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PUMPS, VALVES & ACTUATORS FEATURE SUCCESSFUL SLAMSHUT REPLACEMENT PROJECT


As part of its slamshut system replacement programme, National Grid Gas awarded Drallimthe contract to manufacture Slamshut cabinets, incorporating Drallim’s Rotary Selector Valve. The project was carried out successfully, helps avoid overpressure conditions, and maintains safety


N


ational Grid Gas awarded Drallim Industries the contract for the


manufacture of Slamshut Cabinets for its countrywide replacement programme. The duration of the contract was seven years with a value of £3 million. The cabinets, of which there are sixteen


variations, in conjunction with Slamshut valves, monitor the gas pressure and rapidly cut the flow of gas when the pressure in the system exceeds the set point and avoids overpressure conditions. National Grid had a large number of


slam-shut control systems operating on twin-stream and triple stream pressure Regulating Installations (PRIs). Many installations were over 25 years old and required replacement to ensure that safety systems were kept in good order.


THE BENEFITS OF STANDARDISATION A number of different designs were in operation, all of which performed the same function but varied slightly. In order to achieve the benefits of standardisation, National Grid opted for one particular system design as a replacement. The system is an upgraded version of the


original Select-a-Stream which was designed in the East Midlands in 1989. ‘Select-a Stream II’ is a system of slam- shut stream selection designed and developed by National Grid Gas and manufactured by Drallim Industries. It has been developed from, but is not identical to, the original ‘Select-a-Stream’ systems that were used within East Midlands Network of National Grid. The system consists of a control cabinet


for each regulator stream. For each installation, one cabinet is designated as the ‘Master’. The control cabinets for the other streams differ slightly from the ‘master’ in their internal pipework and are designated as ‘Slaves’. The principle of operation for a two- stream installation is as follows: When the station outlet pressure rises,


the lead stream slam-shut will close when its set point is reached. If the outlet pressure continues to rise, the slam-shut


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In order to achieve the benefits of standardisation, National Grid Gas opted for one particular system design, consisting of a control cabinet for each regulator stream


on the standby stream will then close. If the outlet pressure subsequently falls, the standby stream slam-shut will reopen to maintain gas supplies. If the outlet pressure again rises above the set point (e.g. if the standby stream is faulty), the standby stream slam-shut will again close and will not reopen. If the outlet pressure falls again, the lead stream will now reopen to maintain gas supply. Should the outlet pressure rise above the set point yet again, the lead stream slam-shut will again close and will not reopen. The principle for three stream operation is exactly the same. The streams will close in ascending order of set point. When all streams are closed, should the outlet pressure fall, the last slam-shut to close will reopen first.


Each stream will only re-open once. It later became apparent that the customer specified 3-way ball valves, although of superior quality, had begun to fail in the field. This occurred at low temperature due to cross port leakage; a well known Achilles heel of even the best multi-port ball valves. This caused the Slamshut valves to trip and close at the wrong time, a very unwelcome outcome on a mains gas pipeline.


RETROFIT SOLUTION Drallim Industries offered an easy retrofit solution utilising its own Rotary Selector Valve (RSV) which has much more reliable cross port sealing in demanding applications. After passing low temperature tests at -40˚C, a special variant was produced with matching interface dimensions to that of the failed ball valves. This replacement program was approved by National Grid Gas. Drallim was awarded the contract to rectify the issue and modify the built units with a further value of £1.2 million. Since the completion of the projects,


Drallim Industries have been given a Licence Agreement by National Grid Gas (now known as Cadent) to promote, manufacture and supply Slam Shut Cabinets of this design to other Gas Networks, which has proven successful.


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PROCESS & CONTROL | DECEMBER/JANUARY 2019 23


The cabinets monitor the gas pressure and rapidly cut the flow of gas when the pressure in the system exceeds the set point


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