Design & Engineering
Our fully computer aided design department will design and specify valves for a wide range of process applications. Supported by a fluid flow test laboratory Northvale development engineers can quickly carry out live testing on valves up to 200mm to verify performance characteristics, Kv ratings and empirical design concepts.
Production Control
The Company operates a real time fully integrated computer controlled manufacturing system, ESCOPE, which maintains total control over all company activities and in particular material supply, stock control and production planning to ensure that we can supply our customers exact requirements quickly and on time.
How It Works
Conventional globe style control valves have to strike a balance between maximum flow capability at full lift whilst maintaining stable control of low flow rates at the bottom end of the range. Achieving a high turndown ratio usually results in the control plug having to operate very close to the valve seat, which leads to wire drawing and rapid erosion wear of the trim. To maintain set point control at these small openings requires very small valve stem movements which the actuator may not be able to match. The valve begins to “hunt” and the whole control feed back loop becomes unstable.
Paragon Trim
Northvale’s new control valve with the unique PARAGON high turndown ratio trim significantly improves the control characteristic at the bottom end of the flow range. This increases the valve’s flexibility and reduces the number of trims required for each line size of valve. These improvements are achieved by the dual action PARAGON trim with its specially profiled plug and two stage compound seat.