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Valve OEM looking to test and validate 6" class 900 globe valve for high temperature molten salt application.
Initial product trials with existing packing failed in-house gas and hydrostatic tests, as well as 3rd party molten salt tests with extensive, unacceptable leakages at the valve stem.
Over 12 months lost in development and testing, leading to a delayed project and significant additional costs.
6" class 900 molten salt control globe valve stem critical sealing.
Flexitallic Thermiculite TR160/894 packing.
James Walker recommended Supagraf HT, a state-of-the-art stem packing designed for ultra-high temperature valves handling molten salt. Its unique design with premium high purity graphite packing rings combined with high temperature resistant, thermally stable and mechanically robust DS Pro mica spacers, working as protection barrier and insulation of graphite, delivers the solution that can effectively address molten salt sealing challenges linked to graphite oxidation, leakages due to expansion and contraction of valve metal components during thermal cycles or corrosion and provides long service life in critical molten salt applications.
The results significantly exceeded customer expectation and the required test acceptance criteria, providing strong performance data to prove the valve reliability in molten salt applications.
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