VALVES - PHOTO GALLERY

Worn Turbine Valve Disc (before). 

Completely Rehabilitated Turbine Valve Disc (after). The Disc was Machine Prepped, Re-Stellited with Stellite #6 and Finish Machined, Ground and Lapped.

Welded (Stellite #6) on-site (Field) In-Place. Even with Seats the are radial, no matter what the Radius is, Luminant has or can custom manufacture Specialized Equipment for these projects. Luminant is able to Cut, Grind  and Lap Seats with a Radius, as well as Graduated Radius' (multiple Radii).

Large Edwards Non-Return Valve Disc, Completely Corroded.

Completely Rehabilitated Edwards Non-Return Valve Disc (after). The Disc was Machine Prepped, Re-Stellited with Stellite #6 and Finish Machined, Ground and Lapped.

This is a Welded-in Seat, Removed from a Gimpel Trip Throttle Valve. Major Cracking was identified during inspection, The Seat was Removed from  The Valve Body, and Completely Re-Stellited (Stellite #6). This was for a 5 day Emergency Project.

This is the Disc Belonging to the same Gimpel Trip Throttle Valve (photo above). As with the welded-in Seat, The Disc was also Completely Cracked within the HF#6 Area. As with The Seat, The Disc too was Completely Re-Stellited (Stellite #6). Both were Prep-Machined (old Stellite completely Removed), Re-Stellited, Re-Machined, Ground and Lapped. All within oem Specification, and this was all comple

Atwood & Morrilll (Weir) Parallel Sliding Gate Valve Re-Stellited (Stellite #6) due to Extensive Cracking and Delamination.

Parallel Sliding Gate Valve Disc After.

Parallel Sliding Gate Valve - Both Discs were Prep Machined, Re-Stellited (Stellite #6), Re-Machined, Ground and Lapped. This Project was a Critical-Path Project, with a 6 day Turnaround.

Atwood & Morrill Gate Valve with Extensive Cracking.

Gate Valve Disc After.

Gate Valve - Both Discs were Prep Machined, Re-Stellited (Stellite #6), Re-Machined, Ground and Lapped. This Project was a Critical-Path Project, with a 9 day Turnaround.

CCI Bypass Valve Plug upon inspection was discovered to have Extensive Cracking and Delamination in the Valve Seat and Guide Areas. Plug was Re-Stellited (Stellite #6).

CCI Bypass Plug with Fresh Seat and Guide Area.

CCI Bypass Plug Completed. This Plug was Prep-Machined, Re-Stellited, Re-Machined, Ground and Lapped. Outage Time was successfully met (7 days).

CCI Valve Plug Worn.

CCI Disk Stack Completely Destroyed 

New Disks are Manufactured using Same Disk Labyrinth Design and Same Material (Inconel 718).

Disks are set and prepared for proprietary process.

CCI Disk Stack Completely Repaired. 

CCI Valve Trim Completely Rehabilitated, and no longer "beyond repair", nor was it thrown away. This Rehab Resulted in Saving the Plant around 40% of the Replacement Cost, was done in about 2 weeks, ultimately saving the Valve Trim from the Trash Bin.

CCI Valve Trim Repair.

CCI Valve Trim Repair.

Gimpel Stop Valve Disc showed Extensive Cracking and Delamination Post Inspection. Here the Disc was Re-Stellited (Stellite #6).

Gimpel Stop Valve Disc Completely Rehabilitated back to Spec. 

Gimpel Disc and Seat Blue-in.