low maintenance designs like body scrapers, contained shear seals, and pressure-energized gaskets. Coker units in refineries use a delayed coking process to crack crude oil bottoms into products by heating the material in a drum then decoking the drum. Virgo's EVS subsidiary designs proven valves for severe oil and gas environments based on decades of experience.

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    Virgo engineers valve solutions for coker units in refineries. Their switching and isolation valves feature designs that improve reliability such as eliminating bellows, using high strength springs, and having fewer parts. Common features include low maintenance designs like body scrapers, contained shear seals, and pressure-energized gaskets. Coker units in refineries use a delayed coking process to crack crude oil bottoms into products by heating the material in a drum then decoking the drum. Virgo's EVS subsidiary designs proven valves for severe oil and gas environments based on decades of experience.

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    Virgo Coker Valves

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    Virgo engineers valve solutions for coker units in refineries. Their switching and isolation valves feature designs that improve reliability such as eliminating bellows, using high strength springs, and having fewer parts. Common features include low maintenance designs like body scrapers, contained shear seals, and pressure-energized gaskets. Coker units in refineries use a delayed coking process to crack crude oil bottoms into products by heating the material in a drum then decoking the drum. Virgo's EVS subsidiary designs proven valves for severe oil and gas environments based on decades of experience.

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    VIRGO

    Engineered Valve Solutions for Coker Service

    Virgo... Lifeline to Your Process.

    Switching Valve
    This design offers unique features such as: No bellows, eliminating pressurization issues High strength springs keep seats in constant contact with ball fewer parts meaning greater reliability and ease of maintenance.

    Common Features of Virgo EVS Valves


    Low Makeup Load Body Scraper Seat End Adapter Contained Shear Seal In Makeup End Adapter

    Body

    Ball

    Thin Metal Ring Pressure Energized Spring Loaded In Makeup (Self Energized)

    Free State

    Assembled

    Scraper Seats & Purge Ports Scraper seats and strategically placed purge ports can increase the life of the valve by removing media build-up from the body cavity. This prevents seizing and greatly reduces required maintenance.

    Metal Body Gasket Unique self-energizing pressureenergizing gasket ensures that there is no leakage during thermal transients.

    Blow-Out Proof Stem Large, one-piece, machined, hardened and polished stem is a true blow-out proof design. There are no pins to depend on, increasing safety and reliability.

    Isolation Valve
    In this design the integral seat supports the ball. The seat carries the pressure end load. The centerline of the ball and the stem are at the same location while a large spring holds the ball against the seat. This ensures the coke does not get between the ball and seat.

    Stem Hardened and Polished Sufficient Gland Bolts Live Loading

    Hardened Gland Anti Extrusion Rings Grafoil Packing Inner Stem Seal

    Side-Mount Bracket Side-mounted bracket prevents side-load and bolt stress loads vis a vis a top-mount design.

    Packing Area A compact stuffing box and liveloaded springs ensure packing is continuously energized. Lantern ring allows steam purging.

    Multi-Bolt Gland Superior multi-bolt packing gland design for easy adjustment and live loaded spring washers.

    Coker Process
    There are three basic coker designs QUENCH TOWER found in refineries: Fluid Coker, FlexiCoker and Delayed Coker. The most OVERHEAD VAPOR widely used technology by far is the Delayed Coker. The purpose of the unit is to take crude oil bottoms and DE-COKING ACTIVE crack it into numerous viable DRUM DRUM STEAM INJECTION CUTTING WATER products. Delayed Coker units consist of two vessels called coke WATER INJECTION drums that operate continuously in a FRACTIONATOR timed sequence. One drum is heated, BYPASS LINE filled and goes through the cracking process cycle; while the other drum is SWITCHING VALVE cooled, decoked in preparation for the next cycle. In the processing WET COKE REMOVAL drum, high temperature and pressure cause the gas and liquid vapors to BOTTOMS FEED rise to the top of the drum where they are piped to the FCCU for separation. STEAM The remaining heavier sludge composition turns into coke during the cracking process and adheres to FURNACE the internal walls of the drum. Once the cycle is near completion the feed is re-directed to the companion drum. The just completed cycle drum goes through a cooling process with steam then water, the top and bottom sections of the drums are opened, and high pressure water cuts the coke from the walls. The cut coke chunks either fall directly into portable rail cars or is sent to a holding pit for processing at a later time. This raw coke, dependent upon its composition, is utilized by various different industries as feed stock or as by-product.

    EVS evolves from deep Virgo roots


    EVS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Virgo Engineers Group, a globally successful valve and automation company servicing over 70 countries world-wide. Virgo Engineers is one of the fastest growing valve companies in the world. Virgo product designs are the result of decades of experience and innovation in the Oil & Gas process industry. Our designs are proven performers in the most severe environments. Virgo brand signifies quality and reliability.

    For more information, please contact us

    VIRGO ENGINEERS, INC. 10225 Mula Road, Suite 130, Stafford, Texas 77477, USA Phone: +1 281 933 3100, Fax: +1 281 933 3110 Email: [email protected] www.virgo-valves.com

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