TLV upgrades renowned COSPECT valve to ease installation and minimise process disruption
Through a process of continued development and product enhancements , the renowned three-inone COSPECT pressure reducing valve from steam system specialist TLV Euro Engineering has been upgraded and is now being offered with integrated pressure gauges as standard across the range .
Commenting for TLV Euro Engineering , general manager Michael Povey says : “ By upgrading and offering the pressure gauges as standard across the range , we have enhanced the COSPECT to make it even more of a unified steam system solution . The integrated gauges also mean no additional pipework modification is required before or after the PRV , which reduces installation time and minimises process downtime .”.
Originally launched over 35 years ago , the COSPECT is a combined pilotoperated pressure reducing valve ( PRV ), cyclone separator , strainer and steam trap in a single component that overcomes the limitations and inadequacies of conventional PRVs and solves their many associated problems – including fluctuations in primary and secondary pressures and valve hunting and vibration – to provide improvedquality dry steam at a constant pressure and temperature .
By eliminating the conventional arrangement and combining four separate components into a single valve , the COSPECT delivers numerous engineering benefits by incorporating fewer gaskets , spool pieces and fixings , improving moisture separation and providing accurate and stable pressure control . It is also more sensitive to downstream pressure fluctuations , is reliable in operation and its unified , modular construction facilitates easy , in-line maintenance .
In addition to the engineering benefits , the single component design of the five-model COSPECT makes it faster and easier to install , is lighter than the sum of using separate components , reduces the amount of insulation required and reduces the requirement for pipe support brackets , etc .
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For further information on the COSPECT and other steam solutions , call TLV Euro Engineering on + 44 ( 0 ) 1242 227223 , email sales @ tlv . co . uk or visit www . tlv . co . uk .