1. Part of Module Asset Management: Operation and Maintenance
Assignment Valves
Part of Module Asset Management: Operation and Maintenance

2. What is the purpose of a valve?
Why do we need valves?
How to maintenance and operate a valve?
How many do we need in a network?

3. Transfer of know how & expertise through training
There are different kind of valves you can use in a distribution network
Question 1: which kind of valves do you know?
Ball valve
Gate valve
Butterfly valve 3

4. Valves and assets Ball valve
Question2: What is the most common valve that we use in our total
distribution network?
Ball valve 4

5. Valves and assets Question 3: What is the purpose of a valve?
To close pipes in case of emergency
To isolate area
To change water flows
To control your network

6. Valve maintenance
Question 4: How and why do we have to maintain a valve?
We must check if they are working
Check the visual state
Can we operate them
Will it fully open / close
We check this by operating and listing with an acoustic device

7. Case situation
Question 6: Which valves need to close to control the leak?
Inflow 4 6 1
Leak 2 3 5 7
Close

8. Case situation
Question 7: Which valves need to close to control the leak?
Inflow 4 6 1 2 3 5 7
Close

9. Case situation
Question 8: What is the most important valve on this map?
Inflow 4 6 1 2 3 5 7
Close

10. Case situation Question 9: What will happen if we close valve 4 and 6?
Inflow 4 6 1 2 3 5 7
Close