History of Spence
Identify the correct Spence Logo:
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B
What are the 3 essential elements of a regulator?
Restricting
Measuring
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True or False: (justify reasoning)
Control line placement does not affect how a regulator operates.
False:
Improper install causes valve to respond slowly
Improper install causes control of wrong pressure
Improper install causes failure
In order to operate economically and efficiently, all steam systems must be protected against 3 factors:
1. Condensate
2. Air
3. Non-Condensible Fluids
How do you obtain a Spence Designer's Guide?
Spence Website
Portal
True or False: In 1984, Spence family sold the company to Watts Industries
True
What are the two most common places for a regulator to fail?
Disc
Orifice
What are the 4 Troubleshooting Steps?
1. Define the Problem
2. Gather the Information
3. What is the Application?
4. Think through the Product Operation
Name the main components of a control valve
Port size
Actuator size
List 5 things that can be found on the SpenceValve.com website.
Designer's Guides (x2)
Data Sheets
Instruction Manuals
Schematics
Find a representative
Sizing Tool
Brochures
In June 2021, the Walden, New York manufacturing facility closed and all production moved to ________________.
El Salto, Mexico
What is known as the "Money, Money, Money" Regulator?
E-main with Noise Suppression
When considering control line placement, a rule of thumb to follow is to place the control line ___ to ____ pipe diameters downstream of any turbulence generator.
6 to 10
A steam trap is an automatic valve which discharges _________, ______ and ___________ from a system while trapping, or holding in, ______.
A steam trap is an automatic valve which discharges condensate, air and non-condensibles from a system while trapping, or holding in, steam.
Name 3 example of Steam Applications
Universities
HVAC
Residential
Heating
Propulsion
Atomization
Moisturization
Motive Fluid
Identify which Regional Sales Manager is over the territory below:
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Orange= Mike Mulder
Blue= Neil Davies
List 4 product failure modes that could be seen in a Direct-Operated Regulator:
Disc Damage
Orifice Damage
Diaphragm Damage
Spring Damage
Stem Seizes
Vent Plugged
When you sell a pilot op regulator, what are the three main parts to be ordered?
1. Pilot
2. E-Main
3. Bends & Fittings
List 5 Qualities of a good Steam Trap:
A good steam trap should:
▪ Discharge condensate, air and non-condensibles.
▪ Be equal to the load over a wide range of pressures and temperatures.
▪ Be freeze-proof where necessary.
▪ Be simple and rugged.
▪ Have few moving parts.
▪ Require low maintenance and spare parts inventory.
▪ Have a long life.
Using the Series 2000 Instruction Manual, tell me what Key 7 and Key 12 are.
Figure 8
7 = V packing assembly
12= frame locking nut
When was Spence acquired by Emerson?
2019
What are the advantages of a direct-op regulator over a pilot-op regulator?
Direct-Op, compared to the Pilot-Op:
- Fastest responding
- More cost-effective
- Greater droop
- Lower capacity
- Easier to maintain (simpler design)
What are the three Pilot-Op Regulator Main Valve types?
E, E2 and E5
Walk me through the operation of the DURA-FLO INVERTED BUCKET STEAM TRAPS using the images below:
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Using the Series 2000 Instruction Manual fill out the image on the worksheet:
Figure 3, labeling
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