
Cryogenic Valves for Liquefied Natural Gas Plants
- 1st Edition - May 18, 2022
- Imprint: Gulf Professional Publishing
- Author: Karan Sotoodeh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 5 8 4 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 5 8 5 - 6
Natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) continue to grow as a part of the sustainable energy mix. While oil and gas companies look to lower emissions, one key refinery co… Read more

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Request a sales quoteNatural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) continue to grow as a part of the sustainable energy mix. While oil and gas companies look to lower emissions, one key refinery component that contributes up to 60% of emissions are valves, mainly due to poor design, sealing, and testing. Cryogenic Valves for Liquefied Natural Gas Plants delivers a much-needed reference that focuses on the design, testing, maintenance, material selection, and standards needed to stay environmentally compliant at natural gas refineries.
Covering technical definitions, case studies, and Q&A, the reference includes all ranges of natural gas compounds, including LPG, CNG, NGL, and PNG. Key design considerations are included that are specific for cryogenic services, including a case study on cryogenic butterfly valves. The material selection process can be more complex for cryogenic services, so the author goes into more detail about materials that adhere to cryogenic temperature resistance. Most importantly, testing of valves is covered in depth, including shell test, closure or seat test, and thermal shock tests, along with tactics on how to prevent dangerous cryogenic leaks, which are very harmful to the environment. The book is a vital resource for today’s natural gas engineers.
- Teaches LNG valve design, including sealing selection, wall thickness calculation of the valve body and bonnet, and proper material selection
- Provides tactics on how to prevent cryogenic leaks with compliant valve testing
- Applies natural gas calculations that will better support the LNG supply chain
- Enables readers to understand cryogenic valve standards, including EN, ISO, and MSS SP
Natural gas engineers, LNG researchers, valve engineers, LNG plant managers
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Chapter One: Natural gas technology
- Abstract
- 1.1: Chemical composition
- 1.2: Gas definitions
- 1.3: Physical properties
- 1.4: Natural gas laws and calculations
- 1.5: Natural gas formation and affective parameters
- 1.6: History of natural gas
- 1.7: Gas flaring and environmental impacts
- 1.8: Natural gas applications
- 1.9: Questions and answers
- Further reading
- Chapter Two: LNG technology
- Abstract
- 2.1: Introduction to liquefied gases
- 2.2: Natural gas compounds
- 2.3: Questions and answers
- Further reading
- Chapter Three: Cryogenic valve design features
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Essential cryogenic valves design features
- 3.3: Case study of butterfly valves for cryogenic service
- 3.4: Questions and answers
- Further reading
- Chapter Four: Corrosion study and material selection for cryogenic valves in an LNG plant
- Abstract
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: Corrosion mechanisms in LNG plant
- 4.3: Valve materials
- 4.4: Questions and answers
- Further reading
- Chapter Five: Cryogenic valve standards
- Abstract
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: BS 6364
- 5.3: MSS SP134
- 5.4: ISO 28921–1
- 5.5: ISO 28921–2
- 5.6: EN12567
- 5.7: ISO 21011
- 5.8: Questions and answers
- Further reading
- Chapter Six: Cryogenic valve testing
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Valve testing
- 6.3: Questions and answers
- Further reading
- Glossary
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 18, 2022
- Imprint: Gulf Professional Publishing
- No. of pages: 368
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323995849
- eBook ISBN: 9780323995856
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