Kelso Technologies Inc. reports that all the participating oil refiners engaged in the service trials of the Company’s new 2” angle valve (K2AV) have successfully installed the requisite number of K2AV units and full AAR compliance testing continues. The Kelso K2AV is a device specifically designed to transfer LP-Gas and anhydrous ammonia in pressurized railroad tank car applications.
The current pressure car fleet includes approximately 85,000 tank cars and each pressure tank car utilizes three K2AV units. These are high value specialty products and management’s objectives are to generate multi-million-dollar revenues from the K2AV as oil refiners specify the Company’s products in larger numbers. The pressure tank car market is a previously untapped market for Kelso to develop.
The development of the K2AV has been driven by customers’ demand for better performing angle valves due to irregular performance of the current products available in the market today. The Kelso K2AV is a single piece of high-quality fabricated steel eliminating porosity weakness found in commonly used castings. It is designed for universal use, there are no wetted or outlet O-rings to change out; it has a self-draining, self-cleaning seat; it has a low operating torque for ease of use; it has an adjustable packing gland; and it is a serviceable valve. The K2AV has an AAR standard mounting that will allow for ease of interchangeability with other 2” angle valves. The K2AV is completely manufactured in the USA.
The K2AV rounds out the Kelso Pressure Car Kit which includes the pressure relief valve (PCH), an excess flow check valve, a thermometer well, a needle (sampling) valve and magnetic gauging device. The availability of the Kelso Pressure Car Kit provides customers with the opportunity for one-stop sourcing for pressure car needs.
Courtesy of Kelso Technologies.