High Pressure Equipment

for Urea Plants

A company
of ThyssenKrupp
Technologies

Uhde High Pressure Technologies

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The World of Urea

Latest references

Capacity
(mt/Day)

2007
2006
2006
2006
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2003
2003
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002

2.000
2.000
1.925
1.750
1.500

Qatar Fertilizer Comp. (S.A.Q.), (QAFCO III), Umm Said, Qatar

Qatar Fertilizer Comp. (S.A.Q.), (QAFCO III), Umm Said, Qatar
Mopco, Egypt
Sirte Oil Company, Libya
Asean Bintulu Fertilizer SDN. BHD, Bintulu, Malaysia
Sohar International Urea Chemical, Oman
Agrium Inc., Canada
Qatar Fertilizer Comp. (S.A.Q.), (QAFCO III), Umm Said, Qatar
Ruwais Fertilizer Industries, Abu Dhabi, UAE
SAFCO III, Al-Jubail
Helwan, Egypt
Alexfert, Egypt
Suez II, Egypt
SAFCO IV, Al-Jubail
GAP Tecen, Turkmenistan
Pt. Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Kaltim III), Bontang, Indonesia
Qatar Fertilizer Comp. (S.A.Q.), (QAFCO III), Umm Said, Qatar
Pt. Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Kaltim III), Bontang, Indonesia
Sirte Oil Company, Marsa El Braga, Libya
El Delta Fertilizer, Talkha, Egypt
Pt. Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Kaltim III), Bontang, Indonesia

2.000
1.500
1.750
1.925
1.925
1.925
3.250
1.050
1.725
2.000
1.725
1.700
1.750
1.750

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Welcome to our world of high pressures

If matter is compressed to several hundred
or thousand times the atmospheric
pressure, its properties partially change
dramatically and there are exciting options
of using pressure as a tool.

Our scope of suply

Project management
Engineering
In house manufacturing
Erection, supervision
Service

For more than 75 years we have been

researching our world of high pressure
and we have realized: The more we know,
the more chances arise for us and for all
people accompanying us on our way into
this fascinating world.

Our product range

All kind of HP valves
All kind of fittings
Prefabricated HP isometrics

Your advantages
Superior quality and technology
Due to decades of experience and the
Reliable partner
cooperation with all important licensors
Uhde valves are custom-tailored
like Stamicarbon, Snamprogetti, Urea
Permanent exchange of experiences
Casale or Toyo Engineering, Uhde High
with clients and licensors
Pressure Technologies has become one
Selection of first-class components
of the leading suppliers in the fertilizer
Support and after-sales service
field.
Prefabrication of complete piping
Over 60 reference plants equipped
Uhde High Pressure Technologies designs,
according to most major licenses
fabricates and supplies valves, fittings
Cooperation with all international
and prefabricated piping for every wellengineering contractors like
known licensor and customer.
Snamprogetti, Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries,
Toyo, Uhde GmbH
50 years of experience for high-pressure Urea equipment
Life long spare parts

Fertilizer complex in Malaysia

Fertilizer complex in Abu Qir, Egypt

Fertilzser complex in Belle Plaine, Canada

5 valves as complete equipment for HP service

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Top Technology and Top Quality

Uhde HPT manufactures all types of
valves which are required in the
HP section of an urea plant.
All valves are completely
free of copper-bearing
metals. Recent optimization of the product lines
covers a modular design in
order to easily and cost-efficiently adapt the valves to the
varying piping standards of plant
contractors. Development is ongoing for
the application of new alloy totally avoiding the well-known corrosion problems in
HP urea service.

On/Off valve, 6, 378 bar,

piston actuator

Due to the highly aggressive nature of

the process media at high pressures of
200 bar and temperatures of 180C the
urea process which seems to be simple
demands highest technical standards.
This concerns the valve technology in
the synthesis loop in particular.

Pressure ranges
200 - 500 bar (20 - 50 MPa
2900 - 7250 psi)
Nominal diameters
1/2 - 16"
Connections
Threaded flange with lens-type seal
Welding neck flange with diverse seals
Weld-on ends
Weld-on ends, sleeve-type
Clamp connections
Special flanged connection
Actuators
Hand wheel up to 2.5"
Spur gear from 3" up
Pneumatic diaphragm actuator or
piston actuator

Forgings for valve bodies and internals

Interchangeable seat according to
specifications
With heating jacket and/or heating
bores
Various types of connection
Various actuators

Gear Operated On/Off valve

HP angle valves with handle or ratchet

Materials
Name
1.4429
1.4435
1.4466
Safurex
Ferralium 255
HVD1

On/Off valve, piston actuator with

hand-wheel, 6, 225 bar

1.4462
1.0566

Description
316 LN mod.
X2CrNiMoN17-13-3
SA 336 F316 L mod.
25Cr-22Ni-2Mo
Code Case 2038
UNS S32906
Code Case 2295-2
ASTM A473 UNS S32550
X2CrNiMoCuN25-6-3
1.4592
X5CrNiMoCuN25-8
SA 479 S 31803
SA 350 LF2

Notes
STAC BC.01/ Snamprogetti SPC.CR.VR.510
STAC BC.01/ Snamprogetti SPC.CR.VR.510
STAC BC.05/ Snamprogetti SPC.CR.VR.510
STAC BE.06

STAC BE.01

Valves
Experience from Thousands of Valves

Carbon dioxide valve

6, 200 bar, 200 C,
piston type

Analyzer valve, 320 bar, size 6 mm

05

Ball check valve, 325 bar,

size 6-200 mm

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Control valves
The control valve is an essential constituent for the process. This valve is characterized by high speed, high positioning
accuracy and a long service life.
High accuracy is achieved by an electronic
valve positioner designed for rapid signal
conditioning. The position of the valve stem
is measured using a position transmitter
in order to obtain great reproduction.
Many years of experience in the designrelated arrangement of the seat and the
cone and in the selection of the appropriate materials led to the achievement
of long service lives. The simple and
robust structure of the valve and the control parts results in the highest degree of
functional safety.

