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POWER
of the
PIN! Advanced
Pressure Isolation
Valves
Buckling Pin Technology Advanced Pressure Isolation Valves 1
Get the
Table of Contents
POWER
1 Get the Power of the Pin
of the
2 History
Valve Operation
PIN!
For over 18 years, many of
the worlds top companies
3 Advantages Over The
Competition have experienced performance
advantages of our advanced
emergency shutdown valve technology.
These companies have come to trust our
4-7 About The Pin
technology because they understand what
uniquely sets us apart and gives us the edge
over other emergency shutdown valves and
8-10 How We Test Our Valves low pressure shutdown valves on the market.
So, what sets us apart from the rest? Its something
we call The Power of the Pin.
11 Client List The buckling pin is the heart of each advanced
Applications high and low pressure isolation valve and is vital
Industries Served to its function, accuracy and consistency.
Contact Information By modifying the pin, we are able to control the
valves performance from small changes to more
dramatic changes. It is for this reason that each
pin is carefully crafted using a precise
manufacturing process.
This process ensures that each valve will perform
its function accurately, consistently and within an
Our valves have solved the toughest
extremely tight tolerance something other
problems around the world for 18 years
products on the market simply cant achieve.
with a 99.99% satisfaction rate!
Our unique, patented pin technology has been We invite you to find out more about our exciting
used for over 18 years in more than 17,000 valves technology by reading this information, visiting
around the world with an impressive satisfaction our website at www.bucklingpin.com and calling
rate of 99.99%! It's also safe for the environment! our sales representatives.
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Buckling Pin Technology Advanced Pressure Isolation Valves 2
Pin Lots
The Buckling Pin raw material is ordered in large 0.012 prior to buckling. Because the elastic limit
lots with certification that the entire lot came from of the Buckling Pin material is not reached until
the same batch of material with the same heat full buckling, the set point is held.
number. The Buckling Pins then are centerless
This Buckling Pin bowing is critically important for
ground to four or five decimal places, depending
the valves proper functioning. Over long periods
on pin diameter, to meet our stringent specifications
of use, there may be some seal cold vulcanization
and tolerances.
to the adjacent cylindrical surface. Due to the
Buckling Pin diameters vary from 0.010 to 1.250 bowing which allows a slight movement of the
in small increments. There are three proprietary piston, the seal stiction is removed prior to the
alloys each is highly corrosion resistant and buckling of the Buckling Pin at set pressure. This
selected for the ambient conditions at the prevents the seal friction from building up over
application. With alloy #3, the Buckling Pins time. The set pressure is held.
ambient temperature can vary from -100F to
+400F and the modulus of elasticity will vary no
more than 0.3%. Pin Preparation
In order to meet customer specifications, Buckling
Pin Calculations Pins are cut and tuned in the valve. This cutting
process is performed using proprietary machines
When our team knows the effective piston diameter which give the Buckling Pin a burr free, perfectly
and set pressure to protect the users system, we flat end, with an overall length accurate to 0.0005.
can calculate the axial force on the Buckling Pin
The seal friction and piston weight modify the
for a specific application.
calculated Buckling Pins length to a slight degree.
The Buckling Pin alloy, diameter, and length are This difference is overcome by performing a series
then selected by utilizing Eulers Law with the of tests on each valve and slightly varying the
optimum slenderness ratio. Buckling Pins length until the proper set pressure
is reached. During these tests, the valve is oriented
These initial calculations are used for a starting
as it will be in the actual application.
point in the testing and setting of the valve. This
method of determining the Buckling Pins This process may take as many as 3 to 5 test
dimension nails down the pin length and diameter Buckling Pins to get the exact pin length. Once
in about three trial openings. these tests are complete, the Buckling Pins
parameters are then fixed and recorded.
The Pin Buckling Process The Buckling Pins are then cut and buckled in the
valve three times. The test results and all pertinent
The Buckling Pin ends are supported in the valve information is sent with the valve order. The peak
by close tolerance bushings. This causes the pin force at buckling is measured with an accuracy
to buckle accurately at three places, assuring that of 0.01% using calibrated vaetrix electronic gauges.
the force to buckle the pin is much greater in This locks in the valve accuracy, on average at
comparison to the seal friction within the valve. set point between +/-1% to +/-3%. Additional
Another key feature is the slight bowing of the Pin Buckling Pins are now cut for customer
before buckling. Pressure increases allow the requirements and three tests in the Tinius Olsen
piston to move up slightly prior to buckling. compression test instrument. The results are then
archived for correct settings of replacement pins.
In a test of 2 valves, it was found that the bowing
of the Buckling Pin allowed the piston to move up
Buckling Pin Technology Advanced Pressure Isolation Valves 5
Pin Labeling
Once the Buckling Pin specifications are Three Buckling Pins are tested in this manner for
determined, each pin is then labeled. The label archive results.
contains the Buckling Pin code, the valve serial
This test is used because it is free of valve friction.
number, and the set pressure of the valve.
