LO/LC AND CSO/CSC
The "Lock open/closed Valve or car
seal open/closed Valve" is not a type of valve. It is a
"Condition" of a valve. Any valve can have a lock or a Car-Seal added
to it. These devices would be considered "after-marker add-on".
Any standard valve (Gate, Globe, Ball, Plug, Needle, Diaphram, Orbit, Butterfly, etc) can have a locking device or Car-Seal added to it. Conversely any valve that had these devices on them, can have them removed and then they are just valves.
Any standard valve (Gate, Globe, Ball, Plug, Needle, Diaphram, Orbit, Butterfly, etc) can have a locking device or Car-Seal added to it. Conversely any valve that had these devices on them, can have them removed and then they are just valves.
LO/LC
The use of LO / LC
valves is often safety related. This system provides a means to ensure that
some critical manual valves remain in their desired position during normal
operation and are not mistakenly operated. Maintaining such a system requires
strict and stringent procedures to manage the position of the valves and to
manage their locks. In my experience, in also takes a strong safety culture
within the organisation.
An example of Locked Open (LO) valves would be on the inlet and the outlet of Pressure Safety Valves (PSVs) or relief valves. These isolation valves on the inlet and outlet of a PSV must indeed remain open during normal operation in order that they can protect the equipment on which they are mounted. Maloperation / accidental closure of those valves during normal operation could have catastrophic consequences. Hence the requirement to lock them in their open position.
An example of a Locked Closed (LC) valve would be on a line to the maintenance closed drains system. Ingress of flammable hydrocarbons in the maintenance closed drains system during normal operation is hazardous, therefore the isolation valve on the drain line must be closed during normal operation. Hence the requirement to lock them in their closed position.
An example of Locked Open (LO) valves would be on the inlet and the outlet of Pressure Safety Valves (PSVs) or relief valves. These isolation valves on the inlet and outlet of a PSV must indeed remain open during normal operation in order that they can protect the equipment on which they are mounted. Maloperation / accidental closure of those valves during normal operation could have catastrophic consequences. Hence the requirement to lock them in their open position.
An example of a Locked Closed (LC) valve would be on a line to the maintenance closed drains system. Ingress of flammable hydrocarbons in the maintenance closed drains system during normal operation is hazardous, therefore the isolation valve on the drain line must be closed during normal operation. Hence the requirement to lock them in their closed position.
Locked open / closed
means exactly that, i.e. you need a key to open a padlock which is kept secure
and only
released against work permits etc. Tends to be for safety critical valves -
isolation valves for Pressure relief valves for example - to keep them open or
closed and stop someone changing the position without authorisation.
CAR SEAL OPEN/CLOSE
Pennpiper has it
nailed. The "car seal" is normally just a small seal, often plastic
now, but sometimes still metal - see websites below for typicals. This is often
installed by Quality inspectors when sealing off tanks or ops guys arranging
valves in a particular mode for a specific operation. Removing these seals
normally requires very little force or simple cutters.
LO/lC use for strong safety issue, and avoid any one to modify the position of the valve
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