Flow measurements according to

DIN EN 60534-2-3
e.g. valve size 12
Seatdiameter: 265 mm

Actual Cv100 = 1580 GPM (US)

Characteristic curve complies with linear characteristic
according to DIN IEC 534-2-4 at a controlling ratio of
1:50

Control valves are part of control

loops ensuring save and reliable
production plant and so they must
be perfectly adapted to the individual
process parameters. We need your
specifications in order to prepare a
quotation custom-tailored for your
requirements. Just fill in our small
Excel data file from our website
www.uhde-hpt.com

Urea solution reactor control valve

10-14,167 bar, 200 C

Butterfly control valve, 8, 174 bar, 210C

CO2 control valve, 6, 200 bar

with heating channels, full stroke time less
than 6 sec. for opening and 6 sec. for closing

Valve body heating channel connections

Site Installation

Carbamate gas control valve

2-4, 200 bar, 200 C,
diaphragm type

Urea solution product control valve

6-10, 200 bar, 200 C,
diaphragm type

07

Control valve, 8, 200 bar, 200 C,

diaphragm type

Control valve, 3, 200 bar, 200 C,

diaphragm type

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HP piping
Fabrication of HP piping for Urea plants
References up to 16" HP piping
Bending and welding of pipe classes
according to Uhde HPT Standards
PN-200, PN-325 und PN-500

Prefabricated spool with threaded welding nipple

size 200 mm, material 1.4466

Prefabricated isometrics during final welding

All piping must be corrosion-resistant

and should also satisfy the particularly
stringent requirements dictated by the
location in the urea plant and by the
process licensor.
Uhde supplies completely prefabricated
and tested isometrics and spools. The
high demands on the scope of tests carried out and on the fabrication process
can only be satisfied by a comprehensive
quality system and properly qualified
personnel. This means, for example,
that each weld has to be X-rayed several
times and that corrosion resistance has
to be tested according to the instructions
prevailing for each combination of welding
filler metal, piping and fitting material.

Heat exchanger up to 300 bar, 1-24, stainless steel

Heat exchanger
The hairpin exchanger can be operated for
a pressure range up to hundreds of bars
on tube- or shell-side. The exchangers
have a big surface and a narrow design
to place them into an existing plant.
Controlling aggressive fluids
The standard method of testing stainless
steel used for urea plants is the Huey test,
however, depending on the materials, the
Streicher test or Strauss test can also be
applied.

Welded pipe spools waiting for

further machining

Ultrasonic testing machine

for pipes

Portable lasertracker for measurement of piping isometrics

Piping
Thousands of Meters of Piping Experience

Threading of pipe ends

Quality control after bending

09

Special flange connection

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Engineering, Manufacturing, Tests, Service

Body fabrication, 1-2,5, 320 bar

Pre-assembly

Uhde test facility

Spare parts for after-sales service on stock

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Project management
Engineering
In house manufacturing
Erection, supervision
Tests
Flow measurement
Sizing of process-critical control valves
for Urea plants (Cv measurement)
Pressure test
Leakage test
Functional test (On/Off and control)
Performance test (speed measurement)
Service
Transportation service
Erection
Commissioning
Training of operating personnel
Introduction into high-pressure
technology
Conceptual design of the HP valves
High-pressure components
Assembly and disassembly of
components
Maintenance and repair
After-Sales service
Lifetime supply of spare parts
Emergency stock of special
materials
Recommendation for optimized
design and improved material
Repair and overhauling of damaged
plants and components
Supervision at site during erection,
commissioning or overhauling

Machining

Engineering and design

Flow measurement

Assembly

Tests and inspection

Training

Supercritical Fluids

HPP

Waterjet Cutting

Uhde High Pressure Technologies

a company with ASME/ISO certifications
These certifications prove that we at
Uhde meet the requirements of the above
standards and are thus able to respond
to all demands of our customers on an
international level.

Visit us at
www.uhde-hpt.com

Our manufacturing program:

HP pipes and isometrics

HP valves and fittings
HP pumps and compressors
HP reactors and process equipment
HP autoclaves
Permanent-magnetic-coupled agitators
Bare-tube and fin-tube heat exchangers
designed as
- Multi-tube heat exchangers
- Double-pipe heat exchangers
HP extraction plants
HP processing plants
HP textile dyeing plants
Laboratory and experimental installations
HP intensifiers for waterjet cutting
systems

Uhde High Pressure Technologies GmbH

Buschmuehlenstr. 20
58093 Hagen, Germany
Tel.: +49 23 31-967 - 0
Fax: +49 23 31-967 - 370
info @uhde-hpt.com
www.uhde-hpt.com

empeer 2/ 2007,
technical modifications reserved

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