SPEC BREAK VALVES
SPEC BREAK VALVES
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Dear all,
Can anybody enlighten me on "what is a spec break valve" Can this be an alternative to ESDV ball valve.
We are working on a greenfield project for Upstream Gas Well project with an EPC contractor. In phase 1 of the gas well project we supplied ESDV BALL VALVES to a different EPC contractor.Phase 2 of this project is being executed by a different EPC contractor and understand from them according to their design and technology they have replaced ESDV valves to a spec break valves.
Can anyone in Industry help me with more details.
Thanks and Regards,
Anand
Can anybody enlighten me on "what is a spec break valve" Can this be an alternative to ESDV ball valve.
We are working on a greenfield project for Upstream Gas Well project with an EPC contractor. In phase 1 of the gas well project we supplied ESDV BALL VALVES to a different EPC contractor.Phase 2 of this project is being executed by a different EPC contractor and understand from them according to their design and technology they have replaced ESDV valves to a spec break valves.
Can anyone in Industry help me with more details.
Thanks and Regards,
Anand





RE: SPEC BREAK VALVES
See attached file, developed and published years ago by a member of another engineering forum. This should clear your doubts.
Dejan IVANOVIC
Process Engineer, MSChE
RE: SPEC BREAK VALVES
Thanks for your response. Incidentally I also happened to download the same specification. Though I could understand the application aspect of spec break yet not able to visualize the kind of arrangement between such break points. In other words between a HP line and LP line what will be the kind of spec break valves provided.
Would appreciate if you can guide me to some OEM offering such valves so that I can understand better.
Thanks and Regards,
Anand
RE: SPEC BREAK VALVES
"Spec break valve" means only that piping specification changes on (after) the valve, it does not indicate any special valve type.
Dejan IVANOVIC
Process Engineer, MSChE
RE: SPEC BREAK VALVES
Great !!! Thank you very much for your quick and kind response. Now I have a better understanding on this. We will get the process details and valve type from contractor to attend their requirement
Thanks and Regards,
Anand