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1. OPEN
Valve fully open.
Seatings slips are protected
from flow path |
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2. ROTATING
Plug is rotating.
There is no contact between
body and seating slips. |
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3. EXPANDING
Plug/slips have rotated 90°,
plug starts expanding slips.
Slips only move perpendicular
to body seats.
Plug/slip assembly is kept
centered in body by top and
bottom bushings. |
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4. DOUBLE BLOCK & BLEED
Valve seated.
Resilient seals have been
compressed. Resilient seals
cannot be damaged by
operator over-torque. Double
block and bleed function can
be tested by opening the bleed
valve. |
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5. START TO OPEN
Valve starts opening. Plug
moving up, retracting slips from
the body seats. Strong dovetail
and stems retract the slips.
Plug is kept centered in body
by top and bottom bushings. |
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6. SLIPS RETRACTED
Slips have been retracted prior
to rotation.
(Further working as fig. 1 and 2
in reversed order) |