Case Studies

Eliminating Hang-Ups using Airsweep

Application: Prilled AN in Bulk Storage Silos Industrial Grade Ammonia Nitrate (AN) is specifically designed for mining and blasting industries all over the world and is widely used in coal mining in Australia. In the intricate landscape of the mining industry, the efficient handling of Industrial Grade Ammonium Nitrate (AN) within...

Case Study 1 – Emergency Shutdown Valves

CASE STUDY 1 EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN VALVES (ESD) Project: Longford Gas Conditioning Plant End User: Esso Australia Main Contractor: CBI Constructors Pty Ltd (CBI) Year 2014 - Esso Australia development of their Gas Conditioning Plant at its existing Longford facilities in Victoria called the Kipper Tuna Turrum (KTT) project. Application:...

Case Study 2 – Pipeline Valves

CASE STUDY 2 DN150 CLASS 150# BURIED SERVICE TRUNNION MOUNTED BALL VALVES, MSA MODEL K83 TW Project: Cocon 26 installations 2014 and onwards End User: Jemena Application: Cocon 26 from Honeywell’s Gorter product line is an underground compact installation with filter, equipped for a supply pressure of up to 19 bar and a delivery...

Case Study 3 – Closed Loop Air System

CASE STUDY 3 ON/OFF BALL VALVES WITH CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM FOR CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENTS ON/OFF Ball valves for corrosive environments Application: Valve Distributors have supplied hundreds of ON/OFF Ball valves to plants in Australia which are located in corrosive environments and where contaminants are present in the atmosphere, namely salt. Scope...

Case Study 4 – Caltex Newcastle EIV’s

Caltex Australia - Newcastle Terminal - EIV's Upgrade Program  Valve Distributors were recently contracted by Caltex Australia to supply 15 off Pneumatically actuated Butterfly valves and control panels. Caltex are currently running a program to update many of their manual Tank isolation valves around Australia to automated valve system. All existing manually...