TRUNNION

BALL VALVES
Since its foundation on 1976 Starline has been focus only temperature design. Today Starline with a production
on production of Ball Valves in Forged Materials. capacity of 250.000 valves/year, a complete size range
After more than 40 years the imprinting philosophy is still and pressure ratings ½” to 36” – class 150- 2500lbs, API6A
present and the base for the company growth and success. rate 3000-15000PSI in all the possible configurations and
Starting from the experience on the floating valves during materials, is considered both by customers and other
the years, Starline has developed a wide and complete valve manufacturers one of the Worldwide Market Leaders
range of ball valves in different materials and executions in Upstream Oil & Gas Applications which represent more
introducing Trunnion Mounted design, Single and Double than 70% of the final products destination.
Block and Bleed, Metal to Metal, Cryogenic and High

PHILOSOPHY REFERENCES
Starline’s philosophy is based on the achievement • ADCO • NPCC
of the standardization of the highest quality • ADGAS • PDO
requirements in each single product. All materials • ADMA-OPCO • PETROBRAS
used are mandatory produced in Western Europe • BP • PETROFAC
and all forging companies are located in Italy. • DSME • PTSC
A product FULLY MADE IN ITALY • ENI • PTTEP
• EXXON MOBIL • QATARGAS
• GASCO • SAIPEM
Manufacturing
Bergamo
Headquarter • GRT GAZ • SAMSUNG (SHI)
Milano
• GAZPROM • SHELL CHEVRON
• HYUNDAI (HHI) • SNAMPROGETTI
• INPEX • STATOIL
• JGC CORPORATION • TECHNIP
• KBR • TECNIMONT
• KNPC • TOTAL E&P
• KOC • TOYO
• NIOC • ZADCO
• NISOC
TRUNNION MOUNTED
INDEPENDENT BALL
AND STEM
Ball and stem are manufactured in two
separate pieces to reduce the effect of
the side load generated by the pressure
acting on the ball.

ANTI-STATIC DEVICE
All valves are guaranteed for electrical
continuity between all the metal
components type tests are duly
executed and valves are certified.

Trunnion mounted ball valves are based on a system that provide a fixed ball and Starline trunnion mounted valves are
floating seat rings, moving along the valve axis. available from ½” to 36” – ASME class
The side load given by the pressure acting on the ball is absorbed by the bearings. 150 to 2500 – as well as API 6A 5000
At low pressure the sealing on the seats is obtained by the spring action on the seat and 15.000 – in several combinations
rings. The more the pressure increases, the more it pushes the seats against the ball. of materials and execution to cover
all possible service application from
DOUBLE BLOCK AND BLEED low temperature to high pressure.
Starline valves are supplied as standard exeucution in DOUBLE BLOCK & BLEED
Both seats hold the pressure independently from the body cavity pressure.
Block and Bleed execution and Double Piston Effect execution are available as an
option.

3 PCS BOLTED
CONSTRUCTION
The 3 pcs construction allows an infinite
flexibility in the valve construction in
terms of possible end connection
combination.

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 METAL SEATED
ABRASIVE SERVICE
Valves designed for abrasive service and for
restistance to wearing and abrasive media.

This specific execution is using the same basic

components of a normal TRUNNION MOUNTED

METAL valve and only modify the ball and seat material
which are coated by min 150 microns of Tungsten
SEATED and Chrome. On request this valve can be supplied
ABRASIVE SERVICE with higher coating thickness up to 400 Microns.
The coating treatment is fully certified according to
Valves designed for abrasive service and for restistance to wearing and abrasive
the highest standard requirements.
media. This specific execution is using the same basic components of a
normal TRUNNION MOUNTED Starline valve
can guarantee
and onlya tightness classball
modify the according
and
seat material which are coated by min to ISO
1505208 RATE A.
microns of Tungsten and Chrome.
On request this valve can be supplied with higher coating thickness up to 400
Microns. The coating treatment is fully certified according to the highest standard
requirements. Starline can guarantee a tightness class according to ISO 5208
RATE A on all sizes and pressure ratings even with GAS TEST.

Tungsten Carbide Coating

Excellent resistance to wearing - good
resistance to thermal shock. Max
temperature +350°C. Do not use in
presence of medium/high corrosion and Tungsten Carbide Coating
water solutions. Excellent resistance to wearing - good resistance to thermal shock.
Max temperature +540°C. Do not use in presence of medium/high
corrosion and water solutions.
Chrome Carbide Coating
Excellent used for wearing, erosion Chrome Carbide Coating
Excellent used for wearing, erosion and oxydation at high temperatures.
and oxydation at high temperatures.
Normally used on turbines. Max temperature +820°C.
Normally used on turbines.
Max temperature +820°C.

