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This article will introduce you to the control station, control valve, design consideration for
control station and control valve, different arrangements of control station assembly, and
layouts.

Table of Contents 
1. What is the Control station?
2. What is the Control valve?
3. Note: Any Regulation Valve can be converted into Control Valve
4. Important Points for Control Valve
5. What do you mean by Actuator? 
6. Types of Actuator
7. Design Consideration for Control Station

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8. Different Arrangement of Control Station

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What is the Control station?

N E W S ( H T T P S : / / M A K E P I P I N G E A S Y. C O M / O I L - G A S - N E W S / )

Control Station is an arrangement of piping and piping components in which the control valve is
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used to reduce or to regulate the flow or pressure of the piping system.

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Fig. 1: Typical Arrangement of Control Station Assembly

What is the Control valve?

A control valve is a valve, used to control fluid flow by varying the size of the flow passage as
informed by a signal from a control room. This allows the direct control of flow rate and the
consequential control of process quantities such a pressure, temperature, and liquid level in the
process piping system. You can see the Principles of Operation of the control valve
(http://www.wermac.org/valves/valves_control-valves_principles-of-operation.html).

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Fig. 2: Control Valve

Note: Any Regulation Valve can be

converted into Control Valve
Globe Valve
Needle Valve
Butterfly Valve
Diaphragm Valve
Piston Valve
Ball Valve
Plug Valve
Pinch Valve
All the above valves can be converted into a control valve by adding actuator to
them (regulation Valve with actuator is control valve)

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Fig. 3: Normal valve converted into the

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Important Points for Control Valve

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Control Valve comes under the scope of the Instrumentation Department.
Information about the control valve can be found in Hook Up Drawing.
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An actuator is a component of a machine or equipment that is responsible for moving and

controlling a mechanism or system.

An actuator requires a control signal and a source of energy for converting the source’s energy
into mechanical motion. For example, you can see the control valve, the actuator mounted on
the valve helps to opening and closing of the valve automatically. The control signal is relatively
low energy in the form of voltage or current. The source of energy could be in the form of
pneumatic, hydraulic, electric energy, or even human power.

Types of Actuator
1. Pneumatic Actuator- Powered by compressed air
2. Hydraulic Actuator- Different liquids are used as a source of energy
3. Electric Actuator- Electric energy is used to drive such actuators

Design Consideration for Control Station

The control valve should be flange end for ease of removal during maintenance.
The control valve and it’s connecting flange, gasket, and fasteners should be of a
higher rating than the line rating.
The size of the control valve will be one or two sizes smaller than the line size.
Reducers are required at both sides of the control valve to joint different diameters
of the pipe, because of the different sizes of the line and control valve.
Concentric reducers can be used to maintain the flow pattern, but for ease of
support eccentric reducer flat side down is preferred.
Drains are required at both sides of the control valve to equalize pressure between
the isolation valve and the control valve.
The upstream drain is used, if the control valve fails to open and both the drains are
used, if the control valve fails to close.
Drains can be welded directly on the reducer if the reducer size is more than 8″.
Isolation valves are required at both sides of the control valve for isolating the line
during the maintenance work.
The size and rating of the isolation valve should be the same as the piping flange
rating and the size.
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The bypass is required to keep the system in running condition during control valve
maintenance.
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Bypass size should be the minimum same as the control valve’s size.
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Globe valve should be preferred as a bypass valve as it is the best regulation valve.
The bypass valve should be located upstream side to avoid fluid hammer on the
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Control Station is kept at the operating level for ease of maintenance, which should
be a minimum of 500 mm to 600 mm above the operating level.
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Supports are required at both sides of the control valve to take care of the weight.
support should be a minimum of 300 mm away from the flange joint for removal of
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Support can be allocated either below the reducer or elbow.
To take care of the thermal expansion and to make the system stress-free both
supports should be resting support.
In case of vibration downstream side support should be anchor support and the
upstream side should be resting support.
Axial and guide support can be used for controlling the pipe movement.

Different Arrangement of Control Station

If the control valve is up-to 25 kg then there is no need for lifting
arrangement however, it is a decision of the client. It can vary
company to company

Arrangement 1
If there is no lifting arrangement required for the control valve then bypass can be kept 300 mm
above the control valve. Refer to Fig. 1.

Arrangement 2
In case of lifting arrangement bypass should be opposite side of operating area till 1.7 m height
for ease of operating . Refer to Fig. 4.

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Fig. 4: Control Station Arrangement no. 2

Arrangement 3
If bypass valve is crossing the height above 1.7 m because of larger line size then shift upstream
side isolation valve in horizontal line and put bypass before that isolation valve. Refer Fig. 5.

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Fig. 5: Control Station Arrangement no. 3

Arrangement 4
Control valve above 12″ normally are preferred sandwich type arrangement, where bypass is at
same level for ease of supports. Refer Fig. 6.

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Fig. 5: Sandwich type Control Station, Arrangement no. 4

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