DLC-COATED GATE VALVE IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTION OR WATER INJECTION

The invention provides a gate valve for control of petroleum production or water injection, distinctive in that at least one surface subject to sliding in operation of the valve comprises a top layer coating of diamond like carbon (DLC). The DLC contains hydrogen, preferably more than 16 atom-% and...

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Hauptverfasser: TWIST, DAG, HALDORSEN, HENRIK DISHINGTON
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The invention provides a gate valve for control of petroleum production or water injection, distinctive in that at least one surface subject to sliding in operation of the valve comprises a top layer coating of diamond like carbon (DLC). The DLC contains hydrogen, preferably more than 16 atom-% and more preferred more than 17 atom-%. Method of commissioning or operating a gate valve according to the invention, and use of a diamond like carbon (DLC) top layer coating on at least one surface subject to sliding in operation of a gate valve for control of petroleum production or water injection.