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Kalsi Engineering, Inc. Valve and Actuator Background Brochure
Valve design, failure analysis, testing, modeling, application, and problem solving are areas of special competence at Kalsi Engineering.
Kalsi MOV Actuator Test Stand Brochure
The Kalsi Engineering MOV Actuator Test Stand provides an efficient way to verify and calibrate torque output of MOV actuators, providing additional capability over calculated/published data.
Kalsi Engineering Brochure
This 16-page brochure describes the background, capabilities, products and services of Kalsi Engineering.
Valve Products and Services Literature
Valve and Actuator Products & Services
Kalsi Engineering has improved margins on AOVs/MOVs for over 25 years by developing reliable models for predicting performance of all types of valves and actuators commonly used in nuclear power plants.
MOV Actuator Test Stand
The Kalsi Engineering MOV Actuator Test Stand provides an efficient way to verify and calibrate torque output of MOV actuators, providing additional capability over calculated/ published data.
KVAP Software
The Kalsi Valve & Actuator Program (KVAP®) is state-of-the-art software that performs design basis calculations for all common linear and quarter-turn AOVs and MOVs in the industry. The KVAP validated quarter-turn models, with position-dependent accuracy which no other software contains, provide substantial margin increases in many applications.
CVAP Software
The Check Valve Analysis & Prioritization software (CVAP®) quantifies the rate of degradation of check valve internals, including hinge pin wear and disk stud fatigue, and may be used to prioritize valve maintenance, diagnose problems, improve reliability, and trend inspection results for condition monitoring.
LiFE Software
LiFE® software computes the design life of the thrust and torsional components of Limitorque actuators of type SMB/SB/SBD, ranging from size 000 to size 2.
Flow Loop & Mechanical Test Facilities
The flow loop facility at Kalsi Engineering was especially designed to investigate flow-related problems with valves used in typical plant applications.
EPRI PPM Calculations
Kalsi Engineering staff is trained and experienced in the use and limitations of the EPRI PPM software and hand calculation methodologies.
Valve Seminar brochures
Advanced Check Valve Failure Analysis and Prevention Seminar
A comprehensive course on check valve failure analysis to develop and/or refine skills in diagnosing check valve failure causes and determining effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
Comprehensive Valve & Actuator Seminar
A comprehensive valve and actuator training seminar to discuss the basic design, operational, repair and maintenance aspects of major valve types, as well as, an update on the current issues being addressed by the nuclear power industry.
Recent Technical Papers and Articles
Development of a Validated Pressure Locking Methodology for Gate Valves
Presents a first principles model for predicting the increase in unwedging thrust resulting from pressure locking of a wedge gate valve.
Effect of Butterfly Valve Disk Shape Variations on Torque Requirements for Power Plant Applications
Presents highlights of a comprehensive and advanced butterfly valve model development program that overcomes limitations of previous industry models.
Flow Loop Testing and Validation of Thermal Binding Model for Wedge Gate Valves
Presents a validated methodology to predict unwedging thrust for gate valves that are exposed to temperature and pressure changes between closing and opening strokes.
Plant Experience Based upon Application of New Validated Models for Air-Operated Valves
Provides an overview of the previous industry developments relevant to this program and summarizes plant experience and the benefits obtained by the utilities from application of these new models at 30 nuclear power plants.
Dynamic Torque Models for Quarter-Turn Air-Operated Valves
Describes the Kalsi Engineering program to develop validated models for quarter-turn valves. The program includes development of first principle models, extensive computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analyses, and flow loop tests on all common types of AOV quarter-turn valves.
Butterfly Valve Model Improvements based on Compressible Flow Testing Benefit Industry AOV Programs
Describes the compressible flow program conducted to validate new quarter-turn valve models. The benefits to actual containment purge and vent valves are included.
Check Valve Wear Quantification for Improved Cost Effectiveness and Plant Reliability
Describes the benefits of applying quantitative wear and fatigue predictions to prioritize safety-related and economically significant check valves.
Non-Metallic Bearing Friction Test Program for Quarter-Turn Valves
Describes laboratory testing of non-metallic bearings to develop bearing friction coefficients under various plant conditions, including variations in bearing load, fluid media, temperature, and dwell time under load. The results will help to better evaluate butterfly valve torque requirements to ensure reliable valve operation while avoiding valve/actuator modifications.
Kalsi Engineering Analytical Services
Kalsi Engineering Article in “Focus on Nuclear Power Generation”
This article describes the innovative nuclear power-related valve design, analysis and testing services provided by Kalsi Engineering.
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