Protected Seat Ring

Seat

spring solution
For specifically aggressive Back Seat Ring
(Special with Springs Safe)

service, where there is a

problem of polymerization or
Spring
presence of solid components.

Starline has specifically created Flange

a solution with protected

springs to guarantee full service
of the springs throughout the
valve life.

METAL SEATED
HIGH TEMPERATURE
For operation in temperatures that do
not allow the use of resilient material,
Starline has developed a speciἀfic design This speciἀfic valve design has
for high temperature. Valve is specifiἀcally been successfully used for
equipped with a stem extension for steam applications – thermal
insulation and is available in many oil and other typical high
different speciἀfic materials to face even temperature services.
extreme temperatures. Starline can
guarantee a tightness class according
to ISO 5208 RATE A on all sizes and
pressure ratings even with GAS TEST.
LOW TEMPERATURE
CRYOGENIC VALVE
Fully designed to cover BS6364
requirements for full tightness in medium
and severe cryogenic service.
This execution has been fully tested at
-196°.

Extended stem length is adapted to the

valve size according to BS6364 –
thermal fins isolate the stem tightness
from the cold temperature.

BIDIRECTIONAL
VALVES
Remarkable results with thermal shock.

LIP SEAL
CONSTRUCTION

Lip seal design guarantees a full

capability to cover any possible service
requirement with a good tightness and
long life guarantee.
Lip seal design made of PTFE sealing
with ELGILOY springs.

Lip seal design is a good alternative where special O’rings are required to cover high percentages of amine or methanol, or where
high or low temperatures are too stringent.
Valves require a specific design with modified machining criteria to maintain a high quality performance at all levels.
Available for temperatures from minus 100°C to plus 320°C.
 DOUBLE
PISTON EFFECT
This valve is required only for special
applications where the automatic body
cavity relief of the trunnion mounted valves
needs to be controlled, limited to upstream
side or handled in every different way.

DPE seat design allows for both seats to

seal with pressure acting from the same
side of the valve. In the event of one seat
becomes damaged, the used has the
added advantage of the opposite seat
sealing.

RELIEF
DETAIL

Starline provide a personalized relief valve - designed and manufactured

directly - fully tested for high cycle performance.
ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE

LOCKING
BLEEDER
DEVICE
Anti-blowout
Two different
bleed plug with 2
execution of locking
orings as standard
device are available
execution.
for these valves.

NAME PLATE STEM/SEAT

Starline provide a SEALING
fully 316 stainless INJECTION
steel name plate as Typical execution
standard clear legible of stem and seat
characters – fully in grease injection
accordance with for valves 2” and
API 6D – ISO 14313 above.

T - HANDLE
For thermal
insulation.

EXTENDED
STEM WITH
LANTERN RING
For fugitive emission
requirement, typical
extended stem with
leak detection.
 AVAILABLE SEATS
AND SEALINGS

SEAT INSERT MATERIAL

STARLINE SEAT INSERT °C °F APPLICATION NOTES
CODE MATERIALS
Natural Gas, Steam Service, Diathermic Oil,
S REINFORCED PTFE -196 -321 Higher Temp. and Pressure than Virgin PTFE. Good for Steam
S Hydrocarbons, H2S, Medium Pressure, Low / High Tempe-
O 20% Carbon + 5% Graphite +280 +536 Service
rature
F
T -196 -321
T VIRGIN PTFE Hydrocarbons, H2S, All Chemicals, Natural Gas, low pressure All services subject to temperature limitation
+220 +428
DEVLON – V -50 -58
N Hydrocarbons,H2S, Natural Gas, High pressures Good for high pressure applications not good for water
POLYAMIDE – NYLON +155 +311
KEL’F -196 -319 High pressure Like Virgin PTFE but improve resistance to nitric acid,
K
PCTFE +150 +302 Low temperature hydrofluoric acid and liquid oxygen
PEEK -196 -321 Hydrocarbons. Nace. High pressure
P
POLYETHER KETONE +220 +428 For Tobacco and Nuclear Service High temperature
H REINFORCED PEEK
A -196 -321 Hydrocarbons. Nace. High pressure
X REINFORCED POLYETHER
R +280 +536 For Tobacco and Nuclear Service High temperature
KETONE
D
VESPEL SP 21 -196 -321 Low pressure
E Food and Tobacco industries Nuclear service
POLYIMIDE +350 +662 Low torque
UHMWPE -196 -321 Medium pressure
U Good Chemical Resistance Nuclear Service
POLYETHILENE +95 +203 Low temp. – High temp
-196 -321 Lower Porosity – Particularly Good to Avoid Medium pressure
Y PFA
+260 +500 Polymerisation Low/Medium Temper

