Valves and Fittings Questions

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Valves and Fittings Questions
1. List the required leak tests for gate valves per API-598 requirements?
2. Is sealant allowed to be used during the seat leak tests?
3. What is normally meant by the term "valve trim"?
4. What is NACE MR0175?
5. According to NACE MR0175 what is the normal maximum hardness of carbon

and low alloy steels exposed to sour service?
6. Is hydrostatic shell tests of valves acceptable after painting?
7. What is the difference between a valve that is manufactured to ASTM A216 WCB
and one that is ASTM A105 specifications?
8. In addition to hardness testing, what is the other main requirement in NACE

MR0175?9.
9. What are the normal flange ratings of ANSI valves?
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10. What National Code governs pressure/safety relief valves?
11. In regards to relief valves, what is a pop test ?
12. In regards to relief valves, what is a blowdown test ?
13. What test media are acceptable for pressure testing?
14. Which type of valve allows the greatest seat leakage, resilient or metal seats?
15. What is the purpose of a backseat on a gate valve?
16. What characteristics would you check during a dimensional inspection of a valve?
17. In what position must the closure device be in when performing a shell hydrostatic
test?
18. How would you measure raised face finish?
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19. In relation to working pressure, at what pressure is a shell hydrostatic test

performed (in accordance with ANSI B16.5)?
20. TRUE or FALSE: Allowable seat leakage is greater for a check valve than for a
gate valve of the same size.
21. TRUE or FALSE: Allowable seat leakage is lower for a metal sealed valve than
for a soft seat valve.
22. Name two materials commonly used for soft seat inserts in a valve seat ring.
23. Which relief valve components are hydrostatically tested?
24. Describe a control valve hysteresis test.
25. What is the position of a gate during a backseat test?
26. TRUE OR FALSE: The packing gland should be tight during the backseat test.
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27. Is leakage permitted on a backseat test of a gate valve?
28. Which of the following industry standards, relating to valves, gives radiographic
quality standards: for steel castings? a) ANSI B.16.5 b) MSS-SP-54 c) ASME
Section V d) API 6A
29. Which of the following industry standards, relating to valves, gives visual
inspection quality standards for steel castings? a) ANSI B.16.5 b) MSS-SP-
55 c) ASME Section V d) ASNT-TC-1A
30. What is the standard type of finish on raised face flanges?
31. What information should be stamped on a buttweld fitting?
32. What is the normal depth an imperfection become injurious in a buttweld fitting?
33. What nondestructive examination would you expect to have been performed on a
36" diameter elbow?
34. What characteristics would you check during a dimensional inspection of a flange?
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35. What is the purpose of spot or back facing on flange bolt holes?
36. What additional mechanical test is done a materials for low temperature service?
37. Name the common ASTM standard used for the manufacture of wrought steel
buttwelding fittings.
38. At what pressure is the standard low pressure air seat test performed on valves?
39. In relation to working pressure, at what pressure is a shell high pressure seat test
generally performed
40. Name the common test for checking holidays in nickel plating.
41. What are the three basic body styles of ball valves?
42. TRUE or FALSE: Industry standards typically require hydrostatic testing of

fittings at the fitting fabricator.
43. What type of water is typically required for pressure testing of austenitic stainless
steel valves ?
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44. TRUE or FALSE: Shell and backseat tests are required for Gate Valves, Globe
Valves and Check Valves.
45. List 3 types of flanges.
46. Name four types of shutoff valves.
47. What is an advantage of using a flexible wedge instead of a solid wedge?
48. List three different types of wedges mentioned in API 600.
49. Name at least three items/attributes that are normally mentioned in a valve
pressure testing report.
50. What is the maximal allowable leakage rate in drops of a 24" soft seated ball
valve?
51. What is a stopple fitting used for?
52. What is a hottap?
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53. What kind of valve material is used when valves are in high temperature service?
54. What is the hydrotest sequence for an internal coated valves?
55. Why do you do a seat test on both sides of a ball or gate valve?
56. Which API Specification covers flanged steel safety relief valves?
57. Which American standard covers Face to Face an End to End Dimensions of
valves?
58. In which American standard can you find the acceptable leakage rates for control
valve seat leakage?
59. The Term Cv as related to control valves represents: a) Correction factor for
viscosity b) Controlled variable c) Valve Flow Coefficient d) Check Valve
60. Should you specify a "jam style" or a "spring-loaded" packing arrangement for a
sliding stem control valve selected for NACE MR0175 service?
61. What would be the most likely stem packing material for a sliding stem control
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valve selected for NACE MR0175 service, if the temperature was bellow 400 F?
62. Name at least three types of control valves.
63. Name five main components of a Control valve body?
64. Name five main components of the valve actuator.
65. Name two common types of control valve trims.
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2. Is sealant allowed to be used during the seat leak tests?

3. What is normally meant by the term "valve trim"?

4. What is NACE MR0175?

5. According to NACE MR0175 what is the normal maximum hardness of carbon

6. Is hydrostatic shell tests of valves acceptable after painting?

8. In addition to hardness testing, what is the other main requirement in NACE

9. What are the normal flange ratings of ANSI valves?

10. What National Code governs pressure/safety relief valves?

11. In regards to relief valves, what is a pop test ?

12. In regards to relief valves, what is a blowdown test ?

13. What test media are acceptable for pressure testing?

15. What is the purpose of a backseat on a gate valve?

18. How would you measure raised face finish?

19. In relation to working pressure, at what pressure is a shell hydrostatic test

23. Which relief valve components are hydrostatically tested?

24. Describe a control valve hysteresis test.

25. What is the position of a gate during a backseat test?

30. What is the standard type of finish on raised face flanges?

31. What information should be stamped on a buttweld fitting?

42. TRUE or FALSE: Industry standards typically require hydrostatic testing of

45. List 3 types of flanges.

46. Name four types of shutoff valves.

47. What is an advantage of using a flexible wedge instead of a solid wedge?

48. List three different types of wedges mentioned in API 600.

51. What is a stopple fitting used for?

52. What is a hottap?

54. What is the hydrotest sequence for an internal coated valves?

62. Name at least three types of control valves.

63. Name five main components of a Control valve body?

64. Name five main components of the valve actuator.

65. Name two common types of control valve trims.

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