Valves for oil refineries
Refineries are among the most demanding valve buyers. Flammable media, high temperatures, hydrogen sulphide and strict quality control shape every line item.
TAZ Engineering Team · · 6 min
Main valve types
Steel wedge gate valves to API 600 or GOST, globe valves, check valves and fire-safe ball valves. High-temperature units use alloy steels.
Sour service
Feedstocks and products containing hydrogen sulphide cause sulphide stress cracking. Materials are selected to NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 with hardness control.
Emissions and fire safety
Stem packing must limit fugitive emissions, and flammable service requires fire-safe performance proven by testing.
Quality and documents
Material certificates, test records, frequent third-party inspection and a manufacturer’s data book. TAZ supplies general-purpose steel valves for utilities and discusses special designs project by project.
Checklist
- unit and medium
- temperature and pressure
- API or GOST standard
- NACE for sour service
- fire-safe design
- inspection and documents