SEAL MATERIAL
STARLINE SEAL MATERIALS °C °F APPLICATION
CODE
-25 -13
N Nitrile Water Service
+120 +248
-35 -31
H Hydrogenated Nitrile (AED) High Pressure Water
+160 +320
-55 -67
E Modified Hydrogenated Nitrile (AED) Sweet gas mixture, Hydrogen Sulphide up to 10%, Amine Corrosion Inhibitors up to 5%, Methanol
+160 +320
-20 -4
V Fluoroelastomers (Viton B) Standard Viton used on lower pressures
+220 +428
-27 -17
V Fluoroelastomers (Viton AED) Sweet gas mixtures and aromatic hydrocarbons. ED service
+230 +446
“O”
-61 -78
R V Fluoroelastomers (Viton GLT + AED) Lower temperatures than standard Viton
+225 +437
I
N -25 -13
C Perfluoroelastomers (Chemraz) Good chemical resistance, High temperature, H2S, Xylene, Toluene contents
G +250 +482
S -20 -4
K Perfluoroelastomers (kalrez) Good extrusion and chemical resistance. Excellent resistance to Sour oil and Amine.
+327 621
-20 -4
A Aflas (AED) Sour gas mixtures and amine based corrosion inhibitors. Good for hot water and steam.
+200 392
-60 -76
I Silicon Low temperature applications
+200 +392
-60 -76
X Silicon + PFA Low temperature applications / Good Chemical Resistance
+260 +500
-40 -40
M EPDM Chemical applications
+160 +320
S
P -240 -400
G Expanded Graphite Used on Metal Seated High Temperature valves
E +680 +1256
C
I -196 -321
A L TFM + Elgiloy Good for Chemical Resistance and Low Temperatures
+280 +536
L
 AUTOMATION
Starline is able to provide any kind
of actuated ball valves starting from the
customer requirement using the most
suitable components according to needs
(complete system with rack&pinion actuators,
scotch&yoke actuators, compact actuators,
SOV, AFR, POV, QQEV, positioner etc..). The
final control system is built into a control panel
designed and manufactured completely by
Starline.
The complete system is tested in Starline
facilities with a proper FAT according to
Starline standards or customer specifications.
Starline personnel is qualified to perform SIL
certification on the complete unit.

CONTINUOUS RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
Have you got a problem on a specific service application?
Get in touch with us and we will certainly find a proper solution!

Starline uses the FEA for designing its trunnion mounted ball valves.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a very important step of the development phase
and ensures the best possible performance requirements.
Valves operational problems, pressure/temperature related deformations and flow
related forces within a valve can be evaluated.

OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Trunnion mounted ball valves are also available in SBB/DBB, COMPACT and
SUBSEA construction.

STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

ISO 9001: 2008 API SPEC Q1
ISO 18001 API 6DSS
ISO 14001 API 6A
PED 2014/68/EU MOD.H CAT.3 FIRESAFE API607–API 6FA– ISO10497
ATEX 2014/34/EU BS 6364
SIL 3 NACE MR0175 – NACE MR0103
CU-TR SHELL TAT
API 6D ISO 15848
API SPEC Q1
NDE AND
TESTING FACILITIES
- UT Ultrasonic testing according to ASME V
- PT Dye Penetrant Inspection according to ASME VIII
- MT Magnetic Particole Inspection according to ASME V
- PMI Positive Material Identification (Alloy Verification) with Niton XL instrument
- Ferrite Measurement
- HT Hardess Test

Specific valve testing such as:

- Fugitive emission testing to ISO
15848 and SPE 77/312 with mass
spectormeter Phonix L-300 and duly
certified personnel.
- Cryogenic test bench for low temperature
and cryogenic testing up to 196°C.
- High temperature oven for high
temperature valve testing up to extreme
temperatures such as 500 °C.
- Starline tests 100% of the valves
manufactured according to API 6D /
API 598.

Additional valve test available:

- High pressure gas test (shell and seat)
- Antistatic test
- Seat relief test

Standard tests carried out:

- Visual and dimensional check
- High pressure hydrostatic shell and seat test
- Low pressure air seat test
- Torque test
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