These results assure that Buckling Pins from a
Each valve is assigned a unique serial number to new material batch can be tested in an identical
which all design calculations, sizing information, manner to conform to the original archived results.
and production drawings are associated. Proprietary methods are used to bring the latest
This information, along with the valves set material batch to conformity.
pressure, simplifies the re-ordering process by
giving the customer all the information we need
to reproduce replacement Buckling Pins. Pin Diameter Variations
In addition to the label, a name plate with serial To show you how the pin diameter affects
number and all relevant information is attached performance, we conducted the Diameter
to the valve bonnet. We also stamp the serial Variations test. (see below) We took 4 different
number on the valve bonnet should the name diameters (0.12063, 0.12571, 0.15618,
plate be accidentally removed. These steps make 0.18741) all cut to the same length of 6.9951.
future orders of pins or valve parts very easy. Pins We then took 5 samples of each diameter and
ordered before noon on business days are shipped determined the ultimate load at the buckling point
the same day. with our Tinius Olsen Machine.
In the Diameter Variations table, we have listed
Pin Archiving the average ultimate buckling force for each
diameter. As the diameter slowly increases, the
Our Tinius Olsen instrument is capable of slowly capacity of the pin increases dramatically. This
adding a force load to a Buckling Pin while illustrates that even a diameter change of 0.00508
recording and providing real time feedback of the can effect the load capacity of the pin and why
applied force, the distance compressed, and the we are so meticulous in getting the Buckling Pin
buckling point of the Buckling Pin once it is reached. measurements right.
Diameter Variations
0.12063 - 249.008312 -
Length Variations
3.9945 - 243.511804 -
Fixed Fixed
Diameter Diameter
TAG INFO: Variable Pin Diameter
Alloy
Valve Size
Type
Set Point
Eulers Law
Axial Force on the Pin Causing the Pin to Buckle Pin Diameter4 x Pin Material Modulus of Elasticity
(Piston/Plunger Area x System Pressure) Pin Length2
Tinius-Olson Test
1.7 milliseconds for full pin buckling (for actual 1 Model C @ 900 psig valve event)
Ability to work close to set point .75%
Increasing time
Buckling Pin Technology Advanced Pressure Isolation Valves 8
98% of set point 9 111.4 lbf 111.6 lbf 111.4 lbf 111.2 lbf Set Point
114.3 lbf
Test 1 Data
111 lbf 111.2 lbf 112.1 lbf
consecutive times 120
111 lbf 111.1 lbf
compression. Each
test showcases the Material:
80
ability of our design Alloy 1
Test Date:
to operate just 12/03/07
Operator:
Force (lbf) 60 S Bish
below set point Pin Diameter:
0.07940 in
without Pin Length:
4.9930 in
fatigue of the pin or 40 Ultimate Force:
114.3 lbf
risk of an early Ultimate PSI:
23100 PSI
rupture. The tests 20
also show the
accuracy of the set 0
point. 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
20
Time Elapsed (sec) Dec 3, 2007 2:54:08 PM
80 Material:
Alloy 1
Test Date:
12/03/07
Operator:
Force (lbf) 60 S Bish
Pin Diameter:
0.07940 in
Pin Length:
4.9915 in
40 Ultimate Force:
114.2 lbf
Ultimate PSI:
23100 PSI
20
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
450
20
Time Elapsed (sec) Dec 3, 2007 3:05:13 PM
Buckling Pin Technology Advanced Pressure Isolation Valves 9
Client List
3M DuPont NASA
ABB VETCO Duke Energy Field Services Olympic Pipeline
Agrium Eastman Chemical Parsons
Air Products El Paso Natural Gas PEDVSA
Allied Signal Encore Production Petrobras
Alyeska Pipeline Enterprise Products PPG
Amalgamated Sugar Exxon Mobil Proctor & Gamble
American Azide Exxon Mobil Chemical Raytheon United Engineers
American Cyanimid Fluor Daniel Rohm & Hass
Aramco Foster Wheeler Santos
Arizona Chemical General Dynamics Sappi Fine Papers
BASF General Electric Savannah River Site (SRS)
Baxter Medical Georgia Pacific Shell
Bayer GE Plastics Shell Chemical
Bohai Oil Goodyear Shell Offshore
British Petroleum (American) Huntsman Chemical Southern Natural Gas
British Petroleum (UK) International Paper SW Foam
Buckeye Pipeline Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Stepan
Carnation Koch Engineering Stone Container
Chevron/Texaco LTV Energy Teppco
Conoco/Phillips Matco (Malaysia) Weyerhauser
Conoco/Phillips Pipeline Miller Brewing Company Woodbridge Foam
Columbia Natural Gas Monsanto
Dow Chemical MW Kellogg
Industries Served
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Contact Information
(405) 789-1884
(405) 789-1942 fax
sales@bucklingpin.com
8226 SW 8th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73128