Special Valves for High Performance Applications
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safe and reliable Special valves for high-performance applications

> KÜHME Armaturen GmbH Our most important product: safety for your processes

KÜHME valves – the interface between fuel and safety KÜHME Armaturen GmbH has specialised in the development, design and production of special valves for power engineering for more than 40 years. With our wealth of experience we can offer you a wide range from single valves to complete system solutions exactly tailored to suit your requirements. Valves made by KÜHME are used wherever combustible media need to be shut off quickly and safely. KÜHME valves are widely used in coal-fired power stations, gas turbine plants, biogas systems and petrochemical plants. Moreover, they reliably fulfil...

Whether single valve or system solution: KÜHME stands for competence KÜHME develops and produces valves of all sizes, with every possible function and degree of detail. Our range includes innovative solutions for the following fields of application: - Double block and bleed valve unit - Combined shut-off and control - Gas mixing and control valve unit - Compact valve skids and system solutions From the proven single valve to the custom-designed, highly integrated valve station specially modelled for the particular application – our products all have one thing in common: they are absolutely...

> Range of services Competence means: the smallest detail is just as carefully designed as the entire system

> Applications and media Solid, liquid or gaseous: KÜHME has the optimal valve solution SOLID MEDIA Hard coal Lignite Biomass Wood pellets Peat LIQUID MEDIA Naphtha Heavy oil Light oil Diesel Petrol Kerosene Methanol Ethanol GASEOUS MEDIA Hydrogen Oxygen Methane Natural gas Coke-oven gas Blast furnace gas Syngas Refinery gas Propane Butane Ethane Ethylene Biogas Sewage gas Pyrolysis gas

Each medium requires its own type of valve technology. KÜHME has more than 40 years of experience producing valves for the complete range of media. The optimal KÜHME valve with its tested and well proven, high-performance sealing system is specifically designed and produced to suit your particular application and type of fuel. Thus KÜHME offers you tailor-made valve solutions for every medium that guarantee rapid, safe shut-off at all times.

> Fields of application Power plant engineering The burner shut-off valves in power plants need to function with absolute reliability to ensure smooth and trouble-free operation at all times. KÜHME manufactures valves for the fast, reliable shut-off of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Our valves are known for their outstanding reliability that guarantees the operating safety of the power plant.

> Fields of application Gas turbines and gas compressors The Emergency Shutdown Valve (ESD) is of vital importance for the safety of gas turbine plants. KÜHME valves safely shut off the gas supply within 0.1 seconds and are therefore excellently suited for use with gas turbines and gas compressors in order to protect the systems from damage.

> Fields of application Steelworks KÜHME valves are used in steelworks in order to quickly and safely shut off blast furnace gas, converter gas and coke-oven gas. The valves are capable of withstanding exceptional conditions and function reliably, for example, even at temperatures up to 280 °C and with a high ratio of dust. KÜHME valves guarantee a safe operation of the plant, due to the double sealing system including automatic tightness check device. This well proven sealing technology is specifically designed and sized for the extreme thermal process conditions in steelworks.

> Fields of application Refineries and petrochemical Plants In refineries and the petrochemicals industry it is particularly important that valves are able to function for extended operation periods without maintenance. The KÜHME process valve series is specially designed for long-term, maintenance-free operation. Our valves are available in a range of versions adapted to suit their specific applications as well as the respective media, temperatures and pressures. The valves are all approved in accordance with Fire-Safe Regulations as well as SIL Standards and Clean Air Act Regulations...

> Fields of application Nuclear power plants The most stringent safety requirements apply for nuclear power plants. Valves used in this field must, for example, even be capable of withstanding earthquakes without negative impact for their safe function. Type tests as well as installations implemented over a period of more than 35 years have proven that KÜHME valves reliably fulfil all specific requirements in terms of both function and safety. Our valves are mainly utilised in nuclear power plants for quickly and safely isolating the containment system. They are fully equipped with a double...

> Fields of application Biogas, landfill gas and gas storage The recent change in energy policy is creating new challenges for industry and technology. For example when feeding natural gas systems with biogas, it is vital to maintain the quality of the combustion gas at a constant calorific value and stable conditions. KÜHME has developed an innovative compact special valve unit that precisely controls both the volume and the quality of the mixed gas. The use of landfill gas and gas storage systems poses other challenges. KÜHME provides you with optimal solutions for each of these...

> Technology approach & knowledge Success means being better at the crucial moment

Only the best solutions are branded KÜHME Whether it is one of our established products or an innovative, highly complex special solution: Only valve systems proven to function safely and reliably in numerous tests are sent to our customer. These high quality standards apply to all sizes, all functions and every level of detail. At KÜHME we call this the 3D approach: we provide the entire range of sizes from the small DN 15 valve to the large DN 3000 damper. Our portfolio covers the entire range of functions – from shutting off and controlling to mixing combustible media. In addition, we...